''Lie with Me'' is a British television

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series first broadcast on

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from 15 to 16 November 2004. The two-part serial stars

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and

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as Will Tomlinson and Roselyn Tyler, a police officer and a victim drawn together during the course of a murder investigation. The serial received good viewing figures at the time of broadcast, but was critically panned, many blaming the poor ending as a reason for ITV not to renew it as an ongoing series. The DVD of the serial was released on 15 January 2007.

Plot

Drugged with GHB, Ros Tyler (

) has no recollection of her weekend activities. When she awakens, however, she discovers that she has been raped, and her roommate has been murdered. Will (

) is assigned to the case as Lead Investigator. When Will and Ros slowly find attraction to one another - she for the security and he for the frailty - their desire for justice, and vindication, leads them towards a difficult and illegal action.

Cast

as DI Will Tomlinson *

as Roselyn Tyler *

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as Ms. Reed *

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as Gerry Henson *

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as Carolyn Henson * Bill Paterson as DCI Collman *

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as Paul Stebbings *

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as Tom Fraser *

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as Donna Grogan

Episode list

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lie with Me (TV series) ITV television dramas 2004 British television series debuts 2004 British television series endings 2000s British drama television series Television shows produced by Granada Television Television series by ITV Studios Television shows set in London 2000s British television miniseries English-language television shows Films directed by Susanna White