Acorn TV has unveiled a first look at three-time Olivier Award-winner and Tony Award-nominee Sharon D Clarke starring in the chilling and feature-length detective drama Ellis.

Set to premiere this November on Acorn TV, the riveting three-part series follows Dci Ellis (Clarke), a tenacious cop parachuted into failing investigations.

Each two-hour episode will see Ellis, accompanied by her right-hand man DS Harper, played by Andrew Gower, arrive at a different local police station, where she will have to win over the local detectives and immerse herself in the cases she’s come to solve.

As a Black female cop, Ellis is used to being dismissed and overlooked but remains focused on her work as a first-class murder detective, fueled by a determination for justice and a deep well of compassion for those who need it.

From Company Pictures, in association with Northern Ireland Screen, Ellis was commissioned for Acorn TV by Catherine Mackin,...