Helen Black’s six-part crime drama Protect and Serve (w/t), co-created with Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh, has been announced by ITV.
Set in Leeds, the series will star Andoh as Detective Inspector Araba Dadzie, who investigates the tragic shooting of a teenage boy, who has been living in a privately owned children’s care home with his brother since his grandfather fell ill.
The series is produced by Big Talk Studios and will commence filming in early 2027. Helen is an award-winning screenwriter and author. She practised as a solicitor, advocating for children in care during the early part of her career and has drawn on that experience in her writing. TV credits include Time II, Life & Death in the Warehouse Joan, Grantchester and The Wives. She published her first crime novel, Damaged Goods, in 2005 and has written ten more.
