From The Guardian:

Andrew Scott, fresh from winning a Bafta for his Moriarty in BBC1’s Sherlock, is to feature in new ITV1 drama The Town.

The Town is being scripted by Laurence Olivier award-winning playwright Mike Bartlett, whose theatre credits include the recent Love, Love, Love at the Royal Court.

In the three-parter Scott plays Mark Nicholas, a man who returns to his hometown after 10 years away, after a shocking incident involving his family.

The Town also features Martin Clunes as the local mayor, Julie McKenzie as Mark’s grandmother and Charlotte Riley as his childhood sweetheart.

A large ensemble cast also includes Kelly Adams, Aisling Bea and Sam Troughton as Mark’s old friends and newcomer Avigail Tlalim as his teenager sister.

The Town is being made by independent producer Big Talk, the company behind Rev, Friday Night Dinner and Him & Her.

Luke Alkin is producing, with Colin Teague directing. The executive producers are Kenton Allen, Matthew Justice and Simon Curtis.

The Town was ordered by the ITV drama commissioning team Laura Mackie, Sally Haynes and Victoria Fea.