Hollington Drive star Anna Maxwell Martin had a very famous husband who tragically died last week

LINE of Duty and Motherland star Anna Maxwell Martin’s gripping new drama Hollington Drive started on ITV yesterday.

Fans may not realise that she once had a very famous husband - the father of her two children - who tragically died last week.

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Anna – best known for playing the unreadable DCS Patricia Carmichael in hit police drama Line of Duty - was married to TV and film director Roger Michell for 18 years before the couple separated last year.

Roger was the director of classic 1999 romcom Notting Hill, starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.

He has also directed films including Enduring Love and My Cousin Rachel.

Last week, it was announced that Roger had tragically died at the age of 65. His cause of death is currently unknown.

Roger leaves behind his two daughters with Anna - Maggie and Nancy -- as well as two adult children from a previous relationship.

Anna’s roles have included parts in Sky comedy Code 404 alongside fellow Line of Duty actors Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays, and a number of films including Becoming Jane starring Anne Hathaway and The Duke which was directed by her late ex-husband.

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Hollington Drive centres around two sisters whose worlds are turned upside down when tragedy strikes as a child goes missing.

Hollington Drive continues at 9pm Wednesday on ITV.

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