Warren Clarke, Anthony Head, Dean Lennox Kelly and Jenny Agutter star in The Invisibles a new comedy drama series by William Ivory (A Thing Called Love, The Sins) from Company Pictures for BBC One.

Maurice Riley (Anthony Head) and Syd Woolsey (Warren Clarke) are old friends who return from the good life on the Costa del Crime, where they have spent their ill-gotten gains, to a quiet Devon fishing village, where they plan to eke out their retirement fishing and availing themselves of the NHS.

However, the quiet life is not for them and, with money running short, they quickly find themselves drawn back into a life of crime, only to find that crime has moved on and they have got new things to learn.

“We are thrilled to have a new series from William Ivory on BBC One, which is both smart and very funny, and which has brought together a wonderful cast – Warren Clarke, Anthony Head and Dean Lennox Kelly will be terrific as The Invisibles,” says Polly Hill, Commissioning Editor, BBC.

Cast list includes: Warren Clarke (Dalziel And Pascoe) as Syd. With four wives and three divorces under his belt, single life is hard for Syd.

Maurice (Anthony Head, Little Britain, Buffy) is his rock and that creates its own stresses for Maurice. But in his defence, Syd also knows he’d lay down his life for his friend.

Dean Lennox Kelly (Shameless) plays Hedley, the 30-something-year-old son of the late Vernon Huthwaite, Syd and Maurice’s former partner in crime. When Hedley hears Syd and Maurice are planning to put down roots locally, he wants in on the action.

Jenny Agutter (Spooks, The Alan Clark Diaries) plays Barbara, married to Maurice, Barbara is aware of her husband’s penchant for cracking open the odd safe or two.

Maurice and Barbara’s daughter is Grace (Emily Head). Grace thinks her dad can do no wrong, and that’s because she has no idea how he’s made his money.

The Invisibles starts Thursday 1 May at 9.00pm