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<\/p>\nThe series boasts stars from Endeavour, Luther and House of the Dragon<\/p>\n
Betrayal is shaping up to be one of the show’s of the year(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n
ITV are launching their new series Betrayal, but what is it about, who\u2019s in the full cast and where have you seen them before?<\/p>\n
The broadcaster will be hoping that they have another major hit on their hands on Sunday night (February 8) when their latest star-studded drama <\/a>graces the small screen.<\/p>\n ITV<\/a> viewers are looking for a new drama to obsess over after the thrilling second season of After the Flood<\/a> aired last month, which sees Sophie Rundle star as a police officer investigating the death of an unidentified man after a flash flood strikes a small English town.<\/p>\n With more shows than ever to choose from across the various channels and streaming platforms, Betrayal appears to be one you don\u2019t want to miss or fall behind on.<\/p>\n What is Betrayal about?<\/p>\n Betrayal follows mid-career MI5 officer John Hughes, who is navigating a rapidly evolving intelligence landscape while struggling to keep his personal life intact. On a hunch John meets a British Iranian man with links to the Stockport<\/a> gangland who claims he has intelligence about a plot on UK soil.<\/p>\n Before he can share his intel, the informant is executed and John kills the assassin in self-defence. However John soon finds himself under an intense internal investigation from MI5.<\/p>\n Shaun Evans stars in ITV’s Betrayal(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n On top of facing scrutiny from his superiors, his partner Claire grapples with the secrecy that defines his world as he begins to question if he’s picked the wrong work field.<\/p>\n ITV\u2019s plot synopsis states: \u201cJohn\u2019s efforts to save his marriage are complicated by his inability to let the case go. And when he meets Mehreen Askari-Evans (Zahra Ahmadi), an intelligence operative who is tasked with taking over John\u2019s duties, he finds an unlikely ally.<\/p>\n \u201cAs John becomes increasingly convinced of the involvement of a hardline faction of the Iranian regime, he also starts to worry there are enemies closer to home. But can he identify the target and avert the attack before it\u2019s too late?”<\/p>\n Betrayal Full CastShaun Evans – John HughesRomola Garai – Claire WardlyZahra Ahmadi – Mehreen Askari-EvansNikki Amuka-Bird – Simone GrantGamba Cole – Rudy KemberOmid Djalili – Qasem AsadAnthony Flanagan – Chris BeestonMaggie Livermore – Chloe HughesElham Karimpour – Mona TaremiAidan Rivers – Jordan AinsworthPaddy RowanMatthew TennysonHayley TamaddonWaj AliKarim KadjarEmma CunniffeGeorgina RylanceBen LambertJulia WatsonJulian WadhamWhere have I seen the cast of Betrayal before?<\/p>\n Lead actor Shaun Evans is best known for playing the titular detective in ITV detective series Endeavour. On top of this he played John Sweeney in Until I Kill You and starred alongside Suranne Jones in series 1 of BBC<\/a>\u2019s Vigil.<\/p>\n \u201cI was in from the get-go, really. It\u2019s about someone having a midlife crisis. Things are no longer working for John and he\u2019s trying to find a way forward. If you set that against the world of international espionage, it becomes a very interesting dual story,\u201d he teased.<\/p>\n Shaun\u2019s onscreen wife is played by Romola Garai, who has played the titular role in a BBC adaption of Jane Austen\u2019s Emma, Mary I in Becoming Elizabeth and Briony Tallis in the hit period drama film <\/a>Atonement.<\/p>\n Filling out the rest of the main cast is Beyond Paradise\u2019s Zahra Ahmadi, Deep Cover\u2019s Omid Djalili, Luther\u2019s Nikki Amuka-Bird, Three Little Birds\u2019 Gamba Cole, A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u2019s Matthew Tennyson, Coronation Street<\/a> actress Hayley Tamaddon and House of the Dragon\u2019s Anthony Flanagan.<\/p>\n Betrayal airs at 9pm on Sunday, February 8, on ITV1, with the second episode airing the following night at the same time. 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