SHATTERED lives

SIOBHAN FINNERAN introduces a high-stakes story exploring the secretive world of witness protection

- SEAN MARLAND

A dedicated police officer vows to uncover the source of corruption within her witness-protection unit in a much-anticipated new ITV1 conspiracy thriller that reunites Happy Valley stars Siobhan Finneran and Katherine Kelly. Created by Kris Mrksa (White House Farm), six-part series Protection places DI Liz Nyles (Siobhan) at the centre of a security breach when a murderous incident occurs at one of her safe houses… As formidable DCI Hannah Wheatley (Katherine) and professional-standards representative DCI Amanda Kelman (Trigger Point's Nadine Marshall) begin their investigations into what happened, Liz worries that her secret affair with married colleague DS Paul Brandice (Bad Sisters star Barry Ward) has left her compromised. But as she starts doing some digging of her own to discover who has been leaking information, who can she really trust? 'The story is so complex,' shares Siobhan, as, here, she tells us more…

How would you describe your character, Siobhan?

Liz is a witness-protection officer in a unit called Protected Persons. She also has a 16-year-old daughter and has just become a full-time carer to her dad, Sid [