BEVERLY HILLS — Joanne Froggatt is trading Mr. Bates for a Liar.
After her long run as Mr. Bates’ love and spouse Anna on Downton Abbey, Froggatt will be seen in SundanceTV’s contemporary thriller Liar. Co-starring Ioan Gruffudd, the six-part series will debut September 27.
Froggatt stars as Laura Nielson, a school teacher who goes out on a seemingly innocent date with Andrew Earlham, a surgeon played by Gruffudd. When something goes wrong, the two of them get caught in a mix of accusations, lies, secrets and possible crimes.
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Laura is someone who makes what can only be called some very bad decisions, Froggatt told the Television Critics Association Saturday. She’s flawed and possibly evil in ways that are…
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