A major new ITV thriller is taking Sheridan Smith to Western Australia, where a fresh start quickly becomes far more complicated than she expected.
The six-part series will use the striking landscape around Kalgoorlie as the setting for a mystery packed with secrets.
Two Birds stars Cleaning Up and Cilla actress Sheridan as British police officer Izzie Cornwell, who moves to the fictional town of Dugdale hoping to rebuild her life.
She also wants to reconnect with her sister and repair her relationship with her 20-year-old daughter.
That new beginning is quickly interrupted when Izzie is assigned a major investigation alongside Perth homicide detective Matt, played by Stephen Peacocke.
The case leads them towards a powerful local family headed by Mrs Baxter, with Academy Award nominated Australian icon Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook, Animal Kingdom, Yellowstone) taking on the role.
There’s another problem Izzie needs to keep hidden: A decision she makes shortly before joining the investigation leaves her with a secret of her own.
Joining the previously announced cast is Colin Friels (Water Rats, Malcolm) alongside Fiona Button (The Split, Industry), Eva Morgan (The Gathering, This City is Ours), Harry Greenwood (Klara and The Sun, Tenzing), Nic Cassim (Mr Inbetween, The Twelve S1), Victoria Fowler (Dalliance, Bump), Lila McGuire (Goolagong, The Twelve S2), Kit Jeakings-Bull (Invisible Boys), Matthew Pearce (Home and Away), Sarah Roberts (Scrublands, Home and Away) and Matt Day (Rake, Strike).
Sheridan said: “I’m thrilled to be playing the irresistibly complex Izzie Cornwell who is in search of new beginnings in Australia. Helen FitzGerald has created a dream role for me, as Izzie, through no fault of her own, becomes embroiled in a web of secrets and lies.”
Production took place this year in Perth and Kalgoorlie, with Two Birds becoming the first production to film at the new Perth Film Studios.
The series will eventually air on ITV and STV, with streaming available through ITVX and STV Player.
