Scripted series · Prime Video
The Devil's Hour
Time to face your fears.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jessica Raine
Lucy Chambers
11 eps
Peter Capaldi
Gideon Shepherd
11 eps
Nikesh Patel
DI Ravi Dhillon
11 eps
Phil Dunster
Mike Stephens
11 eps
Benjamin Chivers
Isaac Stephens
11 eps
Talia Walker Bassols
Meredith Warren
11 eps
Rhiannon Harper-Rafferty
Debbie Warren
11 eps
Saffron Hocking
Sam Boyd
5 eps
Alex Ferns
DS Nick Holness
9 eps
Kim Allan
Young Sylvia
3 eps
Meera Syal
Dr Ruby Bennett
6 eps
Sandra Huggett
Karen Mulligan
2 eps
John Alastair
Rob Shaw
3 eps
Kyle Rowe
Shane Fisher
3 eps
Caroline O'Neill
Paula Slade
2 eps
Barbara Marten
Sylvia
3 eps
Sidney Livingstone
Gerald Bell
1 eps
Harley Broomfield
Archie
2 eps
Carys Gaylor
Chloe Fisher
2 eps
Lunar Longhurst
Tilly Fisher
1 eps
Thomas Dominique
Lee Warren
6 eps
Ramanique Ahluwalia
PC Beth Courtney
4 eps
Joan Hodges
Linda Jones
1 eps
Muki Zubis
PC Davies
2 eps
Tom Ashley
Sergeant Dorse
3 eps
Rachel Denning
Head Chef
1 eps
Zoe Aldrich
Not Our Lucy
1 eps
Tom Moran
Homeless Man
1 eps
Angela Bain
Cathy Martin
1 eps
Maxine Finch
Mrs Hunt
1 eps
Leona Allen
Ellen Foster
2 eps
Matt Addis
Quiz Show Host
1 eps
Emily Pollet
Kate Stenner
1 eps
Lily Ballantyne
Headphones
1 eps
Daisy Prosper
Mia Thomas
1 eps
Chloe Okora
Rose Thomas
1 eps
Jane McCarry
Bella Holness
2 eps
Milo Quinton
Zane
1 eps
Brandon Bendell
Aiden Stenner
2 eps
Jimmy Walker
Mr. A
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Devil's Hour actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Devil's Hour reads strongest on Tension, Bingeability and Character Depth.
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 each hour depends on the one before it.
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
Lucy wakes every night at exactly 3:33am. Nothing in her life has made sense for a long time. But the answers are out there, somewhere, at the end of a trail of brutal murders.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 11 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20226 episodes
6.2IMDbLucy wakes every night at exactly 3:33am. Nothing in her life has made sense for a long time. But the answers are out there, somewhere, at the end of a trail of brutal murders.
Best episode · S01E06 Amor Fati
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20245 episodes
6.0IMDbThis is a story of two Lucys – a police detective who failed to stop a tragedy, and a mother who may have to sacrifice everything in order to fulfil promises made in a previous life. Their realities collide in a mission to stop the worst thing imaginable. But who can you trust when your memories are no longer your own?
Best episode · S02E05 Birth of a Tragedy
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E06
Amor Fati
With the suspect in custody, the answers to life’s mysteries are within Lucy’s reach. But will she believe them?
- Directed by Johnny Allan
- Written by Tom Moran
S01E03
Tchaikovsky
Lucy finds herself at the heart of a police investigation. Her waking nightmares reveal impossible information, leading her and DI Dhillon to make a grim discovery.
- Directed by Johnny Allan
- Written by Tom Moran
S02E05
Birth of a Tragedy
Lucy confronts the reality of her situation and is forced to make an impossible choice. Boyd is tested to her limits in her pursuit of the truth, and Dhillon comes to a realisation, with catastrophic results.
- Directed by Johnny Allan
- Written by Tom Moran
S01E04
After the Storm
Lucy exploits her connection with Dhillon to track down an elusive teenager, worried he is being targeted by their prime suspect.
- Directed by Isabelle Sieb
- Written by Tom Moran
S01E05
The Half of Ourselves We Have Lost
Following a tragic twist of fate, Dhillon teams up with Lucy to track down the mysterious stranger at the centre of the chaos.
- Directed by Isabelle Sieb
- Written by Tom Moran
S01E01
3.33
Lucy wakes every night at exactly 3:33am. Nothing in her life has made sense for a long time. But the answers are out there, somewhere, at the end of a trail of brutal murders.
- Directed by Johnny Allan
- Written by Tom Moran
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E03
Something Beginning with D
- Directed by Shaun James Grant
- Written by Tom Moran
S02E05
Birth of a Tragedy
- Directed by Johnny Allan
- Written by Tom Moran
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
- Steven MoffatExecutive Producer
- Sue VertueExecutive Producer
- Johnny AllanExecutive Producer
- Ken HornProducer
- Tom MoranExecutive Producer
Writing
- Tom MoranWriter
Direction
- Shaun James GrantDirector
- Johnny AllanDirector
- Isabelle SiebDirector
Cinematography
- Stuart BiddlecombeDirector of Photography
- Bjørn Ståle BratbergDirector of Photography
Music
- Andrew GrushOriginal Music Composer
- Taylor StewartOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Amazon Prime VideoStreaming
- Amazon Prime Video with AdsStreaming
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