''Little Boy Blue'' is an

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drama series, shown over four sixty-minute episodes from 24 April to 15 May 2017. The series focuses on the

murder of Rhys Jones On 22 August 2007, Rhys Milford Jones, an eleven-year-old English boy, was murdered in Liverpool while walking home from football practice. Sean Mercer, aged 16 at the time of the shooting, went on trial on 2 October 2008, and was found guilty of ...

Croxteth Croxteth is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and a Liverpool City Council Ward. Although housing in the area is predominantly modern, the suburb has some notable history. At the United Kingdom 2011 Census it had a population of 14,561. ...

, Liverpool in 2007.

Cast

Stephen Graham Stephen Joseph Graham (born 3 August 1973) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne in the film ''This Is England'' (2006) and its television sequels ''This Is England '86'' (2010), '' This Is England '88'' ( ...

– Detective Superintendent Dave Kelly * Sinead Keenan – Melanie Jones *

Brían F. O'Byrne Brían Francis O'Byrne (born 16 May 1967) is an Irish actor who works and lives in the United States. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in the miniseries ''Mildred Pierce'' (2011) and won a BAFTA TV Award for his role in ...

– Steve Jones *

Faye McKeever Faye McKeever (born 18 January 1985) is an English actress. Her notable works include playing Linda in Sky 1 sitcom ''Trollied'', Marie in '' Massive'' and Claire Olssen in ''Little Boy Blue''. Early life McKeever was born on 18 January 1985 i ...

– Claire Olssen * Sonny Beyga – Rhys Jones * Matthew Roberts – Owen Jones *

Stephen Walters Stephen Walters (born 22 May 1973) is an English actor. A regular in British television and film, he has played a wide range and variety of character roles in both drama and comedy. Walters is most commonly associated with unpredictable, compl ...

– DCI Mark Guinness *Grant Crookes - Detective Constable *

Christine Tremarco Christine Tremarco (born 1977) is a British television actress whose career began in 1992. She is best known for portraying the role of Davina Shackleton in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' (2007–2009) and also in BBC ...

– Marie Thompson *

Sara Powell Sara Powell (born 23 June 1968) is a British-Jamaican stage, screen and voice-over actress and audiobook narrator. Her regular television roles include crown prosecutor Rachel Barker in the BBC's police procedural drama ''HolbyBlue'' (2007–200 ...

– Assistant Chief Constable Pat Gallan * Michael Moran – Kevin Moody * Nathan Clark Smith – Jordan Olssen * James Nelson-Joyce – James Yates * Paddy Rowan – Sean Mercer * Jack McMullen – Dean Kelly

Production

was cast as Detective Superintendent Dave Kelly and Sinead Keenan and

were cast as Melanie and Steve Jones, respectively in a new four-part drama titled ''Little Boy Blue''. On 18 April 2017, it was confirmed that the programme would begin its broadcasting on 24 April 2017 on a weekly basis, concluding on 15 May.

Episodes

''Little Boy Blue'' aired in four sixty-minute episodes. Whilst filming took place in Liverpool, the murder scene itself was filmed outside Liverpool as a sign of respect for his parents. However locations used in Liverpool include the Anglican Cathedral and

Liverpool Crown Court The Queen Elizabeth II Law Courts, in Derby Square, Liverpool, are operated by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service. The building is used by the Crown Court, the Magistrates' Court, Liverpool District Probate Registry and the Liverpool Yout ...

References

External links

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