From Jack Thorne ('His Dark Materials'), the seven-part drama will dive into the exposure of Britain's most infamous press scandal, led by the bullish investigative journalist Nick Davies.

A first look at 'The Hack' comes just a week after Prince Harry's historic settlement with Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers.

EXCLUSIVE: The timing couldn’t be better. Just a week after Rupert Murdoch’s shock apology and settlement with Prince Harry, ITV has unveiled a phone hacking drama series from Jack Thorne starring David Tennant as investigative journalist Nick Davies.

Tennant takes on the role of real-life investigative journalist Nick Davies, who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World. The scandal led to the closure of the newspaper and the imprisonment of its ex-editor Andy Coulson.

ITV has shared a first-look at new phone-hacking drama The Hack, starring David Tennant. The seven-part series is set between 2002 and 2012, and deftly interweaves two real life stories. The first follows the work of investigative journalist Nick Davies (Tennant),

David Tennant roasted for looking like 'all three Top Gear hosts' in new ITV drama - The actor himself sued the News Of The World in 2017 over phone hacking

ITV has announced The Hack, a seven-part drama tackling one of the biggest media scandals of recent times.

ITV has unveiled a sneak peek at its upcoming phone-hacking drama, The Hack, featuring David Tennant in the lead role. The seven-part series, set between 2002 and 2012, skilfully intertwines two real-life narratives. One follows investigative journalist Nick Davies (played by Tennant), who exposed evidence of phone hacking at News of the World.

David Tennant is to take the lead in a new ITV drama from the team that created the award-winning Mr Bates vs. The Post Office. The former Doctor Who star is set to play investigative journalist Nick Davies in The Hack, a new seven-part series which will tell of the phone-hacking scandal.