As viewers await Jenna Coleman's new detective drama The Jetty, the BBC has now unveiled the trailer and key art for the series, as well as revealing the release date.

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The four-part crime drama, which will launch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 15 July, follows Doctor Who star Coleman's Detective Ember Manning, who must work out how a fire in a a scenic Lancashire lake town connects to a podcast journalist investigating a missing persons cold case and an illicit relationship between a man in his 20s and two underage girls.

However, as Ember gets close to the truth, it threatens to destroy her own life, and forces her to re-evaluate everything she thought she knew about her past, present and the town she’s always called home.

You can view the key art above and watch the trailer right here:

The series, which is described as a coming-of-age story as well as a detective thriller, stars Coleman, Tom Glynn-Carney (House of the Dragon), Ruby Stokes (Lockwood & Co), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), Laura Marcus (Bad Education), Bo Bragason (Renegade Nell) and Weruche Opia (Genius: MLK/X).

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Other stars include Amelia Bullmore (Happy Valley), Matthew McNulty (The Terror), Ralph Ineson (Nosferatu), David Ajala (Italian Studies), Nina Barker-Francis (The Flash), Miya Ocego (I Hate Suzie), Elliot Cowan (Fifteen-Love), Shannon Watson, Arthur Hughes (Shardlake), Dominic Coleman (Paddington) and Ruaridh Mollica (Red Rose).

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Speaking about his role in the series, House of the Dragon star Glynn-Carney recently revealed that he plays "quite a problematic character", jokingly adding "surprise, surprise", given his previous roles.

As well as appearing in The Jetty, Coleman will soon be seen in a second season of The Sandman, which has recently announced new stars including Esmé Creed-Miles, Adrian Lester and Barry Sloane.

The Jetty will be available on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 15th July 2024.

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