Dame Julie Walters shoots shocking assisted death scene for new Channel 4 drama Truelove

this touching moment Julie Walters helps an on-screen acquaintance end her life in a poignant scene for a new drama.

Exclusive footage obtained by the Daily Mail shows the 72-year-old actress filming with 74-year-old Karl Johnson and 70-year-old Clarke Peters on a boat off Marine Lake in Clevedon, North Somerset.

While photographed, Dame Julie kisses Johnson’s character as retired police chief Phil, before Peters’ Ken, who plays his better half, puts a bag over his head.

Truelove tells the story of a group of friends gathered at a funeral who agree that if one of them falls ill, they will contemplate their own death.

Photographs show Dame Julie as retired police chief Phil kissing Johnson’s character before putting a sack over the head of Peters’ Ken, who plays his beloved teenager.

He holds her while Ken chokes her. Scenes from Channel 4’s six-part series look likely to reignite the debate over assisted suicide, which is illegal in the UK and carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years in England and Wales.

Truelove tells the story of a group of friends gathered at a funeral who agree that if one of them falls ill, they will contemplate their own death. Assisted suicide is illegal in the UK and is punishable by up to 14 years in prison in England and Wales.

Truelove is Dame Julie’s first major television project in six years and since revealing her battle with colon cancer in 2018.

“I actually retired from acting… but then I read Truelove,” she said.

“I was struck by the writing: the dark humor, the love story, and the suspense against what happens to all of us as we approach our final years.”