Actor Marc Warren is in Belfast this week to take on a new role as a
detective in the fifth story of the popular BBC One series Messiah.
The powerful two-parter is being filmed in the city and stars Warren, best
known for his roles in Hustle and Dracula.Also filming in Belfast
yesterday were Marsha Thomason from Lost as DE Mel Palmer and Daniel Ryan
from The Street as DI Terry Hedges, along with Nina Sosanya (Sorted), Niall
MacGregor (Dalziel and Pascoe) and Rory Kinnear.The actors were
photographed as they sheltered under an umbrella during filming in heavy
rain.Warren plays DCI Walker, a haunted man who has finally met
his match. His previously renowned, finely-tuned instincts and
tenacity of character are questioned as his personal demons invade his
latest investigation.A killer enacts a series of sadistic and
elaborately staged murders with the intention of communicating a stark
message to the world. But can DCI Walker act with the same speed and
attention to detail that the killer is displaying? Patrick Spence,
BBC Northern Ireland’s Head of Drama, said: %26quot;We are ecstatic that Marc
is heading up our wonderful new cast.%26quot;He will help us lift
Messiah to ever new heights. Once again, with a thumping good script from
writer Oliver Brown, Great Meadow Productions have given us something
special, a drama to be really proud of.%26quot;Written by Oliver
Brown and directed by Harry Bradbeer, Messiah V is produced by Richard
Broke. The series will film in Northern Ireland until mid October and will
be broadcast on BBC1 in winter 2008.The thriller-type detective
show Messiah premiered on BBC 1 in May 2001 and was last seen in August
2005, starring Ken Stott.The original was based on a novel by
Boris Starling. The subsequent instalments were written directly for
television.Messiah relates only to the first series, where the
killer sets out to murder 12 men - the same number of apostles - in the same
way in which they died.
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