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Sharon D. Clarke To Star In Detective Drama Series ‘Ellis’ For Acorn TV & UK’s Channel 5


Acorn TV, the Anglophilic streaming service, has partnered with Paramount’s British broadcaster Channel 5 on a new three-part detective drama series. The two networks have ordered Ellis, a feature-length series that stars Sharon D. Clarke as the eponymous detective. Clarke, who is best known for her role on British hospital drama Holby City, is a […]

Clarke, who is best known for her role on British hospital drama Holby City, is a three-time Olivier Award winner and has starred in series including BBC’s Showtrial and appeared in Rocketman. Each two-hour episode sees Ellis – accompanied by her right-hand man DS Harper, played by Andrew Gower (Outlander) – arrive at a different police station, where she will have to win over the local detectives and immerse herself in the cases she has come to solve. Paramount UK’s Deputy Chief Content Officer Sebastian Cardwell added, “ Ellis is a brilliant addition to our scripted slate, and we are thrilled to be working with the teams at Acorn TV and Company Pictures on this gripping new series.

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