A Scottish man has staged an eye-catching protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine - by camping in his blue and yellow Tesla outside the Russian Consulate in Edinburgh.
22.11.2022 - 20:41 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A first look at the new ITVX drama starring David Tennant as Alexander Litvinenko has been released ahead of its release in December.
Written by acclaimed screenwriter George Kay, the drama explores the story of the two police officers who were called to University College Hospital in London to interview a patient in declining health in November 2006.
The patient was Alexander Litvinenko, a Russian dissident who claimed to have been poisoned on the direct orders of Vladimir Putin.
ITV has shared a first-look at the trailer of the Scottish actor as the KGB officer in the four-part drama titled Litvinenko, which will air on ITVX this December.
The drama series is also set to focus on the story of Marina, portrayed by Margarita Levieva (The Deuce, The Blacklist), Alexander’s fearless, dignified widow.
Margarita fought tirelessly to persuade the British Government to publicly name her husband’s killers and acknowledge the role of the Russian State in his murder.
In a statement, writer Kay previously said: "In late 2006, Alexander Litvinenko was a living witness to his own murder.
"He spent his dying days entrusting the Metropolitan Police with the details of what happened to him.
"It took those police and his remarkable widow Marina Litvinenko a decade to have those claims ratified.
"Their stamina, hard work and bravery are what make this not only an essential story of our times but a privilege to be asked to write."
Litvinenko launches December 15 on ITVX.
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