What time does The Long Call start on ITV tonight?

BEN Aldridge is taking centre stage as Inspector Matthew Venn in ITV’s new crime drama.

The Long Call promises a great murder mystery, with a lead character who has his own tragic story to tell.

What time is The Long Call on ITV? 

The Long Call will premiere on ITV at 9pm TONIGHT (Wednesday, October 27, 2021).

The four episodes air each night this week (except Friday), concluding on October 28, 2021.

This means that the three remaining episodes will air on:

• Tuesday, October 26, at 9pm
• Wednesday, October 27, at 9pm
• Thursday, October 28, at 9pm

Each episode will also be made available on the right after broadcast.

What is The Long Call about? 

Ben Aldridge (Our Girl, Fleabag) and Pearl Mackie (Doctor Who, Twice Upon a Time) lead the cast of the new drama based on the novel of the same name written by Ann Cleeves.

The murder mystery series follows detective Matthew Venn (played by Ben Aldridge), who has returned to a small community in North Devon with his husband Jonathan (played by Declan Bennett).

He originally grew up in Barum Brethren, but decided to move away from the strict evangelical community at 19 to go to university. This is when he announced to his mother that he no longer believed.

A body is found on a beach near Matthew’s home, and he then works closely with DC Jen Rafferty (played by Pearl Mackie), a single mother who moved to Devon to escape her traumatic past in London.

Matthew’s return not only forces him to grieve for his father but also to readdress his broken relationship with his mum. The murder case will open up old wounds, and Matthew will ultimately uncover a deadly secret in order to expose the killer.

Is this the first season of The Long Call?

Yes, this is the first season of The Long Call.

The Long Call novel by Ann Cleeves was published on August 27, 2019.

Silverprint Pictures, the ITV Studios-owned production label, is taking on this adaptation of the murder mystery for ITV.

Kate Bartlett has taken on the role of executive producer while Angie Daniell is the producer. Lee Haven Jones is directing.

This is Silverprint’s third collaboration with Cleeves as they have already worked with the author on the BBC series Shetland and Vera.