‘The Hack’: ITV Unveils Phone Hacking Drama Series Starring David Tennant As Bullish Investigative Journalist Nick Davies, Robert Carlyle & Toby Jones
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The timing couldn’t be better. Just a week after Rupert Murdoch‘s shock apology and settlement with Prince Harry, ITV has unveiled a phone hacking drama series from Jack Thorne starring David Tennant as investigative journalist Nick Davies.
ITV and Australian streamer Stan have spent the past year quietly filming, editing and laying the groundwork for The Hack, which comes from the storied creative trio of multi-BAFTA Award winner Thorne, director Lewis Arnold (Sherwood) and producer Patrick Spence (Mr Bates vs the Post Office).
Set between 2002 and 2012, The Hack interweaves two real life stories, the work of Davies, who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World, and the story of the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan, led by former Met Police Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Cook.
Its working titles through the past year have included Broken News and Mandrake. Tennant, who has been winning plaudits for his performance in Disney+’s Rivals, is playing Davies, Robert Carlyle is Cook and Toby Jones has secured the role of Alan Rusbridger, the ex-Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian, which covered the story in depth.
Read more on deadline.com
