Maxine Peake Attached to Star in REASONABLE DOUBT

Maxine Peake is set to star in Reasonable Doubt from Duchess Street Productions, according to Deadline. The British drama is about the murder of a young woman and her mother's fight to get the 800-year-old double jeopardy law revoked. Duchess Street Productions is the scripted production company run by former Fremantle worldwide drama chief Donna Wiffen.

Reasonable Doubt is the story of Ann Ming's battle to change the double jeopardy law in the UK after her daughter Julie Hogg was killed by Billy Dunlop in 1989. She subsequently wrote a book, For The Love Of Julie, about the experience.

Peake is set to star as Ming in the project, which is in development with Duchess Street. Susan Everett has written a script for the project.

Peake, who recently starred in Hulu and Channel 4 comedy drama The Bisexual, is best known for her roles in Black Mirror and Peterloo.

Read the original article on Deadline.