To the ranks of on screen private eyes, we can now add Riz Ahmed's Tommy Aktar, a man on a mission with a cynical eye but a well-calibrated moral compass. He's digging into a dangerous case in City Of Tiny Lights and you can watch the first trailer below.
The movie has been co-written by author Patrick Neate, adapting his eponymous novel set in the shadier streets of West London. Ahmed's Tommy is a cricket fan and the devoted son to his ailing father (Roshan Seth). His business isn't exactly healthy by any means, but then he's asked for help by prostitute Melody (Cush Jumbo), and launched into a case that could really do him and those he loves some damage. Particularly Shelley [{href='http://www.empireonline.com/people/billie-piper/' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'}) who comes back into his life...
Promising some gritty London noir, City Of Tiny Lights hails from Dredd director Pete Travis. The film will be out in the UK on 7 April.