Uncanny resemblance
New pictures have emerged of Stephen Merchant’s transformation into Grindr serial killer Stephen Port for an upcoming BBC drama., who used dating app Grindr to kill four men between 2014 and 2015.
In the new pictures from the set, Merchant is seen waiting outside a shopping centre in Manchester as Port, equipped with a toy tractor.Speaking about the series, Merchant said: ‘This is a story that can’t be ignored – how four young lives were lost and their families’ brave attempt to uncover what happened.
‘This factual drama will shed light on their story, so it’s a privilege to be a part of telling it with the brilliant combination of Jeff Pope, Neil McKay and the BBC.’Merchant stars alongside Jaime Winstone, Rufus Jones, and Sheridan Smith, who plays the mother of Port’s first victim Anthony Walgate.The three-part series is created by Jeff Pope and Neil McKay, who previously helmed dramas The Moorside and Appropriate Adult.
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