Gillian Anderson to play title role in New BBC 2 Drama Series The Fall

Gillian Anderson will be playing the lead role of female Detective Superintendent ,DSI Gibson in New BBC 2, psychological thriller , The Fall.

Produced by Artists Studio and written by Allan Cubitt (The Runaway, Murphy’s Law, Prime Suspect), the five episodes follow the police investigation uncovering the intricate story of the lives entangled by a series of murders – both the killer’s and the victims’ families.

Allan Cubitt says: “When I think of the really great television drama from my formative years I think first and foremost of their writers. I applaud wholeheartedly Artists Studio’s attempt – with the support of the BBC – to put the writer back at the heart – and head – of British TV drama.”

Filming will kick off in Belfast next month.

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