马克·坎巴斯

　　A classic whodunit mystery, as the characters go about their lives in 1920s Italy, when Benito Mussolini's brand of fascism was on the rise.　　Set in the 1920s on the Italian Riviera, the series stars Natascha McElhone (Ronin, Californication, Halo) as Bella Ainsworth, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist who moves to Italy to set up a quintessentially British hotel in the breathtakingly beautiful town of Portofino. Mark Umbers (Home Fires, Mistresses, Collateral) plays Bella’s charming but dangerous aristocratic husband, Cecil, and Anna Chancellor (Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Hour, Mapp & Lucia) costars as Lady Latchmere, the hotel’s most influential and hard-to-please guest.

Aclassicwhodunitmystery,asthecharactersgoabouttheirlivesin1920sItaly,whenBenitoMussolini’sbrandoffascismwasontherise.Setinthe1920sontheItalianRiviera,theseriesstarsNataschaMcElhone(Ronin,Californication,Halo)asBellaAinsworth,thedaughterofawealthyindustrialistwhomovestoItalytosetupaquintessentiallyBritishhotelinthebreathtakinglybeautifultownofPortofino.MarkUmbers(HomeFires,Mistresses,Collateral)playsBella’scharmingbutdangerousaristocratichusband,Cecil,andAnnaChancellor(FourWeddingsandaFuneral,TheHour,Mapp&Lucia)costarsasLadyLatchmere,thehotel’smostinfluentialandhard-to-pleaseguest.

伊恩（伊万·迈克格雷格 Ewan McGregor 饰）与特里（柯林·法莱尔 Colin Farrell 饰）兄弟俩被开餐馆的父亲养大，他们被母亲教育要向会做生意的有钱叔叔霍华德学习。特里和女友嗜好赌博，经常借钱去赌场。一场赛狗比赛让特里赢了些钱，兄弟俩一起买了艘小游艇，取名为“卡珊德拉之梦”，然而他们却并未察觉这个名字所蕴含的不吉祥。 　　伊恩爱上了野心勃勃、想成为模特或演员的女孩安吉拉。为了完成她的梦想，伊恩四处寻找挣钱之道；特里也因为赌博欠下巨额债务。兄弟俩都陷入绝境。霍华德叔叔出现在他们面前，想要给他们帮助，条件是他们必须杀死对自己不利的商业伙伴。为了摆平各自的困境，两人将目标对象杀死。一切看似顺利，但是一场噩梦却悄然降临。杀了人的特里一直内心自责，不敢面对自己杀人的现实，犹豫着要向警察自首。伊恩得知消息，害怕特里自首会连累自己，于是找到叔叔霍华...

故事中一位快餐配送员的死亡，引发一连串失控的蝴蝶效应，穆里根饰演调查案件的侦探，西姆与派佩饰演一对离婚夫妻，沃克饰演案件唯一目击者的情妇。《抵押》将于本周起在伦敦开始拍摄。