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		</div><p>U.S. TV star Dennis Haysbert has joined the cast of the BBC’s new legal drama Undercover.</p>
<p>The political thriller, penned by award-winning screenwriter Peter Moffat, stars Sophie Okonedo as a high-flying lawyer and Adrian Lester as her husband, an undercover police officer.</p>
<p>American actor David – known for playing president David Palmer in hit action series 24 – will play Rudy Jones, a man who has been on Death Row for 20 years, falsely imprisoned for murder.</p>
<p>The six-part series – which is filming in Louisiana and the UK – is already being hailed for having three black actors in lead roles.</p>
<figure id="attachment_79397" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-79397" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image78.jpg"><img src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/image78.jpg" alt="Sophie Okonedo" width="600" height="337" class="size-full wp-image-79397" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-79397" class="wp-caption-text">Sophie Okonedo</figcaption></figure>
<p>Sophie stars as barrister Maya, who is about to become the first black director of public prosecutions, the highest-ranking prosecuting role in England. But as her life comes under intense public scrutiny, she discovers her husband Nick (Adrian) has been lying to her for years.</p>
<p>As an undercover police officer Nick created a fake identity for himself to infiltrate organisations considered a danger to society because of their political beliefs. Now, 20 years on, his secret past may jeopardise his wife’s career.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, her friend Rudy is urging her to fight to save him from the death penalty.</p>
<p>Sophie said Peter – creator of hit legal dramas Criminal Justice and Silk – had written an “extraordinary story that is relevant and at the same time utterly compelling”.</p>
<p>“He asks hard questions of us all. The part I play is a Titan of women called Maya who is not afraid to say the unsayable. She is a truth seeker and is prepared to shine light into the darkest corners, come what may.”</p>
<p>Undercover – which is being co-produced by BBC Worldwide and AMC Networks – is due to premiere on BBC One and BBC America next year.</p>
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