Sheridan Smith 'honoured' to land new role as she moves on from West End play's early close
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSheridan Smith has said she's 'honoured' as her next role has been revealed as she moves on from the early close of her West End play.
It has been confirmed that the actress will play the leading role in a gritty new drama set to air on ITV. Sheridan will portray Ann Ming, the mother who battled to change the law after her daughter Julie Hogg was murdered by her ex-partner in 1989.
After fighting for 15 years, Ann succeeded in changing the 800-year-old "double jeopardy" law, which meant people couldn't be tried twice for the same crime.
Four-part series I Fought the Law will tell the real-life story, recounting how the tenacious mother of three battled for 15 years so that her daughter’s murderer could finally face justice, having been controversially acquitted following two mistrials. READ MORE: Gemma Atkinson says 'I refuse' as she hilariously shares what about her 'embarrasses' Gorka Marquez Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Ann Ming, who will act as consultant throughout the production process, said of the television adaptation: "I am very pleased that Hera Pictures will tell the story of my campaign to overturn the Double Jeopardy Law.
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