Former Hollyoaks actress Rachel, who's best known for playing Helen in All Creatures, will be the leading character, young mum Joanna, in the Channel 5 thriller The Rumour, which is based on the Sunday Times bestselling book by Lesley Kara. Joanna is at the heart of the story that examines how small town gossip can get out of control.

Channel 5 has announced a brand new psychological thriller called The Rumour, which will star Rachel Shenton, Joanne Whalley, Emily Atack and Samuel Anderson

Leading the cast is Rachel Shenton, known for her work in All Creatures Great and Small and For Her Sins. She plays Joanna, a young mother looking for a fresh start in the quiet town of Flinstead. Joining her are Joanne Whalley, Emily Atack, Samuel Anderson, Ellie Haddington, Lucy Speed, Liza Sadovy, and Carryl Thomas.

All Creatures Great and Small's Helen Herriot star is taking on a new role in a five-part series for Channel 5.

Rachel Shenton will take on the lead role in a brand-new drama for Channel 5 titled The Rumour, which will see the actress play a young mother desperately in need of a fresh start

RIVALS star Emily Atack joins a star glittered cast with actors from Doctor Who and All Creatures Great and Small in an exciting new thriller. The upcoming psychological drama from Channel 5 is

Channel 5 has commissioned a new five-part thriller, based on Lesley Kara's bestselling novel The Rumour - and Emily Atack is among the all-star cast

Rachel Shenton, Emily Atack and Joanne Whalley have been cast as the leads in upcoming U.K. psychological drama "The Rumour," which depicts how small-town gossip can spiral out of control. Based on Lesley Kara's novel,

Rachel Shenton, who played Helen Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small, will be leading the cast in a new Channel 5 psychological drama series titled The Rumour