Sarah Parish, Faye Marsay start work on British detective drama 'Bancroft'

March 26 (UPI) -- Filming has begun in Bolton, England, on Bancroft, a four-part detective drama starring Sarah Parish, ITV confirmed.

Created and written by Kate Brooke, the miniseries co-stars Faye Marsay, Linus Roache, Amara Karan and Art Malik. Directed by John Hayes, Bancroft will "explore what happens when heinous crimes, long buried, come back to haunt us," a network press release said.

"Ruthless and courageous, Bancroft is a brilliant copper," the notes explained. "She has given her life to the police force. Consequently, she's trusted and adored by her colleagues and promotion to Detective Chief Superintendent looks assured. Bancroft is running an operation to bring down the pernicious and vicious Kamara gang. She adopts dubious methods, but the most violent brother, Athif, rules the local town with an iron fist, so it's hard not to applaud her actions."