Overview
- Smith, best known for playing Gray Atkins on EastEnders, appears as Sydney in A Murder Between Friends alongside Dame Joan Collins, who plays Francesca Carlyle and is credited as a co-producer.
- The film, which has a London premiere on June 2, will be released on digital platforms on June 15.
- Press interviews published May 31 emphasise Collins' on-set professionalism and the mentorship she offered, with Smith praising her discipline and saying he learned to 'be on time, know your lines.'
- A Murder Between Friends is billed as a six-person whodunnit set at a celebrity true-crime host's country estate and features an international supporting cast including Nadia Bjorlin, Jacob Young and Simon Cotton.
- Tabloid reports that Gray Atkins could return to EastEnders are circulating but remain unconfirmed by the BBC and should be treated as developing rather than established news.