Miniseries · BBC One
Inside Man
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
David Tennant
Harry Watling
4 eps
Stanley Tucci
Jefferson Grieff
4 eps
Dolly Wells
Janice Fife
4 eps
Lydia West
Beth Davenport
4 eps
Lyndsey Marshal
Mary Watling
4 eps
Louis Oliver
Ben Watling
4 eps
Atkins Estimond
Dillon Kempton
4 eps
Dylan Baker
Warden Casey
4 eps
Eke Chukwu
Keith
3 eps
Kate Dickie
Morag
2 eps
Mark Quartley
Edgar
2 eps
Tilly Vosburgh
Hilda
2 eps
Simon Delaney
Claude Kreiner
1 eps
Harry Cadby
Ricky
1 eps
July Namir
Nazreen
1 eps
Victoria Willing
Alice
1 eps
Tim Berrington
William
1 eps
Malek Alkoni
Faisel
1 eps
Sharon Sze
Train Passenger
1 eps
Amie Buhari
Train Passenger
1 eps
Reynah Rita Oppal
Train Passenger
1 eps
Suzanne Ahmet
Train Passenger
1 eps
Aaliya James
Train Passenger
1 eps
Malcolm James
Train Passenger
1 eps
Patrick Toomey
Connor Doyle
1 eps
Nancy Crane
Hannah
1 eps
Kate Handford
Frannie
1 eps
Daniel Kendrick
Victor
1 eps
Cokey Falkow
Barney
1 eps
Franc Ashman
DI Grover
1 eps
Boo Golding
Sergeant Clyde
2 eps
Sasha Desouza-Willock
Lucy
1 eps
Alan Williams
Gordon
1 eps
Samuel Creasey
Leonard
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Inside Man actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Inside Man reads strongest on Serialized, Tension and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
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
A prisoner on death row in the US, a vicar in a quiet English town, and a maths teacher trapped in a cellar cross paths in the most unexpected way.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode 1
The lives of a prisoner on death row, a journalist looking for a story, a vicar in a sleepy English town and a maths tutor trapped in a cellar intertwine in a deadly way.
- Directed by Paul McGuigan
- Written by Steven Moffat
S01E02
Episode 2
Condemned prisoner Jefferson Grieff has a mission for journalist Beth Davenport, and vicar Harry Watling faces an impossible choice.
- Directed by Paul McGuigan
- Written by Steven Moffat
S01E03
Episode 3
As Harry’s dilemma worsens, the fate of his family hangs in the balance - but he’s determined to do the right thing. Meanwhile, Beth Davenport meets one of Jefferson Grieff’s helpers in the outside world, who delivers a chilling warning. In the cellar, Janice’s desperation grows.
- Directed by Paul McGuigan
- Written by Steven Moffat
S01E04
Episode 4
As events spiral out of control, Jefferson Grieff prepares to face execution - and time is also running out for Janice Fife in the cellar. An increasingly desperate Harry Watling struggles to do the right thing - but can he stay on the side of the angels and still keep his wife and son safe?
- Directed by Paul McGuigan
- Written by Steven Moffat
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.
Created by
- Steven MoffatCreator
Executive production
- Ben IrvingExecutive Producer
- Steven MoffatExecutive Producer
- Alex MercerProducer
- Sue VertueExecutive Producer
- Chris SussmanExecutive Producer
Writing
- Steven MoffatWriter
Direction
- Paul McGuiganDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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