Criminal: UK
Criminal: UK (or Criminal: United Kingdom) is a 2019 British police procedural anthology series created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith and starring David Tennant, Hayley Atwell, Clare-Hope Ashitey, and Youssef Kerkour. It is part of Netflix's Criminal, an anthology series consisting of 12 total episodes, with three episodes each set in four countries and filmed in local languages: France, Spain, Germany, and the UK.[1][2] It was released on 20 September 2019 on Netflix.
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Genre | Police procedural anthology series |
Created by |
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Written by | George Kay |
Directed by | Jim Field Smith |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 43 minutes |
Production company(s) | Idiotlamp Productions |
Release | |
Original release | 20 September 2019 |
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Related shows |
Premise
The show is set within the confines of a police interrogation room where London investigators engage in intense games of psychological cat-and-mouse with their suspects to find the answers that they need to solve their cases.
Cast
Accused
- David Tennant – Dr. Edgar Fallon
- Hayley Atwell – Stacey Doyle
- Youssef Kerkour – Jamal 'Jay' Muthassin
Police
- Nicholas Pinnock – Detective Inspector Paul Ottager
- Katherine Kelly – Detective Inspector Natalie Hobbs
- Lee Ingleby – Detective Inspector Tony Myerscough
- Mark Stanley – Detective Constable Hugo Duffy
- Rochenda Sandall – Detective Constable Vanessa Warren
- Shubham Saraf – Detective Constable Kyle Petit
- Clare-Hope Ashitey – Detective Sergeant Adele Addo
- Isabella Laughland – McRae
Solicitors
- Lolita Chakrabarti – Anita Baines
- Mark Quartley – Jeremy Nicholson
- Kevin Eldon – Michael Walker
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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1 | "Edgar" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 20 September 2019 | |
With time running out, investigators go head-to-head with the stone-faced Dr. Edgar Fallon, who is accused of sexually assaulting and murdering his teenage stepdaughter. | |||||
2 | "Stacey" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 20 September 2019 | |
Investigators bring in the combative Stacey Doyle, who is accused of the attempted murder of her brother-in-law by poisoning, but the team begins to learn that certain parts of her story do not add up. | |||||
3 | "Jay" | Jim Field Smith | George Kay | 20 September 2019 | |
Reticent truck driver Jay Muthassin is accused of transporting illegal immigrants and investigators are racing against time to locate an abandoned trailer full of immigrants before it is too late. |
Production
All twelve episodes were filmed at Netflix's production hub at Ciudad de la Tele in Madrid.[1]
Release
Criminal: UK was released on 20 September 2019 on Netflix streaming.[1]
References
- "'Criminal': Netflix Sets Premiere Date For Nicholas Pinnock & Hayley Atwell Police Interrogation Drama". Deadline. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "When is Criminal released on Netflix? Who's in the cast and what's it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
External links
- Criminal: UK on Netflix
- Criminal: UK on IMDb