The Woman in the Wall: Release date, cast and plot for Ruth Wilson's BBC drama

The BBC is set to bring a chilling new story to life in The Woman in the Wall, which stars Ruth Wilson as a woman seemingly involved in a mysterious murder.

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First look images for the production have been revealed by the channel, as have new details about the drama and what viewers can expect.

Here is everything that we know so far.

The Woman in the Wall release date

The Woman in the Wall will premiere on BBC One and iPlayer on Sunday, 27 August at 9.05pm.

Outside of the UK the drama will air on Showtime in the US and on Paramount+ in Canada, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and South Korea following its BBC debut.

The Woman in the Wall plot

BBC's new six-episode drama centres on Lorna Brady (Wilson), a woman from a small, fictional Irish town named Kilkinure who wakes up one morning and discovers a corpse in her house.

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The troubling thing is, Lorna doesn't know if she was involved in the killing or not because she has suffered with extreme bouts of sleepwalking in the decades after she was incarcerated in a convent and gave birth to her daughter Agnes, who was cruelly taken away from her.

This means she can't say for sure that she wasn't involved in the woman's death, and then Detective Colman Akande (Daryl McCormack) comes into her life for a seemingly unrelated crime and as he continues to be on her tail the pair become entwined in surprising ways.

As Colman works to find a murderer and Lorna searches for her daughter, the pair start to see their secrets become unravelled with both facing their past, and the dark side of Kilkinure, together.

Who stars in The Woman in the Wall?

Wilson and McCormack lead the BBC drama's cast, which also stars Abby Fitz, Chizzy Akudolu, Lynn Rafferty, and Simon Delaney.

Other cast members include Eoin Gleeson, Fiona Browne, Michael O'Kelly, Hilda Fey, Charles Abomeli, and Eimear Morrissey.

Is there a trailer for The Woman in the Wall?

A trailer has been released for The Woman in the Wall and it gives viewers a sneak peak at what they can expect from the BBC thriller.

The BBC has also revealed first look images from the drama which show Wilson and McCormack in character and teases the chilling events that are set to place in the show.

The Woman in the Wall is out on BBC One and iPlayer now.

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