Doctor Who and Downton Abbey Favourites Confirmed for All-New "Mismatched" Detectives Show

Former Doctor Who companion joins Channel 5 adaption of crime drama novel - Manchester Evening News

The programme also features a Downton Abbey actor as one of its leads

Downton Abbey star set to lead new detective mystery with Doctor Who star

Channel 5 has announced plans for a new detective TV series, which will see a Downton Abbey actor taking centre stage.

Doctor Who and Downton Abbey favourites confirmed for all-new "mismatched" detectives show

A beloved detective duo are coming to our screens soon, as 5 is set to adapt Stephen Booth's best-selling Cooper and Fry novels.The new TV series, titled Cooper and Fry, will be made up of 4 two-hour episodes, will be set in the Peak District, and will follow two mismatched young detectives.One of these detectives is Ben Cooper, an affable local who is played by Downton Abbey and The Inheritance star Robert James-Collier. Meanwhile, the other is…

Downton Abbey favourite to lead new detective mystery on Channel 5

Channel 5 has announced a number of new shows as it continues to build its drama slate, with a brand new detective mystery series being confirmed to lead the way

Doctor Who star confirmed for new British mystery crime drama set in the Peak District

Doctor Who star Mandip Gill has been announced for upcoming murder mystery Cooper and Fry, starring opposite a Downton Abbey actor.

COOPER AND FRY: ROBERT JAMES-COLLIER AND MANDIP GILL TO LEAD CAST OF NEW DETECTIVE DRAMA

5 are adapting detective mystery Cooper and Fry (4x120’) from the best-selling novels by Stephen Booth. Set in the mystery-shrouded Peak District, the series follows two mismatched young detectives: affable local Ben Cooper, played by Robert James-Collier (The Inheritance, Downton Abbey), and guarded newcomer Diane Fry, played by Mandip Gill (Doctor Who, Suspicion). Thrown together to investigate a string of mysterious deaths they must learn to …