My Name Is Lizzie Channel 4 release date, cast, trailer, plot: When is it out?

Channel 4 has announced new drama My Name Is Lizzie which will be about the true story of a controversial honeytrap used to help crack a high profile case in the 1990s. So when will the series be on our screens? Here’s everything we know so far about My Name is Lizzie.

When is the release date for My Name is Lizzie?

As of writing this article, a release date has not yet been announced for My Name is Lizzie.

Channel 4 announced it would be making the series on Tuesday, August 25.

But filming for the drama has not yet begun so it could be quite some time before viewers will get a chance to watch it.

When filming will begin also remains a mystery as it depends on the situation regarding the ongoing pandemic.

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Who is in the cast of My Name is Lizzie?

Actress Niamh Algar will star in My Name is Lizzie as the undercover officer.

Viewers might remember the actress for starring alongside Stephen Graham in Channel 4’s The Virtues.

As well as the drama, Algar is also due to star in HBO Max’s upcoming Ridley Scott-directed sci-fi drama Raised By Wolves.

So far, she is the only member of the cast to be announced.

Channel 4’s Head of Drama Caroline Hollick said: “The unique female perspective of Emilia’s extraordinary scripts will shine a light on one of the most shocking stories in modern policing, in a drama which combines Story Films’ trademark journalistic rigor with sensitivity and nuance.

“And it’s a privilege to be working with Niamh Algar, who is fast becoming an iconic star of the channel.”

What is the plot of My Name is Lizzie?

My Name is Lizzie tells the story surrounding the investigation into the murder of 23-year-old mum Rachel Nickell who was stabbed to death more than 40 times and sexually assaulted in a park in 1992.

The creators of the drama have access to previously unheard audio, video and written materials to make the series.

To try and catch the person responsible, a female undercover police officer, entitled with the codename Lizzie James, is asked to become sexual bait for the suspected killer.

The synopsis reads: “Five months on from the crime and The Met Police are still no closer to capturing the man they’re convinced is responsible.

“First identified through a BBC Crimewatch appeal, the evidence is stacked against Colin Stagg.

“The media feed a national obsession, covering every detail of the case and demanding justice.

“The police are determined to catch the man who, in their eyes, is guilty before he kills again.”

The synopsis continues: “In desperation, the relatively young Detective Inspector leading the case, engages the nation’s most famous criminal profiler to devise a bold undercover operation which will see an attractive, young female officer start a relationship with Colin Stagg.”

“Growing up under Thatcher’s reign, with second-wave feminism ‘Lizzie James’ is determined to rise through the ranks.

“But the early ‘90s has brought with it an inevitable backlash in the shape of ‘Lad Culture’, obliterating any feminist gains and putting women firmly back in their place.

“Hugely ambitious, ‘Lizzie’ has found a way to stand out by becoming one of very few female undercover officers deployed in covert operations.

“And then she’s offered a central role in the biggest murder enquiry the country has ever seen…”

My Name Is Lizzie will be shown on Channel 4.

source: express.co.uk