Doctor Who’s Jodie Whittaker and Suranne Jones unite for the first time as con artists in new ITV drama Frauds
Jodie Whittaker, whose Doctor only recently returned to Doctor Who for The Reality War, is currently filming her new series in Spain. Frauds brings Whittaker together with Suranne Jones, who memorably played the TARDIS herself in human form for The Doctor’s Wife. Together, the two play Sam and Bert, a pair of skilled con women reunited after Jones’ Bert gets out from prison. But Bert already has a plan. A plan to pull off the team’s most ambitious heist yet.
Sam, however, is living a happy retirement from crime. Though she agrees to let her terminally ill friend stay in her house, is Bert as ill as she claims? And why does Sam seem to feel guilty about the previous job gone wrong that sent Bert to prison? As the pair fall back into old patterns, it’s clear Sam won’t be able to resist one last job for both of them.
The stage is set for the crime of the decade. However, it will also see the reveal of uncomfortable secrets the two women have tried to keep hidden.
It’s the first project where Jodie Whittaker and Suranne Jones have worked together having independently starred in some of the biggest British dramas of the 21st century. Jones has co-created Frauds with Anne-Marie O’Connor.
The six episode series also stars Elizabeth Berrington, who co-starred with Jones as Auntie in The Doctor’s Wife. Frauds also features Abdul Salis (Kel, with his council van, and council pick-axe in Fear Her), and Christian Cooke (UNIT driver Ross in The Sontaran Stratagem).
Frauds is coming to ITV, though it doesn’t yet have a release date. With filming only starting last month, it probably won’t be until next year that it reaches our screens.
