The British actor, famed for his portrayal of Agatha Christie’s sleuth Hercule Poirot, is returning to our screens after a six-year absence to appear in the Channel 5 mini-series.
Suchet told Radio Times magazine he was tempted back to do The Au Pair as it was “a real page-turner”.
This time he will not be solving crime but the gripping drama with a web of secrets at its heart will be familiar territory for the former fictional detective.
French au pair Sandrine arrives on the scene and matters take a turn for the worse (Photo: Vico Films/Channel 5)Read Next
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However, all is not as it seems as she experiences marital issues and pressure mounts as her diabetic father George (David Suchet) moves in next door.
Struggling to manage, she agrees with her husband Chris they should bring in an au pair.
Capable and composed but carrying a hidden agenda, the au pair settles into their home.
Who is in the cast of The Au Pair?
Sally Bretton stars as Zoe Dalton (Photo: Vico Films/Channel 5)
Sally Bretton stars as Zoe Dalton, a busy seamstress, businesswoman, stepmum.
She has also starred as Kim Alabaster in Green Wing, Cat Durnford in Absolute Power and Martha Lloyd in Death in Paradise.
David Suchet
David Suchet stars as George (Photo: Vico Films/Channel 5)Sir David Suchet plays the role of Zoe’s diabetic father, who moves in next door to her.
He has also played Edward Teller in the television series Oppenheimer, Sigmund Freud in Freud, Augustus Melmotte in The Way We Live Now, Robert Maxwell in Maxwell and most recently George Emmerson in the 2018 drama Press.
Ludmilla Makowski takes on the role of au pair Sandrine (Photo: Vico Films/Channel 5)
Ludmilla Makowski plays French au pair Sandrine, who arrives to disrupt family life for Zoe and Chris.
She has also starred as Stephane in Bardot and Emma in the Netflkix series Anthracite.
Kenny Doughty
Kenny Doughty plays Zoe’s husband Chris (Photo: Vico Films/Channel 5)Kenny Doughty plays Zoe’s husband Dr Chris Dalton, a successful paediatrician.
He has gone on to play Sean in the comedy drama Stella and famously DS Aiden Healy in the series Vera.
The remain cast of The Au Pair includes:
Margot Pue as Amber Riplye Barden as Noah Lesley Molony as Lydia (The Inside Man, The Bay) Ebimie Anthony as Raye Aboh (Storyland) Barry John Kinsella as Officer Holt (Video Nasty, Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale) Virginie Ledoyen as Marie (The Beach, Just the Two of Us) Vanessa Ifediora as Dr Vaughan (A Haunting in Venice, Bloodlands) Natalie Britton as Susannah (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Quantum Leap) Louis Bernard as Fred Gastou (Unforgotten, Invasion) Clodagh Moriarty as mother (Fair City, The Last Journey of the Vikings)French and Irish productions companies were involved in the making of the show.
The series is set in the English countryside location of the Cotswolds (Photo: Channel 5/Vico Films)Filming took place south of Dublin in Ireland (Photo: Channel 5/Vico Films)
Samuel Kissous, CEO of the production company Pernel Media, told The Hollywood Reporter: “The parts that play in [the picturesque English region known as] the Cotswolds were actually [shot] one hour south of Dublin.
When is The Au Pair on and how many episodes are there?
The Au Pair begins airing on Channel 5 on Monday 10 March at 9pm.
The entire mini-series is also available to stream on My5.
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