When it came to Turner, Lamb had been impressed by his previous standout roles as a vampire in the supernatural series Being Human and a clinical psychologist in police procedural The Suspect.

Aidan Turner is perhaps best known for his career-making titular role in BBC's Poldark, as well as his stints in The Hobbit ...

Anderson said that legal precedent is being applied in Turner's case since the suspect was previously convicted in a pursuit-related case, which also led to a crash involving law enforcement.