A brand new true crime drama starring Line of Duty's Anna Maxwell Martin and Endeavour's Shaun Evans is coming to ITV1 and ITVX, with filming for it having begun this month (February 2023). The show has been commissioned by World Productions which is also behind hit shows like The Pembrokeshire Murders, Bodyguard, Karen Pirie and Anne - to name just a few.
The working title of the programme - the air date of which has not yet been confirmed - is Delia Balmer and is based on its namesake's book, Living with a Serial Killer. Written by Nick Stevens, the four-part miniseries will follow the extraordinary story of Delia, an agency nurse, who in 1991 meets a free-spirited man named John Sweeney - with whom she soon enters into a relationship. But as time moves on, cracks begin to show and his darker side comes out as she is subjected to a series of violent attacks - during which he reveals he has murdered a former girlfriend whose body he disposed of in a canal in Amsterdam.
Following these attacks, John is arrested but, not realising how dangerous he is, is granted bail by the court. He takes this opportunity to seek out Delia and strikes again - in an attack which could have been fatal. He soon goes on the run, disappearing until seven years later when he is arrested for killing another girlfriend in north London. You can get more TV news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
