Ruth Jones to star in new Netflix series

Fresh from her success in Gavin and Stacey, Ruth Jones is to play a lead role in the latest Netflix adaption of the work of US thriller writer Harlan Coben.

She will star opposite Cold Feet star James Nesbitt in the eight-part series of Coben's book Run Away, published in 2019.

Jones co-wrote and starred as Nessa in Gavin and Stacey, the final episode of which became one of the most watched scripted TV shows of the century.

British-American actress Minnie Driver and Alfred Enoch, who played Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter series, will also star in Run Away.

Jones will play Elena Ravenscroft in the series, which follows Simon's [Nesbitt] life fall apart after his daughter Paige, played by Ellie de Lange, runs away.

Filming of the series starts in Manchester and north-west England later this month, with the story relocated to the UK from the US in keeping with previous Netflix Coben adaptions - of which this is the thirteenth.

"Jimmy Nesbitt, Ruth Jones, Alfred Enoch, Lucian Msamati and Minnie Driver - the cast is an embarrassment of riches. I can't wait to start filming," Coben said.

Danny Brocklehurst, who has adapted several Coben novels including Fool Me Once starring Michelle Keegan and Dame Joanna Lumley, will be lead writer.

"Fool Me Once's phenomenal success has set a high bar but with Run Away's emotionally universal storyline and great cast, hopefully we can give audiences another fantastic ride," he said.