Trevor Eve is to star as an international hostage negotiator in new ITV1 drama Kidnap and Ransom.

It is the first thriller to come from Trevor Eve’s production company Projector Pictures.

It is in pre-production, with plans to commence filming in South Africa this spring.

Eve will star alongside John Hannah, Helen Baxendale, Natasha Little, Emma Fielding and Amara Karan.

The story begins with the kidnap of a businesswoman in South Africa. Eve’s character is called in to deal with the case, but when the release is botched and the kidnapper strikes again in Britain, more sinister motives are revealed.