“An extraordinary heist thriller”: Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker team up in “emotional” ITV drama Frauds
The pair make the perfect partners in crime.
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It’s been far too long since we last saw Suranne Jones on our screens and fortunately, she’s making it up for it with not one but two brilliant dramas coming to our screens. Soon to step into the shoes of the British Prime Minister in Netflix’s Hostage, she’s also been busy working on what’s set to be an extraordinary heist thriller. The Gentleman Jack actress has co-created a new six-part ITV drama, Frauds, which she’ll also star in opposite Jodie Whittaker, as a pair of criminal friends taking on the ultimate heist – and judging by the first-look images, it’s TV gold.
Co-created by Jones and Anne-Marie O’Connor (Maryland, Trollied), the drama follows con artists Bert (Suranne Jones) and Sam (Jodie Whittaker). The pair have been living in Spain for the last few years, Sam in the rolling hills and Bert in the slightly less idyllic setting of a prison cell. After a decade behind bars, a cancer diagnosis allows Bert to walk free on compassionate discharge – and she has a burning desire to pull off one final job that will prove her worth.![from monumental television frauds sr1pictured: jodie whittaker as sam suranne jones as bert this photograph is (c) itv plc/ monumental television and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or itv plc. this photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by itv plc picture desk. this photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of itv picture desk. full terms and conditions are available on the website www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/termsfor further information please contact:michael.taiwo1@itv.com](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/frauds-sr1-first-look-06-6891da093271b.jpg?crop=0.668xw:1.00xh;0.117xw,0&resize=980:*)
Suranne told ITV: “Working on Frauds with Anne-Marie and Monumental for the last 2 years has been a wild ride. We took the idea of toxic female friendship and turned it on its head to give the heist genre an emotional heartbeat. I have always wanted to work with Jodie, and now I am. I hope you love Bert and Sam and all they get up to as much as we do.”
