EastEnders legend bags brand new Channel 5 thriller following recent drama axe
AN EastEnders legend has bagged a brand new Channel 5 thriller following her recent drama's axe.
Former soap star Jo Joyner is back working with the broadcaster on a new project called For Her Sins.
In a first look released to , Jo will star alongside Rachel Shenton, playing the role of a woman with a perfect life.
However, when Rachel's character Emily arrives and befriends Laura, her life is turned upside down.
It's unclear why Emily is plotting Laura's downfall but the series will aim to reveal the exact reason.
Teasing the new series, Channel 5 said: "We see Laura led down an increasingly dangerous path as Emily nurtures Laura’s neuroses about her ability as a mother, fuels tensions in her marriage and reignites an old flame from Laura’s past.
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"But Laura is hiding something too… and these two women are bound by a shared secret, one they have both tried to keep buried. But nothing stays a secret forever."
Speaking about signing up for the new thriller, Joyner said: "There is such a contradiction with the character of Laura, so focused and organised in her work life and yet chaotic and insecure with her home life. I feel it really resonates."
Jo's new show comes days after The Sun revealed her previous drama Riptide would not be returning for a second series.
The show, which was set in Australia and co-produced with Network 10, had received pleas from fans for another instalment.
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The Sun understands it was originally intended to be a four-part series, although there was scope for more episodes.
A source said: "Bosses were delighted with the reaction from fans to Riptide but it's not something they plan on revisiting."
