‘i don’t want every character to be defined by their deafness’

Starring in her first lead role in the ITV thriller Code of Silence, the actor, presenter and writer is breaking new barriers – again. After a packed six months, she talks to Rhiannon Evans about the reality of always being a trailblazer

Rose Ayling-Ellis has shone in everything from EastEnders to Strictly . Now she takes centre stage in a police drama with lip-reading and BSL as her co-stars

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ROSE AYLING-ELLIS and CHARLOTTE RITCHIE introduce their high-stakes thriller

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Watch out – it’s women on the case in the cool new crop of TV detective dramas