Poldark and Harry Potter favourites' new drama The Fortune finally confirms air date
We now have a premiere date for The Fortune.
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- Morgan Cormack
Published: Wednesday, 20 May 2026 at 5:00 pm
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We finally know when 5's newest psychological thriller, The Fortune, is making its way onto our screens – and it's very soon.
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It's now been confirmed that The Fortune will premiere on 5 on Tuesday 2 June at 9pm, followed by the second episode the following Wednesday evening at the same time.
The four-part series is set to be 5's latest drama offering that continues its usual vein of pairing familiar faces from the world of TV with some twist-y plots.
Led by Poldark actor Eleanor Tomlinson, we follow her character Amanda as she goes from her regular life of working in a café and being a happily married mother to then finding out she's set to inherit a substantial estate.
Eleanor Tomlinson as Amanda Blakefield and Matthew Lewis as Jimmy Brent in The Fortune. 5
Not only is it a life-changing sum of money, but Amanda is left even more confused when she realises that she doesn't know who the successful businessman actually was. With his own family incensed to find out his estate is going to a supposed stranger, battle lines are soon drawn and threats soon start to fly.
More recently, we've had a trailer for the series, which boasts plenty of tension and looks set to be the kind of series that keeps us all hooked.
As well as Tomlinson leading the cast, The Fortune also boasts the likes of Harry Potter star Matthew Lewis, All Creatures Great and Small favourite Callum Woodhouse and former EastEnders star Nina Wadia.
The rest of the cast also includes Rebecca Front (The Thick of It), Stephen Tompkinson (DCI Banks), Paula Wilcox (Trying), Danielle Walters (Chewing Gum) and Denis Lawson (Bleak House).
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The synopsis for The Fortune reads: "Amanda Blakefield’s life is a happy one, with her husband Jimmy and their son Luke. But when Amanda is left an enormous inheritance by a man she has neither met nor heard of before, her life starts to fall apart.
"Amanda becomes embroiled in the world of the Worralls, where Martin Worrall is head of a family bound in past secrets. As Amanda is drawn further and further into past events and relationships, all of their lives are turned upside down."
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The Fortune premieres on 5 on Tuesday 2 June at 9pm.
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Morgan CormackDrama Writer
Morgan Cormack is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering everything drama-related on TV and streaming. She previously worked at Stylist as an Entertainment Writer. Alongside her past work in content marketing and as a freelancer, she possesses a BA in English Literature.
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