Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones looks worlds away from Nessa Jenkins on the BBC sitcom in a first look at her new Netflix thriller.
The actress, who is best known for playing Barry resident Nessa, joins the likes of Cold Feet’s James Nesbitt and Good Will Hunting star Minnie Driver in the new Harlan Coben series.
Based on his book Run Away, the series of the same name, the action follows main character Simon, who has the perfect life with a loving wife and children, a great job and a beautiful home.
Everything turns upside down when oldest daughter Paige runs away, leaving their idyllic existence fraying at the seams.
When Simon finds her using drugs in a local city park, he’s finally presented an opportunity to bring her home and fix their broken family.
But Paige isn’t alone – and when an argument becomes violent, Simon loses his daughter all over again, and embarks on a search to find her.
Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones has been seen looking worlds away from her role as Nessa Jenkins on the BBC sitcom – in a first look at her new Netflix thriller
The actress, who is best known for playing Barry resident Nessa, plays private investigator Elena Ravenscroft in the drama
In the process, James’s character Simon will be dragged into a dangerous underworld packed with dark secrets that threaten to tear his family apart for good.
Ruth, 59, plays private investigator Elena Ravenscroft in the drama, who helps Simon in his underground search of his missing daughter.
Unlike Nessa, with her signature jet black bob and leather outfits, Elena sees Ruth sport her natural brown locks, a pair of glasses, bright knitwear and an anorak.
A first look teaser image sees the character looking curious as she stands behind police tape – looking for clues that she can share with the bereft family.
It’s the latest in a series of Harlan Coben written dramas to hit the screens, after the success of Michelle Keegan’s Fool Me Once on Netflix last year.
Aside from Run Away, author Harlan, 63, has been busy working on yet another new drama with screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst.
The drama, titled Adultery, will be released in six parts, and follow the story of married dad Tom and his 15-year-old daughter Jess, who has fallen in love with schoolmate Ollie.
And while Jess and Ollie can’t keep their hands off each other, things start to go wrong when Tom meets Ollie’s mum Beth in unexpected circumstances.
Harlan Coben fans set to go wild as ITV tease ‘passion and peril’ in new upcoming drama
As the two families’ lives become intertwined, they’re turned upside down forever as Tom and Beth struggle to control their desires for each other.
The synopsis teases: ‘Will Tom and Beth be able to control their desires unlike their lovestruck teenagers?
‘Adultery raises questions about class, grief and the effects of social media, as it takes the viewer on a rollercoaster story of passion, parenthood and peril.
‘Our protagonists Tom and Beth embark upon a passionate and intense love affair that threatens to uproot their whole lives.’
It’s already sure to be a winner for fans of Harlan Coben’s hit screen adaptations, given BAFTA winner Danny, 54, has been behind its creation.
He previously worked on Netflix’s Fool Me Once, which starred the likes of Michelle Keegan and Richard Armitage and took the streaming service’s charts by storm.
The screenwriter has also worked on other Coben novels that have been turned into hit TV shows, including thriller Stay Close and cop crime series The Stranger.
Adultery will star Dominic Cooper in the leading role of Tom, while Beth will be portrayed by Havana Nights actress Romola Garai.
Run Away will be available to stream on Netflix from January 1.
