Sarah Lancashire set to star in Netflix's Black Doves

Sarah Lancashire will star as a secretive spy mistress in a six-episode Christmas mystery, Black Doves.

The new show will feature a star-studded cast including Keira Knightley, Tracey Ullman and Ben Whishaw.

The new series Sarah is to star in has been created and written by Joe Barton and follows an "unlikely spy/assassin duo" with Netflix stating it will offer up "high-stakes global intrigue as well as plenty of British wit, knife fights, and holiday (or anti-holiday?) cheer".

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At the press event Next on Netflix UK on March 14, Keira Knightley summed up the series, she said: “Black Doves is a very exciting spy thriller set at Christmas in London.”

Sarah has previously starred in the TV series Happy Valley which had parts filmed in Bolton town centre including Amico Café where Lancashire and co-star Siobhan Finneran filmed scenes.

Black Doves is directed by Alex Gabassi (The Crown) and Lisa Gunning (The Power).

Executive producers are Barton, Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl, This Is Going To Hurt), Chris Fry (Kaos, Giri/Haji) for SISTER, and Knightley.

Harry Munday serves as producer.

The official release date has not yet been announced but Netflix said it is to land later this year.

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