The series was commissioned by
Acorn TV and
Channel 5 in November 2024. The series is produced by The Lighthouse, with Nick Hicks-Beach adapting the 2022 book of the same name by
Richard Coles, and David Moore as director. Coles is an executive producer alongside Radford Neville, Catherine Mackin, Don Klees, and Paul Testar. The cast is led by
Matthew Lewis as Canon Daniel Clement, and also includes
Amanda Redman,
Amit Shah,
Adam James,
Marion Bailey,
Tamzin Outhwaite,
Francis Magee and
Nina Toussaint-White. Both Redman and Outhwaite had previously appeared in the BBC crime drama
New Tricks, portraying Detective Superintendent (Det Supt) Sandra Pullman and Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Sasha Miller respectively. Filming began in February 2025 in the
West Midlands, England and was scheduled for 13 weeks. Filming locations included
Mary Stevens Park in Stourbridge;
Chillington Hall in South Staffordshire;
Dudmaston Hall, in Bridgnorth, Shropshire; the former
Express and Star newspaper offices in Wolverhampton,
Claverley and
Welford-on-Avon. ==Broadcast==