Jed Mercurio is praised by viewers for 'gripping' new crime thriller Payback as the first episode debuts with Morven Christie leading the cast
Daily MailViewers have heaped praise on Jed Mercurio's brand new thriller Payback as the first episode debuted on ITV on Wednesday night. The latest series from the mind of Line Of Duty creator Jed sees Morven Christie leading the cast as Lexie Noble, who is left in deep trouble by her late husband Jared. Gripping: Viewers have heaped praise on Jed Mercurio's brand new thriller Payback as the first episode debuted on ITV on Wednesday night Cal was trying to to direct dirty cash to the purchase of a fictional Scottish island Eris for £2.5million and fraud squad officers believe they can arrest him once he's tabled his offer at an online auction, but the money then goes astray and Jared is murdered. Tense: The drama sees Morven Christie leading the cast as Lexie Noble, who is left at the mercy of crime lord Cal Morris because of her late partner's actions Nail-biting: And viewers were left on the edges of their seats as they tried to piece together the action in the debut episode and took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their thoughts Dilemma: Lexie will find herself caught between Cal, who promises to find out who killed her husband if she can get his money, and the police, who want to bring the gangster to justice Ahead of the show's release, Debbie told the Daily Mail's Weekend Magazine: 'Jed wanted to make a drama about an everyman – or everywoman as it's turned out – who gets drawn into a world of organised crime, and the officers who investigate it.
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