Frauds release date, cast and how to watch as series lands on ITV

ITV's new heist drama, Frauds, is set to premiere this weekend. The upcoming series stars Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker as two con woman called Bert and Sam, whose toxic but darkly funny friendship is rekindled in order to pull off the heist of the century.

"Bert and Sam embark on the most audacious of art thefts, gathering a talented team of outcasts to help them plan this audacious crime," the synopsis continues.

"Whilst the team must overcome numerous challenges before they can pull off the heist, it's the power struggle between Bert and Sam that threatens to derail their plans and destroy them both."

The logline concludes: "Set against the epic rolling hills of southern Spain and the dark criminal underbelly that casts a shadow over the glistening coast, Frauds is a complex and addictive story of friendship, deception and survival."

Here's everything you need to know about the ITV drama, including its release date, cast and episode details, reports the Liverpool Echo.

When will Frauds be released?

Frauds is set to premiere tonight (Sunday, October 5) at 9pm on ITV1. The second episode will air tomorrow evening (Monday, October 6) at the same time.

The rest of the series will be broadcast on Sunday and Monday nights for three weeks, with episodes also available to stream on ITVX. This means that the thrilling finale will air on Monday, October 20.

Who is in the cast of Frauds?

Alongside Suranne and Jodie, the main cast also features Talisa Garcia as Bert's former boss Miss Take, Elizabeth Berrington as magician's assistant Jackie Diamond and Karan Gill as the world's greatest art forger Bilal Anwar.

The line-up is rounded out by Thais Martin as Caitlin, Javier Taboada as Blas, Christian Cooke as Deegs, Lee Boardman as Craig, Kate Fleetwood as Celine, Nansi Nsue as Amaya and Abdul Salis as Mateo.

Reflecting on the unique casting process, lead director Giulia Gandini explained at a press event: "[It was] very interesting, just the mixture of UK casting and Spanish casting that we had to do because obviously a lot of the characters that come in more in the forefront later on in the show, they're Spanish, they're Spain-based."

She added: "It was great. It was great energy from the people that we worked with in the UK and the people that we found in Spain. It was brilliant."

How many episodes are in Frauds?

Frauds consists of six episodes, which each last one hour with adverts.

On what she'd like viewers to take from each episode, Suranne Jones said: "I think on a basic level, if you have fun watching it, that's great.

"It's made on a double level as in it's a fun show and it shouldn't be taken too seriously because the characters don't take themselves too seriously. On a level of me and Anne-Marie [O'Connor, co-creator] being creatives and wanting to tell female stories, telling the story of toxic female friendship in all its complexities was really important to us.

"We knew that not everyone would take away from that so we had to make it fun and big as well and have those elements, but actually the main thing is we hope people will understand why we felt it was important to tell that story and show that relationship."

Frauds premieres Sunday 5th October at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX