A new Channel 5 psychological drama, The Family Secret, has been announced, featuring two Yorkshire-born actors. Beverley’s Eleanor Tomlinson (Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, One Day, & Poldark) is set to star alongside Harry Potter and All Creatures Great and Small Leeds actor, Matthew Lewis.
The four-part series, produced by Lonesome Pine in association with Sphere Abacus and North East Screen, centres on Tomlinson’s character Amanda, who lives a seemingly happy life with her husband Jimmy (played by Lewis) and their son Luke (James Younger). But when Amanda unexpectedly receives a vast inheritance from a man she has never met, her world is turned upside down, and the family is drawn into the unsettling orbit of the Worralls.
The Worrall patriarch, Martin, played by Denis Lawson, is burdened by long-buried secrets. As Amanda follows the trail into the Northumbrian countryside, uncomfortable truths begin to unravel, truths that could tear her family apart.
Other cast members include Rebecca Front (The Thick of It, Lewis) as Martin’s wife Fiona, with Callum Woodhouse (All Creatures Great and Small, The Durrells) as their son Anthony. Stephen Tompkinson stars as farm worker Boots Maddison, Paula Wilcox (Upstart Crow) plays Amanda’s mother Linda, Danielle Walters (Chewing Gum, Kill Your Friends) appears as Amanda’s best friend Sandy, and Nina Wadia (EastEnders, Goodness Gracious Me) plays solicitor Laura.
Paul Testar, Commissioning Editor at Channel 5, said: “The Family Secret explores the fragility of family and the ripple effects of long-buried truths, all anchored by a brilliant cast led by Eleanor Tomlinson. This is a drama that promises to keep audiences hooked from the very first minute, and we’re delighted to work with Lonesome Pine again after the success of The Inheritance and The Feud.”
The Family Secret (a working title) is set to air on Channel 5 in 2026, with filming currently taking place across the North East of England.
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