Tosin Cole is appearing in his first TV role since leaving Doctor Who in new US drama 61st Street.
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The series starts airing on AMC in the UK tonight (29th March) and sees Cole star as Moses Johnson, a promising high-school track runner who’s accused of murdering a police officer during a drug bust gone wrong. Starring alongside the former Ryan Sinclair actor is Lovecraft Country's Courtney B Vance, who was quick to sing his co-star's praises in an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com. "He's a very, very talented actor – you would never know that he was British from the way he handled himself in Chicago," he said. "But he's fun, he’s funny, he's very handsome - the ladies love him, the guys love him, he's very personable.
"You know, he falls on everyone well, and he and Mark O'Brien provided us with the levity. The two of them are so wonderful and Tosin especially, with his Londonisms and his English accent, we just loved him, we absolutely adored him."
Courtney B Vance as Franklin Roberts in 61st Street George Burns/AMC
61st Street comes from Silk creator Peter Moffat and is executive produced by Black Panther's Michael B Jordan. Vance plays Franklin Roberts who acts as Moses' lawyer in the courtroom drama.
Vance has in recent years formed production company Bassett Vance Productions with his wife Angela Bassett, which he says is "hard at work to provide wonderful opportunities for folks of colour and the diaspora in front and behind the camera".
61st Street begins in the UK on 29th March at 9pm on AMC exclusive to BT TV customers, and will be available to watch on catch-up on the BT Player.
The series launches on AMC in the US from 10th April. Check out more of our Drama coverage or visit our TV Guide to see what's on tonight.
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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
