Celebrity Traitors star Sharon Rooney leads TV thriller An Impossible Way To Die

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-05 · by Carla Feric

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Sharon Rooney, known for her role in "Celebrity Traitors," will star as Detective Sergeant Katie Salter in the upcoming TV drama "An Impossible Way To Die." The series features a murder investigation involving four deaths at what seems like a dinner party; the key clue is a scorpion found exiting one victim's mouth. Set to air on 5 in 2027, the show will consist of six hour-long episodes and also stars Ashley McGuire, Lois Chimimba, and Jonny Lavelle.
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Sharon Rooney, currently starring in Celebrity Traitors, leads the new six-episode thriller An Impossible Way To Die. In the series, Rooney plays detective sergeant Katie Salter who investigates mysterious deaths at a dinner party where scorpions emerge from victims' mouths. The show features co-star Eoin Scanlan as a dedicated but tense colleague and includes actors Ashley McGuire and Lois Chimimba in the cast. Secrets and conspiracies unfold as detectives race to solve the case before more lives are endangered.

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Rooney PERSON · 3× Ashley McGuire PERSON · 1× Clapperboard Studios ORG · 1× DS Salter PERSON · 1× Irish NORP · 1× Jonny Lavelle PERSON · 1× Katie Salter PERSON · 1× Lois Chimimba PERSON · 1× Scanlan PERSON · 1× Sharon Rooney PERSON · 1×

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Across six hour-long episodes, her character is dragged into an “impossible” case surrounding the mysterious deaths of four people at what appears to be a dinner party, with the only clue being a scorpion crawling out of a victim’s mouth.
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🔮 Sharon Rooney, who is currently appearing in the new series of Celebrity Traitors, will explore more murder mysteries as she leads new TV drama An Impossible Way To Die.
2026-10-05 · Evening Standard
Celebrity Traitors star Sharon Rooney leads TV thriller An Impossible Way To Die · assertive framing

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Sharon Rooney, who is currently appearing in the new series of Celebrity Traitors, will explore more murder mysteries as she leads new TV drama An Impossible Way To Die. asserted
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Rooney will also use her skills of deduction in the new thriller as she takes on the role of detective sergeant Katie Salter, whose quiet local policing life is upended when she is thrust into a high-pressure murder investigation. asserted
she → use → investigation
Across six hour-long episodes, her character is dragged into an “impossible” case surrounding the mysterious deaths of four people at what appears to be a dinner party, with the only clue being a scorpion crawling out of a victim’s mouth. asserted
clue → drag → mouth
Secrets are unearthed, conspiracies emerge and lives are put at risk as the detectives face increasing pressure to “unmask a killer before it’s too late”. asserted
it → unearth → killer
Irish actor Scanlan, whose character has an all-consuming dedication to his work, is seen looking tense in interactions with Rooney’s DS Salter in a first look at the show. asserted
character → have → show
Rooney, who found fame starring in My Mad Fat Diary, will be joined by cast members including This Country star Ashley McGuire and Coldwater actress Lois Chimimba. asserted
who → find → McGuire
Jonny Lavelle, known for appearing in TV dramas such as Down Cemetery Road and Black Mirror, also appears in the upcoming series – which has been produced by Clapperboard Studios for 5 and directed by Adam Wimpenny. asserted
which → know → Wimpenny
An Impossible Way To Die is expected to air on 5 in 2027. asserted
Way → die → 2027
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