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.

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.

ITV has officially announced its drama about the U.K.’s phone-hacking scandal and investigation, a seven-part series now entitled “The Hack” and written by multi award-winner Jack Thorne. The unveiling of the first look from “The Hack” — which shot last year — comes just a week after the hacking controversy concerning Rupert Murdoch’s U.

First look images have been unveiled for a new ITV limited drama series, The Hack starring David Tennant as investigative journalist, Nick Davies.

A new drama exploring Britain's tabloid phone hacking scandal has been commissioned by ITV starring David Tennant and Toby Jones.The Hack, a 7-part drama, comes on the back of the success of Mr Bates vs The Post Office and is written and produced by some of the same team behind the Bafta Award-winning show.