Warren Clarke, Anthony Head,
Dean Lennox Kelly and Jenny Agutter star in The Invisibles, a new comedy drama series by
William Ivory (A Thing Called Love, The Sins) from Company Pictures for BBC One.
Maurice Riley (Anthony Head) and Syd Woolsey
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from the good
life on the Costa del Crime, where they have spent their ill-gotten gains, to a quiet
Devon fishing village, where they plan to eke out their retirement fishing and availing
themselves of the NHS.
However, the quiet life is not for them and,
with money running short, they quickly find themselves drawn back into a life of crime,
only to find that crime has moved on and they've got new things to learn.
Polly Hill, Commissioning Editor, BBC, says:
"We are thrilled to have a new series from William Ivory on BBC One, which is both
smart and very funny, and which has brought together a wonderful cast – Warren
Clarke, Anthony Head and Dean Lennox Kelly will be terrific as The Invisibles."
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Cast list includes:
Warren Clarke (Dalziel And Pascoe) as Syd.
With four wives and three divorces under his belt, single life is hard for Syd;
Maurice (Anthony Head, Little Britain, Buffy)
is his rock and that creates its own stresses for Maurice. But, in his defence, Syd also
knows he'd lay down his life for his friend;
Dean Lennox Kelly (Shameless) plays Hedley,
the 30-something-year-old son of the late Vernon Huthwaite, Syd and Maurice's former
partner in crime. When Hedley hears Syd and Maurice are planning to put down roots
locally, he wants in on the action; |
Jenny Agutter plays Barbara,
married to Maurice. Barbara is aware of her husband's penchant for cracking open the odd
safe or two;
Maurice and Barbara's daughter is Grace (Emily Head). Grace thinks her dad
can do no wrong, and that's because she has no idea how he's made his money;
Paul Barber (Only Fools And Horses, The Full
Monty) plays Young Nick who, together with Maurice, Syd and Vernon, pulled off some of the
most notorious robberies in the country's colourful history.
Desperados creator William Ivory says:
"It's a dream of a cast. And what's especially brilliant is the breadth of the talent
on board.
"Desperados is an ensemble piece which
means every character relies on the one next to them to give full value in terms of what
the script is trying to achieve.
"And that means, in an
ideal world, you're looking to fill every role with a heavy hitter – but in truth you
seldom achieve that. This time, I think we have... "
Produced by Company Pictures (Elizabeth I,
Shot Through The Heart, Shameless) for BBC One, the director is Will Sinclair, producer is
Richard Burrell (Robin Hood, Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story), and executive producers
are George Faber and Charlie Pattinson (Company Pictures).
The Invisibles (Desperados) will be filmed in
Ireland with the support of Northern Ireland Screen.
George Faber adds: "William Ivory began
his illustrious writing career on Minder, and has long wanted to create his own show set
in a world of crime, with larger than life characters, for whom robbery is an addictive
pastime. |
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