Channel 5 are bringing the Mediterranean sunshine to our TV screens as they air a brand new thriller, The Holiday.
The four-part series is based on the 2019 bestselling book with the same name by author T.M. Logan.
The Holiday will see four families get together for a dream holiday only for dark secrets to unfold and the trip to end in a murder.
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Jill Halfpenny will play the role of Kate, a police officer - who whilst on holiday in Malta with her family and friends - discovers her husband has been having an affair.
To make matters worse, she discovers the person her husband is having an affair with is one of her three best friends, who are also on the holiday.
But what lengths will people go to to keep their secrets hidden?
Here are all the details on the upcoming drama including when it will start, who is in the cast and where it was filmed:
When does The Holiday start on Channel 5?
The Holiday will start on Channel 5 on Tuesday, March 1 at 9pm.
The series will then continue across four consecutive nights, with the finale airing on Friday, March 4 at 9pm.
You will be able to stream all episodes on My5.
Channel 5 The Holiday cast:
Former Coronation Street, EastEnders and Waterloo Road star Jill Halfpenny will be taking on the lead role of Kate - a police officer who has escaped her day job for a dream holiday with her family and close friends.
The cast also includes:
- Owen McDonnell (Killing Eve, The Bay) as Sean, Kate's husband
- Lara McDonnell (Artemis Fowl) as their teenage daughter Lucy
- Aidan McCann (Red Rock) as Daniel
- Liv Mjönes (Midsommar) plays Jenny
- Aidan McArdle (The Trial of Christine Keeler) as Jenny's husband Alistair
- Newcomer Shaun O’Callaghan Wade plays Jenny and Alistair's son Jake
- Siobhan Hewlett (Redemption) plays best friend Rowan
- Andrew Macklin (Doctor Who) as Rowan's husband Russ
- Molly McCann (Herself) playing Rowan and Russ's daughter Odette
- Cat Simmons (Ordinary Lies) will play Izzy
Where was Channel 5's The Holiday filmed?
The series was filmed on the island of Malta, during April 2021 for five weeks.
Malta was in the midst of a lockdown when the cast and crew were out there filming.
Jill Halfpenny revealed that they "were in complete isolation for 14 days" when they first arrived and had to do "fittings and read throughs on Zoom".
Speaking of the experience Aidan McArdle, who plays Alistair said: "It was a pretty hard shoot because Malta was in complete lockdown, it’s tough to film during a pandemic and it was much colder than we expected it to be, but it was still amazing.
"It was so lovely to be out there - some jobs are a hard slog, but this wasn’t one of them!"
The Holiday is on Channel 5 from Tuesday, March 1 to Friday, March 4 at 9pm. You can also stream on My5.
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