In what some have billed as the next ‘Downton Abbey’, two of the UK’s most acclaimed actors, Steven Mackintosh (Luther, The Sweeney, Inside Men) and Olivia Williams (Anna Karenina, Hyde Park On Hudson, The Sixth Sense) join forces in a brand new drama series by leading UK TV station ITV, The Halcyon, produced by award--‐winning independent production company Left Bank Pictures. The Halcyon tells the story of a bustling and glamorous five star hotel at the centre of London society and a world at war.
The music has been newly composed for the series; it is integral to the plot as the hotel band play throughout the series.
Multi award‐winning singer-songwriter JAMIE CULLUM has written two songs and appears in two episodes.
Top UK recording artist and celebrated singer BEVERLEY KNIGHT will also make a special guest appearance in The Halcyon when she performs in a scene filmed at the Café De Paris.
The eight part drama series also features KARA TOINTON (Mr Selfridge, Sound Of Music Live), Alex Jennings (The Lady In The Van, The Queen), Maa Ryan (ConstanDne, Arrow), Hermione Corfield (Knights Of The Roundtable: King Arthur, Pride and Prejudice And Zombies) and Mark Benton (Eddie The Eagle, Waterloo Road). The drama, set in 1940, shows London life through the prism of war and the impact it has on families, politics, relationships and work across every social strata with a soundtrack of music from the era.