Fool Me Once star Michelle Keegan is making her acting comeback in a new ITV crime thriller starring Douglas Booth
Michelle Keegan is set to return to our screens in a gripping new ITV drama.
The 38-year-old actress plays the role of DI Emma Crane in The Blame alongside Romeo & Juliet’s Douglas Booth, who portrays DI Tom Radley. She welcomed her first child with husband Mark Wright last year and took a break from acting to spend time with her their daughter, Palma Elizabeth Wright.
The mother of one appeared at the ITV Showcase 2026 event on Thursday (April 23) where she sang praises of her co-worker for being “supportive” on the set.She told host Graham Norton: “Coming back to work after having a baby is quite daunting. The production were so supportive and I was so looked after and it was like working with family.”
The synopsis for the six-part series filmed in and around London reads: “The drama dives into secrets, suspicion and systemic corruption – all under the surface of this seemingly quiet town.
“The series begins when the body of teenage figure skater Sophie Madsen is discovered, sending shockwaves through the town of Wakestead. As DI Crane and DI Radley dig deeper, what starts as a tragic death, spirals into a tangled web of lies, institutional cover-ups, and moral compromise.
“As the clock ticks and trust fractures, Crane must navigate both a murder investigation and the treacherous politics inside her own team.”Michelle and Douglas are joined by Mr Bates vs. The Post Office star Ian Hart as DCI Kenneth Walter and the show promises “complex characters, unexpected twists and a mystery as its core”.
ITV’s Director of Drama, Polly Hill, commented: “The Blame is a brilliant new crime thriller full of surprising twists and a compelling investigation that also cleverly tackles police corruption, exploitation and misogyny as the thriller unravels. With Michelle Keegan in the lead and Nicola Shindler at the helm, this is going to be an unmissable drama and one I’m very proud to have on ITV.”
Lead writer and executive producer, Megan Gallagher, added: “The Blame is such an important and urgent story to tell. I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to bring Charlotte Langley’s world and characters to life on screen. It’s my second collaboration with Quay Street Productions and it’s great to be working with the team again. I’m truly in the best hands.”
Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee, executive producers for Quay Street Productions, said, “We are so delighted to be working with Megan again.
“She is an exceptional writer who has written a compelling series taking viewers on a twisty journey to discover what really happened through the lens of a contemporary police station brimming with secrets, corruption, and betrayal.
“We are also thrilled at the brilliant cast led by Michelle and Douglas, who will keep viewers on the edge of their seats, wondering who to trust at a time when the themes explored in The Blame are more relevant than ever.”
Michelle is known for her roles as Tina McIntyre in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street and Georgie Lane in the BBC military drama Our Girl.
She has also starred as Tina Moore in the biopic Tina and Bobby, Erin Croft in Sky Max comedy Brassic , Kate Thorne in BBC period drama Ten Pound Poms and Maya Burkett in Netflix thriller Fool Me Once.
The Blame is expected to air on ITV1 and ITVX later this year
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