Trauma: the new revenge thriller from the writer of Doctor Foster

Trauma, a new three-part thriller coming to ITV this month, tells the powerful story of a father who loses his son, and the surgeon who tried to save him.

Starring Adrian Lester (recently seen playing Robert Carver in Sky Atlantic’s divisive Riviera) and Life on Mars’ John Simm, Trauma is set to be a psychologically gripping drama.

Lester plays Jon Allerton, a well-educated family man and a highly respected trauma surgeon, while Simm is Dan Bowker, a struggling factory manager.

The pair’s lives collide in a shocking way when Dan’s 15 year-old son is stabbed, dying in the trauma department where Jon works.

Dan – pushed the edge after all he’s been through – begins to believe that Jon is responsible for his son’s death.

With Dan’s mental state gradually spiralling out of control, he embarks on a hunt for justice, unpicking Jon’s life in terrifying detail.