Line of Duty star Vicky McClure to narrate new short film on child loss

Line of Duty star Vicky McClure has been announced as the narrator of a new film dealing with child loss and grief.

The short film, titled Good Grief, will see Bafta winner McClure narrate the story of four different women who lose a child, and follows them through the stages of their grief.

It will also visit them at different stages of their lives, following some after their loss, some sharing moments with their children, and some hearing the news they’ve always wanted.

Produced by Sirloin Films and Forever Stars, a Nottingham-based stillbirth and child bereavement charity, the film trailer was released in March.

Writer and director Rob Sharp went onto tag McClure in the trailer release, writing “cat’s out of the bag now.”

McClure herself described it as “a very important and beautiful short film by Rob the Plumber turned Film Maker” with “a fantastic cast of great local actors”.

Sharp explained that “there is a big chance you will know someone who has suffered such a loss, or unfortunately this may be something that has happened to you. It is far more common than any of us can imagine and yet it is a subject that we do not talk about."

38-year-old McClure has been one of the UK’s most in-demand actors since her star turn as DI Kate Fleming in police procedural drama Line of Duty, which had viewers glued to their television sets.

This week, rumours of a potential seventh season of the hit show surfaced after she uploaded a picture showing her posing with co-stars Adrian Dunbar and Martin Compson, as well as show creator Jed Mercurio.

In the caption, she wrote: “Gang back together for a very special charity @ardgowan_hospice. Thanks to everyone who came tonight!”

McClure finished her caption by writing: "Big thanks @gordonsmart for hosting the evening and trying your best to ask Jed about series 7…"

Though no date has yet been given for Good Grief’s release (or a potential series seven of Line of Duty), it will be shown online – and producers Sirloin Films have told audiences to “keep a look out for screening dates.”