The brand new ITV drama Our House kicked off tonight with Fiona Lawson, played by Tuppence Middleton, arrives home one day to find strangers moving into her house.

With events spiralling beyond her control, panic rises as she can’t reach her estranged husband, Bram, played by Martin Compston, or her two missing children.

Set against this taut present-day mystery, the program plays out through a series of flashbacks showing how Fi and Bram’s relationship began to disintegrate, and the lies Bram told in an attempt to keep it together.

Based on the best-selling novel by Louise Candlish, Our House is a tense, compelling thriller about the disintegration of a modern marriage and a property obsessed society gone awry.

About Martin Compston

The Argus: Martin Compston is possibly best known for playing Detective Inspector Steve Arnott in the BBC's Line of Duty. Picture: ITVMartin Compston is possibly best known for playing Detective Inspector Steve Arnott in the BBC's Line of Duty. Picture: ITV

Scottish actor Martin Compston was once a professional footballer.

Possibly best known for playing anti-corruption unit Detective Inspector Steve Arnott in the BBC drama Line of Duty, but will also be familiar for parts in Monarch of the Glen, The Nest, and In Plain Sight.

About Tuppence Middleton

The Argus: You might recognise Tuppence Middleton from this year’s Downton Abbey film. Picture: ITVYou might recognise Tuppence Middleton from this year’s Downton Abbey film. Picture: ITV

Bristol-born Tuppence Middleton is known for her performances in film, television and theatre.

Her most recognisable roles are perhaps in this year’s Downton Abbey film and the 2016 television adaptation of War and Peace.