Scripted series · Netflix
Criminal: UK
Every suspect has their story.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Mark Stanley
Hugo Duffy
4 eps
Lee Ingleby
Tony Myerscough
7 eps
Katherine Kelly
Natalie Hobbs
7 eps
Nicholas Pinnock
Paul Ottager
3 eps
Rochenda Sandall
Vanessa Warren
7 eps
Shubham Saraf
Kyle Petit
7 eps
David Tennant
Dr. Edgar Fallon
1 eps
Hayley Atwell
Stacey Doyle
1 eps
Youssef Kerkour
Jay Muthassim
1 eps
Lolita Chakrabarti
Anita Baines
1 eps
Mark Quartley
Jeremy Nicholson
1 eps
Kevin Eldon
Michael Walker
1 eps
Isabella Laughland
McRae
1 eps
Clare-Hope Ashitey
Adele Addo
1 eps
Kunal Nayyar
Sandeep Singh
1 eps
Sophie Okonedo
Julia Bryce
1 eps
Tiago Martins
Max
1 eps
Stephen Samson
Janitor
1 eps
Rakhee Thakrar
Nasreen Shah
1 eps
Hiten Patel
PC Singh
1 eps
Kit Harington
Alex
1 eps
Amanda Drew
Alex's Solicitor
1 eps
Sharon Horgan
Danielle Dunne
1 eps
Jyuddah Jaymes
Henry Regis
1 eps
Joakim Skarli
Casper Lindstrom
1 eps
Aymen Hamdouchi
Jamie Reiss
2 eps
Annette Badland
Donna Swift
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Criminal: UK actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Criminal: UK reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
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
Within the walls of an interrogation room, London investigators question suspects accused of grievous crimes until the truth comes to light.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 7 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20193 episodes
7.7IMDbWithin the walls of an interrogation room and with time running out, London investigators go after three suspects, each accused of a grievous crime.
Best episode · S01E01 Edgar
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20204 episodes
8.2IMDbBest episode · S02E04 Sandeep
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E04
Sandeep
Confronted with a shrewd convicted killer wanting to cut a deal, the investigators gamble on calling in a disgraced former colleague to help.
- Directed by Jim Field Smith
- Written by George Kay
S02E02
Alex
With scarce evidence to guide them, the investigators question an arrogant businessman accused of rape by a woman who works for him.
- Directed by Jim Field Smith
- Written by George Kay
S01E01
Edgar
As time runs out, interrogators turn up the heat on a stone-faced doctor suspected of sexually assaulting and slaying his teenage stepdaughter.
- Directed by Jim Field Smith
- Written by George Kay
S02E03
Danielle
Asking increasingly pointed questions, the team tries to crack a zealous defense put forth by the head of an online group that unmasks sexual predators.
- Directed by Jim Field Smith
- Written by George Kay
S02E01
Julia
Called in one by one on a Sunday, the team risks a legal entanglement when a routine interview with a convicted killer's wife takes a provocative turn.
- Directed by Jim Field Smith
- Written by George Kay
S01E03
Jay
The team badgers a reticent truck driver to locate an abandoned trailer full of immigrants, but a new interrogator's poor decision jeopardizes it all.
- Directed by Jim Field Smith
- Written by George Kay
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
- Georgie FallonProducer
Writing
- George KayWriter
Direction
- Jim Field SmithDirector
Cinematography
- Jamie CairneyDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
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