Scripted series · Apple TV
Criminal Record
You can't hide from yourself.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Peter Capaldi
DCI Daniel Hegarty
16 eps
Cush Jumbo
DS June Lenker
16 eps
Shaun Dooley
DS Kim Cardwell
16 eps
Zoë Wanamaker
Maureen
8 eps
Charlie Creed-Miles
DS Tony Gilfoyle
10 eps
Cathy Tyson
Doris Mathis
8 eps
Stephen Campbell Moore
Leo Hanratty
16 eps
Sia Alipour
Hasad
8 eps
Luther Ford
Billy Fielding
8 eps
Dustin Demri-Burns
Cosmo Thompson
8 eps
Luke Pasqualino
JP Brownlee
8 eps
Lizzy Connolly
Kelly
1 eps
Dean Lennox Kelly
Jimmy Leach
1 eps
Joana Borja
Carla
2 eps
Dionne Brown
DC Chloe Summers
2 eps
Ian Bonar
DCI Roy Chambers
2 eps
Chizzy Akudolu
Jasmine Peters
2 eps
Tom Moutchi
Errol Mathis
1 eps
Kaylen Luke
Patrick Burrowes (age 6)
1 eps
Jordan A. Nash
Jacob
6 eps
Carolina Main
DI Diane Markham
2 eps
Aysha Kala
Sonya Singh
2 eps
Dylan Francis
Patrick Burrowes (age 12)
1 eps
Peter Bramhill
Mick Hargreaves
1 eps
Rasaq Kukoyi
Patrick Burrowes
1 eps
George Ritchie
Marco
1 eps
Andrew Brooke
Clive Silcox
1 eps
Martha Cope
Becca
1 eps
Anna Francolini
DI Viv Gearing
1 eps
Morayo Adeagbo
Bride
1 eps
Janet Kumah
Latisha
1 eps
Scarlett Brookes
Dawn Taylor
1 eps
Maisie Ayres
Lisa Hegerty
5 eps
Evie Templeton
Lisa Hegarty (Age 10)
1 eps
Katie Matsell
Florence
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Criminal Record actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Criminal Record reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Tension.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
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
In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old miscarriage of justice.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 16 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20248 episodes
4.3IMDbBest episode · S01E01 Emergency Caller
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20268 episodes
2.8IMDbIn season two, when a young man is stabbed to death at a political rally, rival police officers June Lenker and Daniel Hegarty are forced into an uneasy alliance. But what starts as a hunt for a murderer escalates into an undercover operation to foil a far-right bomb plot in the heart of London.
Best episode · S02E01 Is It Him?
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Emergency Caller
An anonymous call puts Detective Sergeant June Lenker in the path of the formidable Daniel Hegarty.
- Directed by Jim Loach
- Written by Paul Rutman
S01E02
Two Calls
Convinced there's a link between the emergency calls, June sets out to prove a theory—but Hegarty stays one step ahead.
- Directed by Jim Loach
- Written by Paul Rutman
S01E03
Kid in the Park
A horrific incident lands June on Hegarty's team, giving her a way to win his trust while secretly digging into the Errol Mathis case.
- Directed by Jim Loach
- Written by Paul Rutman
S01E08
Carla
A wave of public outrage pushes Hegarty and June to work together before it's too late.
- Directed by Shaun James Grant
- Written by Paul Rutman
S01E04
Protected
Pressure mounts on June from all sides as she makes a breakthrough in Errol's case.
- Directed by Jim Loach
- Written by Ameir Brown
S01E07
The Sixty-Twos
The events leading up to Errol's 2011 arrest reveal a hidden history.
- Directed by Shaun James Grant
- Written by Paul Rutman
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E07
Going Down
- Directed by Joelle Mae David
- Written by Thomas Eccleshare
S02E06
When the Music Stops
- Directed by Joelle Mae David
- Written by Paul Rutman
S02E05
Duty of Care
- Directed by Joelle Mae David
- Written by Paul Rutman
S02E03
Snakes and Ladders
- Directed by Ben A. Williams
- Written by Thomas Eccleshare
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
- Elaine CollinsExecutive Producer
- Peter CapaldiExecutive Producer
- Sue de BeauvoirProducer
- Cush JumboExecutive Producer
- Paul RutmanExecutive Producer
- Chris SussmanExecutive Producer
Writing
- Thomas EccleshareWriter
- Ameir BrownWriter
- Natasha NarayanWriter
- Paul RutmanWriter
Direction
- Ben A. WilliamsDirector
- Shaun James GrantDirector
- Jim LoachDirector
- Joelle Mae DavidDirector
Cinematography
- Laurent BarèsDirector of Photography
- Jan JonaeusDirector of Photography
- Ben WheelerDirector of Photography
Music
- Neil DavidgeOriginal Music Composer
- Michael AsanteOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Apple TVStreaming
- Apple TV Amazon ChannelStreaming
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