Series 2 of ITV's Kidnap and Ransom begins next Thursday

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Trevor Eve in character as Dominic King

Trevor Eve returns as international hostage negotiator, Dominic King in the second series of the thrilling Kidnap and Ransom, produced by Trevor's production company, Projector Pictures in partnership with FreemantleMedia UK. Helen Baxendale reprises her role as Angela Beddoes, King's business partner, alongside Amara Karan (Doctor Who, The Darjeeling Limited) as Carrie Heath and Natasha Little (Case Histories, Mistresses) as Dominic's wife Sophie King. Guest starring in the new series will be Sharon Small, Madhur Mittal, Sean Gilder, Chris Fairbank, Owen Teale, Greg Chillin and Kimberley Nixon.

The new series of Kidnap and Ransom is written by Michael Crompton (Silent Witness). Although set in Kashmir, India, the three 60-minute episodes were filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. Dominic King is in Srinagar, Kashmir negotiating the release of the Mehta, a British Asian family kidnapped while on holiday visiting their son Mahavir. As the handover is completed, the police arrive and as shoot-out ensues. Dominic secures the release of the family but the kidnappers get away with Mahavir. In their panic they board a tourist bus taking all those on board hostage. When the tourist bus crashes in a packed market square, Dominic begins the challenge of negotiating for the safety of a multi-national group of people, battling against the intervention of the Indian police and trying to learn the source of the kidnappers' motives. The first episode airs at 9.00pm on Thursday, 23rd February on ITV1.