Siobhan Finneran leads the Protection cast as DI Liz Nyles, a witness protection officer who finds herself at the centre of a dark and terrifying conspiracy. The six-part series, sure to be one of the best ITV dramas of the year, begins in shocking fashion when a key witness is gunned down before he can testify against a drug lord, before DI Nyles finds herself on a twisting journey to get to the truth. After embarking upon an affair with a colleague who's a prime suspect in the investigation to find put who betrayed Liz's unit, she also finds herself under suspicion — but who can she trust as she sets out to clear her name? [Note Protection starts on ITV1 on Sunday, March 16 at 9 pm and drops as a boxset on ITVX on the same day].
Who's who in the Protection cast DI Liz Nyles (Siobhan Finneran)(Image credit: ITV)Liz works in the secretive and high-stakes world of witness protection. Caring by nature, she's also principled, in control, and scrupulous about the security of her witnesses, always going above and beyond to keep them safe. Driven by a strong sense of duty, Liz has always put others first, both at work and at home.
But recently she has decided to take something for herself and has launched into an unwise affair with her married, more junior colleague DS Paul Brandice — a thrilling and illicit romance that she must keep secret, or risk destroying her reputation and career.DCI Hannah Wheatley (Katherine Kelly) (Image credit: ITV)DCI Wheatley is a senior officer in .
