Washington DC, Feb. 3 -- Fox has given a straight-to-series order for the drama series 'The Interrogator', with actor and writer Stephen Fry set to star in the lead role, according to Variety.

The American commercial broadcast television network has ordered 12 episodes of 'The Interrogator', a drama centred on Conrad Henry, a former MI6 agent played by Stephen Fry, and his elite interrogation team.

The logline for the show states it is "centred on Conrad Henry (Fry), former MI6 agent, and his elite team. When conventional methods have failed, Henry's quirky charm, superior intellect, and mind-bending behavioral maneuvers make him the only man able to lockpick the minds of the world's most dangerous criminals," as per Variety.

Fry wrote...