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Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Casualty, and West End stars join cast of Picture You Dead, as the brand new stage adaption of Peter James’ bestselling novel heads on tour to Nottingham




A star-studded cast has been announced for the world premiere and major tour of Peter James’ Picture You Dead.

Adapted for the stage, the production will follow famous literary detective DSI Roy Grace — played by one of the nation’s favourite TV doctors, George Rainsford, (Casualty, Call the Midwife and All’s Well That Ends Well at the National Theatre) — as he investigates a cold case that leads him to the rarified air of fine art, where beneath the respectable veneer lurks a dark underworld of greed, deception and murder.

When an unsuspecting couple unwittingly buy a potentially long-lost masterpiece in a car boot sale, they discover that their dream find is about to turn into their worst nightmare and only Grace can stop them from paying the ultimate price.

Peter James' Picture You Dead is set for the stage.
Peter James' Picture You Dead is set for the stage.

George Rainsford reprises the role, after starring as the DSI in the 2023 hit production of Wish You Were Dead.

Picture You Dead is the seventh Peter James book to be adapted for the stage by award-winning writer Shaun McKenna and is directed by Jonathan O’Boyle — and after premiering in High Wycombe, will call at Nottingham Theatre Royal from March 11 to 15, 2025.

The show will also star 2024 National Television Award winning actor, Peter Ash, who will return to the stage, following his emotional exit from Coronation Street in September, alongside Emmerdale star Fiona Wade, and West End favourite Jodie Steele (Bonnie and Clyde, Wicked, Heathers, SIX).

Peter James said: “It is truly incredible for me to see the seventh stage adaptation of my books coming to theatres in 2025. I am so grateful to the hundreds of thousands of people around the country who have come to their local theatre and enjoyed the plays over the last 10 years, and I am thrilled to tell you all that personally, I think this brand new play, is the best one so far.

“On top of that, I could not be more delighted by the fantastic cast that we have assembled to star in the world premiere production of Picture You Dead — they are all brilliant actors and it’s going to be a great and thrilling night at the theatre.”



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