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What time is The Sister on ITV tonight and how many episodes are there?

CREATOR of Luther, Neil Cross, is back with a chilling new supernatural drama, The Sister.

The thriller is showing on ITV every night this week (October 26-29), and the creators promise it will “make viewers want to sleep with the lights on."

 The Sisters is from Neil Cross, the creator of Luther, and will be shown on ITV
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The Sisters is from Neil Cross, the creator of Luther, and will be shown on ITV

What time is The Sister on ITV tonight?

The Sister is on at 9pm on ITV.

It will air on four consecutive nights from Monday, with the finale on Thursday, October 29.

All episodes will be available to watch on the ITV Hub from Monday.

 Russell Tovey stars as Nathan, a good but aimless man who has secrets to hide
Russell Tovey stars as Nathan, a good but aimless man who has secrets to hideCredit: ITV

What is The Sister about?

The series is written by Luther creator, Neil Cross.

Inspiration for the drama is taken from Cross' novel, Burial, and tells the story of a man who tries hard to put his secret past behind him.

His life is turned upside down when a decade after he is married and settled into his new role as a husband, a face from his past called Bob arrives to haunt him.

Shocking news delivered by Bob to Nathan triggers a series of events and decisions which sets a theme of love, redemption, suspense and dread.

 Bertie Carvel stars as Bob in ITV's new drama series
Bertie Carvel stars as Bob in ITV's new drama seriesCredit: ITV

Speaking to the Radio Times, Russell Tovey, 38, said: "When Neil was young and growing up in Bristol he used to drink and go out with friends.

"One evening, coming home, he saw a tramp in the woods and in the fug of booze and, unsure of time and place, he vividly remembered stabbing him to death.

"He then woke up the next day totally convinced it had happened but also totally sure it hadn’t – he searched newspapers and, when the internet began, searched for a similar crime but found nothing – but it terrified him and this feeling he has channelled into the reality of Nathan in The Sister – huge anxiety and fear and not believing/believing.”

Neil Cross said: "Nathan, Bob and Holly have been with me for many years. I couldn’t be more excited to see them brought to life by Russell Tovey, Bertie Carvel and Amrita Acharia"

The series is produced by Jonathan Curling, whose previous work includes Tin Star and Baghdad Central.

Niall MacCormick of The Victim and Doctor Thorne directed the series.

 GameFace and EastEnders actress Nina Toussaint White also stars in The Sister
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GameFace and EastEnders actress Nina Toussaint White also stars in The SisterCredit: Getty Images - Getty

How many episodes are there?

The series will run in four parts.

 

Each episode will be an hour long.

Lead actor Russell Tovey said: “The Sister is going to challenge me as an actor more than I’ve ever been challenged before.

“As a web of lies, that he thought was dead and buried, comes back to haunt Nathan, he sinks deeper and deeper into the horror of the event that happened ten years ago.”

Russell Tovey stars in first look clip from ITV's The Sister
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