Limited series · BBC One
McMafia
Welcome to the family business.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
James Norton
Alex Godman
8 eps
Merab Ninidze
Vadim Kalyagin
8 eps
Juliet Rylance
Rebecca Harper
8 eps
Faye Marsay
Katya Godman
8 eps
Kirill Pirogov
Ilya Fedorov
8 eps
Andrei Nova
Moscow FSB Tech
1 eps
Ellie Piercy
Sandrine
4 eps
Eve Parmiter
Jennifer
2 eps
Atul Kale
Benny Chopra
3 eps
Tjasa Perko
Pretty Local Girl
1 eps
Uroš Ćertić
Pretty Local Boy
1 eps
Michael Bott
Charity Auctioneer
1 eps
David Dencik
Boris Godman
2 eps
Lucija Šerbedžija
Woman Being Raped
1 eps
Karen Teoh
Geena
1 eps
Joshua Higgott
Carl, Lawyer
1 eps
Yerden Telemisov
Timur
1 eps
Luke Tumber
Systema Fighter
1 eps
Ashley Beck
Systema Fighter
1 eps
Hasit Savani
Mini-Cab Driver
1 eps
Tim Ahern
Sydney Bloom
3 eps
Mari Alexandrova
Guest at Party
1 eps
Steve Barnett
Family Funeral Mourner
1 eps
Martin Bratanov
Waiter
1 eps
Steve Broad
Bodyguard / Russian Millionaire
1 eps
Caro Cappiello
Katya Godman - Spanish VO (voice)
1 eps
Jorge Leon
American Investor
1 eps
Ben Santos
Restaurant Guest
1 eps
Amanda Andres
Natalia Balakin (uncredited)
1 eps
Aleksey Serebryakov
Dmitri Godman
7 eps
Mariya Shukshina
Oksana Godman
7 eps
Anna Levanova
Natasha Kalyagina
6 eps
David Strathairn
Semiyon Kleiman
7 eps
Yuval Scharf
Tanya
7 eps
Sofia Lebedeva
Lyudmilla Nikolayeva
7 eps
Karel Roden
Karel Beneš
4 eps
Clifford Samuel
Femi
7 eps
Sam Hoare
Alan Reynott
2 eps
Kemi-Bo Jacobs
Karin
5 eps
Amir El-Masry
Tarek
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How McMafia actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
McMafia reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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
Alex Godman, the English-raised son of Russian mafia exiles, has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of their past, building his own legitimate business and forging a life with his girlfriend Rebecca. But when a murder forces his family's past to return to threaten them, Alex is drawn into the criminal underworld and must confront his values to protect those he loves.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
Episode 8
Alex arrives in Moscow ready to do business, but he's unaware of the devastation that Dmitri's actions have caused - and the danger that he faces. Alex must play the only card he has left to try and save himself, before facing a final showdown with Vadim.
- Directed by James Watkins
- Written by Hossein Amini, Peter Harness
S01E06
Episode 6
Alex fears his family are under threat when Vadim learns the truth about him. His fears appear to be founded when he discovers evidence of a surveillance operation against him – but his paranoid reaction drives a wedge between him and Rebecca, while an unexpected betrayal has devastating consequences. Masha receives an ultimatum, and Joseph seeks an ally in his bid to help Lyudmilla.
- Directed by James Watkins
- Written by Laurence Coriat, Hossein Amini
S01E05
Episode 5
Semiyon awakes to an awful accusation. Alex is convinced he's innocent and sets out to try to expose his accusers. Meanwhile Katya unravels a shocking secret.
- Directed by James Watkins
- Written by Laurence Coriat, Hossein Amini
S01E07
Episode 7
Vadim is convinced to broker peace in Istanbul. Alex learns the dreadful price of his actions, and Dmitri makes a decision that endangers them all.
- Directed by James Watkins
- Written by Hossein Amini, Peter Harness
S01E04
Episode 4
Alex unlocks a way to attack Benny Chopra and Vadim in Mumbai. He and Rebecca announce their engagement, but she starts to think he is hiding something.
- Directed by James Watkins
- Written by Hossein Amini, David Farr
S01E01
Episode 1
After a tragic event, Russian exile Alex Godman is drawn into the murky world of global crime as he tries to protect his family from their dark past.
- Directed by James Watkins
- Written by Hossein Amini, James Watkins
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E08
Episode 8
- Directed by James Watkins
- Written by Hossein Amini, Peter Harness
S01E07
Episode 7
- Directed by James Watkins
- Written by Hossein Amini, Peter Harness
S01E06
Episode 6
- Directed by James Watkins
- Written by Laurence Coriat, Hossein Amini
S01E05
Episode 5
- Directed by James Watkins
- Written by Laurence Coriat, Hossein Amini
S01E04
Episode 4
- Directed by James Watkins
- Written by Hossein Amini, David Farr
S01E03
Episode 3
- Directed by James Watkins
- Written by Hossein Amini, David Farr
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
- James WatkinsExecutive Producer
Writing
- Laurence CoriatWriter
- Hossein AminiWriter
- James WatkinsWriter
- Peter HarnessWriter
- David FarrWriter
Direction
- James WatkinsDirector
- James H. WatkinsDirector
Cinematography
- Mark PattenDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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