TVTV NewsChannel 5A Channel 5 thriller with a well-known soap star in the lead will air all this week11:20, 06 Jul 2026Channel 5 has announced the return of a firm favourite among drama fans.‌The broadcaster has confirmed it will rerun all episodes from the 2021 mini-series Lie With Me this week. The Lie With Me repeats replace Riptide, a drama starring Jo Joyner from 2022, that also aired for the second time on Channel 5 last week.‌The thriller stars EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks in the lead role of Anna, a woman seeking a fresh start for her marriage in Australia with her husband and their two small children. The couple hire a young local nanny, but there's more to her than meets the eye.‌Charlie Brooks is best known for playing Janine Butcher in the BBC soap EastEnders, a role she played from 1999 to 2022. She is joined by Australian actor Brett Tucker, who stars as Anna’s husband, Jake Fallmont. He is best known for playing Daniel Fitzgerald in Neighbours from 1992 to 2010.Neighbours showrunner Jason Herbison created the show. He was behind other popular Channel 5 thrillers, including The Imposter and Riptide, which aired on C5 for the second time last week.‌Lie With Me first aired on Channel 5 in 2021, and later on Paramount+ as With Intent for US audiences. It has pretty solid reviews from those who watched it the first time around, many of whom praised it for its twists and turns and unexpected ending.One fane wrote on IMDb: "Gripping with a truly surprise ending. I loved this show from start to finish, it really hooks you in by making you think it's going to go one way but then it goes another."Charlie Brooks is excellent and two other actors play their parts well too, at times you feel like you are on all their sides. The ending is quite twisted and I didn't see it coming. Only criticism is it could've been longer."‌While a second wrote: "I loved it! Lots of twists and turns, which kept my attention throughout."They managed to show the story well in only 4 episodes without it feeling rushed. Thought all the cast were superb, so well done to them and to Channel 5."Article continues belowAnd a third commented: "I describe this a best kept secret as I'd never heard of it when it first came out apparently in 2021. It's a relationship drama about a woman who seems crazy and neurotic but then you realise she's actually being set up by the people closest to her."It keeps you hooked as it seems it will go in one direction but then it goes in another. Charlie Brooks is excellent, if you've ever seen her in EastEnders this will show a completely different side."Lie With Me returns to Channel 5 on Monday, July 6 at 9pm.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Channel 5Charlie Brooks