Peaky Blinders and Bloodlands star Charlene McKenna leads the forged of Clear Sweep.

Ever on the hunt for a high quality import, the BBC acquired the Irish thriller collection Clear Sweep. The present involves BBC 4 and the iPlayer later this 12 months.

Right here’s the synopsis:

Impressed by true occasions, Clear Sweep follows a seemingly peculiar housewife, Shelly Mohan (Charlene McKenna), a mom of three married to a Garda detective (Barry Ward). On the floor, all appears regular till her darkish previous comes again to hang-out her.

Shelly makes the deadly determination to kill her former associate in crime when he resurfaces and threatens to reveal her. Shelly’s detective husband is assigned the job to search out the killer. The pressures mount because the noose tightens, all whereas Shelly can be making an attempt to cope with her untrue husband and an ailing son.

The present’s creator is Gary Tieche (Preacher, I Know What You Did Final Summer time), who wrote it with Fran Harris. The administrators are Ronan Burke and Yves Christian Fournier.

Clear Sweep was produced by ShinAwil and Incendo.

Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition, stated:

“Clear Sweep is a gripping psychological thriller – BBC viewers shall be hooked by Shelly, and the way she copes with all the repercussions of her secret life.”

Whereas it’s too early for a BBC trailer, there’s one up on the ZDF Studios web site (they’re the worldwide distributor). Plus, a shorter one from RTÉ .

Moreover, there’s a very good interview on the RTÉ web site if you wish to know extra in regards to the present and its star.