Inside Red Eye star Richard Armitages private life after speaking out about sexuality [Video]

Richard Armitage has become one of the UK’s biggest acting talents and now he’s put them to work on the latest ITV drama Red Eye.

In the six-parter, Richard, 52, plays Doctor Matthew Nolan who is accused of murdering a woman in Beijing. He is told the claims after touching down in London and informed he is heading straight back to the destination he came from to address the allegations.

To ensure he makes it back to the Chinese city he is assigned an officer, Hana Li, played by Jing Lusi, who wants nothing to do with him due to the accused crime.

As the flight takes off it becomes clear that there is more going on than either of them initially realised, and they are forced to work together.

Teasing what to expect, Richard told Metro.co.uk: ‘When I read the script I was hoping it was going in a certain direction …