Tuesday 22 November 2022 06:41 PM First look as David Tennant transforms into poisoned Russian spy Alexander ... trends now
The first look of David Tennant transformed into Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko, shown lying in a hospital bed before his death from poisoning in the first trailer for a new ITVX miniseries.
Litvinenko, a former Russian federal security services and KGB officer and outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, died in agony in November 2006 after ingesting a rare radioactive substance.
The trailer opens with two police officers speaking with Tenant, playing Litvinenko, at the University College Hospital's intensive care unit.
Footage shows the former FSB officer following his poisoning at the Pine Bar in the Millennium Hotel, Mayfair, shortly before his death and the following investigation.
The trailer opens with two police officers speaking with Tenant, playing Litvinenko, at the University College Hospital's intensive care unit
Footage shows the former FSB officer following his poisoning at the Pine Bar in the Millennium Hotel, Mayfair, shortly before his death and the following investigation
Litvinenko, a former Russian federal security services and KGB officer and outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, died in agony in November 2006 after ingesting a rare radioactive substance
The new drama on ITVX, ITV's streaming service, will explore the story of the Metropolitan Police officers who investigated the case of Litvinenko, who was found in declining health at University College Hospital in London.
Litvinenko will be played by Doctor Who star Tennant. His wife, Marina Litvinenko, will be portrayed by Russian-American actress Margarita Levieva who starred in The Deuce and The Blacklist.
ITV said former New Scotland Yard officers Clive Timmons and Brent Hyatt, along with Marina Litvinenko's lawyer Ben Emmerson QC and the former spy's family, have helped the production.
Mark Bonnar, of Catastrophe and Quiz fame, will portray Timmons, while Utopia's Neil Maskell takes on the role of Hyatt.
A UK public inquiry concluded in 2016 that Russians Dmitri Kovtun and Andrei Lugovoi, had
