Gillian Anderson to star in police series for BBC2

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Gillian Anderson in her recent role of
Miss Havisham for Great Expectations

The BBC have announced that Gillian Anderson will take the lead in a new drama series for BBC2. The Fall is a gripping psychological thriller that forensically examines the lives of two hunters. One is a serial killer who stalks his victims at random in and around Belfast and the other is a talented female Detective Superintendent on secondment from the Met who is brought in to catch him. Produced by Artists Studio and written by Allan Cubitt (The Runaway, Murphy's Law, Prime Suspect), the five episodes will follow the police investigation uncovering the intricate story of the lives entangled by a series of murders - both the killer's and the victims' families. Gillian Anderson stars as DSI Gibson, who arrives to conduct a 28 day review at a Belfast station where the police are getting nowhere on a high profile murder case. Filming starts in Belfast next month.