A sneak peak at Scottish actor David Tennant as Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko has been shared by ITV, recreating the famous photo of the man lying in hospital before his death from poisoning.
The new drama, which is due to launch on ITVX next month - will explore the story of Litvinenko from the perspective of the Metropolitan Police officers who investigated his case, reports the Mirror. The Russian man was found in declining health at University College Hospital in London by the police.
Litvinenko – a former Russian federal security services and KGB officer, and outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin - died in 2006 after accidentally ingesting a rare radioactive substance. And Scottish Doctor Who star David Tennant will play the man in the new ITV drama.
