Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh has said that he wrote a transgender character into Season 2 of Crime to show how people are struggling with their identity in the modern world.
The Dougray Scott drama will stream in the UK on ITVX next month and follows detective Ray Lennox as he returns to crime fighting in Edinburgh following a breakdown.
Lennox quickly becomes embroiled in a case about vengeance, identity, and social justice after one of his former colleagues is attacked.
Produced by Buccaneer Media, Crime Season 2 has cast Boy Meets Girl star Rebecca Root as a transgender character who is navigating a world that has not fully accepted her identity.