Scripted series · ITV1
Betrayal
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Betrayal actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Betrayal reads strongest on Tension, Bingeability and Cliffhanger Intensity.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
John Hughes joined MI5 during the war on terror and was at the forefront of averting the biggest terrorist plots on UK soil. Now in his mid 40s and married with two children he’s struggling to adapt to the new MI5, where threats to national security have changed and he’s forced to adapt to the values of a progressive work environment.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Huw Kennair-JonesExecutive Producer
- Damien TimmerExecutive Producer
- Rebecca KeaneProducer
- Polly HillExecutive Producer
- Tom LeggettExecutive Producer
Where to watch
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