Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker to star in ITV heist thriller Frauds

Suranne Jones, left, and Jodie Whittaker star in Frauds

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has commissioned a six-part heist drama starring BAFTA and RTS award-winning actresses Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker.

Frauds, set in the mountainous region of Southern Spain, focuses on a pair of skilled confidence tricksters who’ve been separated by an arduous 10-year prison sentence.

The series will air on ITV and STV and be available for streaming on ITVX and STV Player with Helen Ziegler, senior drama commissioning editor, overseeing production on behalf of the broadcaster.

Commissioned by ITV head of drama Polly Hill, the series has been created for ITV by Suranne Jones and Anne-Marie O’Connor and is written by Anne-Marie O’Connor (Maryland, Hullraisers, Trollied).

Indie prodco Monumental Television (The Marlow Murder Club, Maryland, Harlots, Ghosts, Murder in Provence), will produce in association with ITV Studios. The series is a coproduction with TeamAkers, the production company founded by Suranne Jones and Laurence Akers.

Giulia Gandini (The Split, Shetland) will direct the series and Pat Tookey-Dickson (Toxic Town, Maryland, 1899, Ghosts) produces.

The drama will be executive produced by Alison Owen (Maryland, Ghosts, Harlots) and Katie Kelly (Maryland, Harlots) on behalf of Monumental Television, part of ITV Studios. Debra Hayward, Alison Carpenter, Jill Forbes and Pat Tookey-Dickson also executive produce for Monumental Television, part of ITV Studios.

ITV Studios will be responsible for the international distribution of the series.