Channel 4 is set to air the gripping detective drama, Get Millie Black, starring Tamara Lawrance in the lead role. The series follows the story of ex-Scotland Yard detective Millie Black who finds herself back in Jamaica, embroiled in a missing persons case that threatens to upend her life.
Penned by Marlon James, the series originally premiered on HBO in the US. After being ousted from Scotland Yard, Millie-Jean Black returns home to join the Jamaican Police Force. Alongside her partner Curtis, they delve into missing person cases, but their lives are thrown into chaos when one investigation intersects with another, bringing Scotland Yard detective Luke Holborn to Kingston. The series was filmed in Jamaica for approximately three months before shifting to London.
Here's everything you need to know about the series. Get Millie Black will debut its first episode on Channel 4 on Wednesday, March 5 at 9pm. Each episode lasts an hour and the first two episodes will be broadcast on consecutive days, with the second episode airing on Thursday, March 6.
The cast of Get Millie Black includes Tamara Lawrance as Millie-Jean Black, a British actress recognised for her roles in King Charles III, Time and Mr Loverman, reports the Express. Joe Dempsie portrays Luke Holborn, an English actor famed for his roles in Skins and Game of Thrones. Gershwyn Eustache Jnr stars as Curtis, a London-born actor and producer known for his work in Britannia and Fortitude.
Chyna McQueen, a transgender actress and model based in New York, portrays the character Hibiscus. Nestor Aaron Absera, known for his roles in Bob Marley: One Love and Rushlights, plays Corsica. Peter John Thwaites stars as Freddie Somerville, with Get Millie Black being his only known credit.
The series consists of five uniquely titled episodes, each named after a character in the show:. Episode 1 - Millie. Episode 2 - Hibiscus. Episode 3 - Holborn. Episode 4 - Janet. Episode 5 - Curtis. Rotten Tomatoes has given the series an approval rating of 100 per cent, based on 13 reviews. This marks Marlon James' first ever TV project.
Speaking about the project, he said: "My mother was one of the first policewomen in Jamaica to make detective. Storytelling has always struck me first and foremost as a mystery to be solved-which I'm sure I got from her.". He further added to Deadline: "Millie, from the second she appeared in my imagination was a brilliant, mercurial, hilarious, unpredictable force of nature; someone who was always there, just waiting for her story to be told. I didn't create her, I found her.".
