Limited series · Netflix
The Irregulars
A darkness has come to London.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Sherlock Holmes
8 eps
Royce Pierreson
Dr. Watson
8 eps
McKell David
Spike
8 eps
Thaddea Graham
Bea
8 eps
Jojo Macari
Billy
8 eps
Harrison Osterfield
Leopold
8 eps
Darci Shaw
Jessie
8 eps
Clarke Peters
Linen Man
8 eps
Eileen O'Higgins
Alice
8 eps
Micah Loubon
Luke Porter
1 eps
Lisa Dwyer Hogg
Sister Anna
1 eps
Edward Hogg
Daimler
1 eps
Nicola Goodchild
Archivist
1 eps
Daniel Fearn
Barman
1 eps
Suzie Chard
Prostitute
1 eps
Anthony Bessick
Ring Announcer
1 eps
Rory McCann
The Bird Master / Arthur Hilton
1 eps
John Alan Roberts
Reporter (uncredited)
1 eps
Jenny Kent
Lower Class Woman (uncredited)
1 eps
Darryl Bradford
Middle Class Gentleman (uncredited)
1 eps
Manoj Anand
Middle Class Professor (uncredited)
1 eps
Neilesh Ambu
Book Seller (uncredited)
1 eps
Ian Whyte
Plague Doctor
1 eps
Marli Siu
Susan Shipley
1 eps
Tania Nwachukwu
Nurse
1 eps
Harriet Turnbull
Carla Machin
1 eps
Jonathan Cheetham
Staring Hypnotised Man
1 eps
Emma Canning
Isabelle
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Irregulars actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Irregulars reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In Victorian London, a gang of troubled street teens are manipulated into solving crimes for the sinister Doctor Watson and his mysterious business partner, the elusive Sherlock Holmes. As the crimes take on a horrifying supernatural edge and a dark power emerges, it'll be up to the Irregulars to come together to save not only London but the entire world.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Chapter One: An Unkindness in London
As Jessie's nightmares grow worse, Bea accepts Dr. Whatson's job offer to investigate four kidnapped babies - and receives some unexpectedly posh help.
- Written by Tom Bidwell
S01E03
Chapter Three: Ipsissimus
A gruesome murder sends Bea and her crew undercover at a country estate to determine whether the killer is part of a secret paranormal society.
S01E02
Chapter Two: The Ghosts of 221B
Broke and in trouble, Bea reluctantly partners with Jessie to find out who's stealing children's teeth. Spike spies on Watson and Sherlock Holmes.
S01E06
Chapter Six: Hieracium Snowdoniense
Bea suspects a spate of stolen body parts links to an old case, Jessie approaches Sherlock about her nightmares. Leo makes a stand for his future.
- Directed by Weronika Tofilska
S01E04
Chapter Four: Both the Needle and the Knife
Jessie comes face to face with Inspector Lestrade at a crime scene, Bea plays cat and mouse with Watson, and Leo feels torn over his life at the palace.
S01E05
Chapter Five: Students of the Unhallowed Arts
Bea discovers more about her mother's long-ago connection to Holmes and Watson, while Billy contemplates revenge after a brutal reminder of his past.
- Directed by Weronika Tofilska
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E02
Chapter Two: The Ghosts of 221B
S01E03
Chapter Three: Ipsissimus
S01E04
Chapter Four: Both the Needle and the Knife
S01E05
Chapter Five: Students of the Unhallowed Arts
- Directed by Weronika Tofilska
S01E06
Chapter Six: Hieracium Snowdoniense
- Directed by Weronika Tofilska
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
- Greg BrenmanExecutive Producer
- Rebecca HodgsonProducer
- Tom BidwellExecutive Producer
- Jude LiknaitzkyExecutive Producer
Writing
- Tom BidwellWriter
Direction
- Weronika TofilskaDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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