Sheridan Smith’s brand new psychological thriller The Teacher has released its first look ahead of its premiere on Channel 5.
West End star Sheridan plays a teacher called Jenna who is accused of an alcohol-fuelled sexual encounter with one of her younger male students.
She protests she is innocent of rape, but she cannot remember anything from the night in question.
In the haunting new trailer set to dramatic piano music, a student tells Jenna she is being “creepy” while she speaks to another student.
They say: “You’re so creepy, always trying to be friends with the kids.”
Another disembodied voice says: “You slept with a child!”
“I didn’t!” protests Jenna.
Sheridan’s character can also be seen in a nightclub with a student, and stroking his chest in the classroom, and another scene looks as though she might be being questioned by police.
The synopsis says: “With no memory of the night in question, Jenna’s only hope of redemption lies in uncovering the truth about a dark event in her past that returns to haunt her.”
The four-part series also also stars Strictly Come Dancing winner and Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher as well as My Mad Fat Diary actress Sharon Rooney.
The programme is expected to be broadcast later in 2021.
Channel 5 also teased a look at another new drama called Lie With Me, starring Charlie Brooks, who played Janine Butcher on EastEnders.
Janine plays a woman named Anna Fallmont, and the synopsis says the show is: “Centred on the chilling tale of Anna and her family who move to Australia after infidelity rocks her marriage.
“They hire a young local nanny who isn’t as innocent as she appears, and deadly consequences follow.”
The broadcaster has also teased a third new drama The Holiday, based on T.M Logan’s bestseller of the same name.
It stars The Drowning and Three Girls star Jill Halfpenny as Kate, and the synopsis reveals: “Set in the stifling Mediterranean heat, Kate uncovers a secret: her husband is having an affair.
“The dream holiday quickly becomes a nightmare when she suspects the other woman is one of her best friends.
“As Kate closes in on the truth, she realises too late that the stakes are far higher than she ever imagined.”
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