Life on Mars and Doctor Who star John Simm's ITV crime drama Grace is doing very well on streaming following its return.
The show, led by Simm and co-star Richie Campbell, premiered the first episode of season five on ITV1 last night. All four episodes of the season were also added to streaming service ITVX.
And fans are clearly keen, as the show has gone straight to the number one spot on the top 10 most watched list.
The show has always been a hit with fans, with user reviews on IMDB calling it "slick" and "superior".
Another draw for Line of Duty fans was the inclusion of actor Craig Parkinson as a main character, but he actually isn't actually in season five.
He announced just before the launch of season four that it would be his last, as he had "made the decision to hand in Norman Potting's detective badge".
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"It's been a wonderful experience taking this character from page to screen & updating him for a new audience," he said in an Instagram post.
"There was a huge sense of responsibility in portraying such a character from [series creator Peter James's] much-loved book series but with a few tweaks here and there from our excellent script team and the support from Peter, I'm really glad that he resonated with the audience."
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ITV announced today that ITVX has had a record-breaking first quarter of the year, with over one billion streams across January through March.
Drama ended up making up a huge part of that total, with the scheme of dropping a new drama boxset — including things like James Norton's Playing Nice and Siobhan Finneran's Protection — on the service every Sunday resulting in 300 million streams for that genre alone.
All five seasons of Grace are available to stream on ITVX now, while season 5 episodes are airing on ITV1 on Sunday nights.
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