The Fortune Channel 5: Leeds actor Matthew Lewis and All Creatures Great and Small actor Callum Woodhouse to star in new series
A new Channel 5 series - The Fortune - will star Leeds actor Matthew Lewis and All Creatures Great and Small actor Callum Woodhouse.
In the first episode of Channel 5’s new series The Fortune, a successful businessman Martin Worrall (portrayed by Denis Lawson) who lives with his wife Fiona and son Anthony (portrayed by Rebecca Front and Callum Woodhouse respectively) in their grand country home.
One ordinary day, Martin heads off to a conference, though he seems to be in a strange mood and receives a threatening text in the car.
In his hotel room, he studies a photo, before aggressively tearing it up. He then gets in the bath, and behind the closed door he kills himself. Left open on his phone is a photo of a woman. This is Amanda Blakefield (portrayed by Eleanor Tomlinson).
Amanda works at her best friend Sandy’s (portrayed by Danielle Walters) restaurant along with her chef husband Jimmy (portrayed by Matthew Lewis).
Amanda and Jimmy have a happy life, with their young son Luke (portrayed by James Younger). One day at work, solicitor Laura (portrayed by Nina Wadia) approaches Amanda and tells her that she’s been left a significant inheritance, including a country home, in a man called Martin Worrall’s will. Amanda’s never heard of him and is adamant that this must be a mistake.
That night, Amanda answers the phone, but nobody speaks. She doesn’t tell Jimmy, and instead searches for information online, where she finds Martin’s substantial house in the country, Brackburn House.
At work, among dozens of photos of the waitresses with customers that are on the restaurant wall, Amanda is alarmed to spot a photo of her and Martin… now thinking that perhaps this isn’t a mistake after all, Amanda goes to speak to her mother Linda (portrayed by Paula Wilcox), who is in a care home with dementia.
Linda drifts in and out of lucidity and so doesn’t have any clear information for Amanda. Back at home, Amanda is forced to reveal the truth to Jimmy, who can’t understand why she’s not just accepting the will. Amanda goes to Brackburn to see what she can find out.
At the house, Amanda looks around in awe at the spectacular place with its sprawling grounds. It’s quiet but there’s a groundskeeper who shoots her an unfriendly glare. Amanda meets Fiona and Anthony who threaten her, saying that they don’t know how she manipulated Martin, but she needs to give up the claim to the inheritance, or they will take her to court.
At the house, Fiona and Anthony discuss their theories as to why Martin killed himself and why he didn’t leave a note. Meanwhile, Jimmy gets a mysterious phone call. And as Amanda leaves Brackburn, she’s put in a dangerous situation, discovering that these people really do mean business.
The Fortune’s first episode will air on Channel 5 at 9pm on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.