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Season 1, Episode 1
Drama from the pen of Sally Wainwright. Catherine Cawood is the sergeant on duty when accountant Kevin Weatherill enters her police station to report a crime - the kidnapping of his boss's daughter. Although he originally came up with the plan as a way of paying for his children's private education, he eventually backed out. However, his partner is dangerous local drug kingpin Ashley Cowgill - and he has gone ahead with the plot anyway. The case hits a nerve for Catherine, who has lost her own daughter and is determined to bring the captors to justice. Sarah Lancashire stars, with Steve Pemberton, Joe Armstrong, James Norton, Siobhan Finneran and George Costigan
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Police/Crime Drama
Cast & Crew
Sarah Lancashire
(Actor)
.. Catherine Cawood
Steve Pemberton
(Actor)
.. Kevin Weatherill
James Norton
(Actor)
.. Tommy Lee Royce
Adam Long
(Actor)
.. Lewis Whippey
Joe Armstrong
(Actor)
.. Ashley Cowgill
George Costigan
(Actor)
.. Nevison Gallagher
Siobhan Finneran
(Actor)
.. Clare Cartwright
Sophie Rundle
(Actor)
.. Kirsten McAskill
Charlie Murphy
(Actor)
.. Ann Gallagher
Derek Riddell
(Actor)
.. Richard Cawood
Rhys Connah
(Actor)
.. Ryan Cawood
Julia Ford
(Actor)
.. Jenny Weatherill
Jill Baker
(Actor)
.. Helen Gallagher
Shane Zaza
(Actor)
.. Shafiq Shah
Sydney Wade
(Actor)
.. Melissa Weatherill
Maddie Barker
(Actor)
.. Catriona Weatherill
James Varley
(Actor)
.. Jason Tindall
Ishia Bennison
(Actor)
.. Joyce
James Burrows
(Actor)
.. Liam Hughes
Kelly Harrison
(Actor)
.. Ros Cawood
Michael Hughes
(Actor)
.. Sam Cowgill
Hannah John-Kamen
(Actor)
.. Justine
Mina Anwar
(Actor)
.. Mrs Mukherjee
Lily Jane Stead
(Actor)
.. Girl
Nadia Nadry
(Actor)
.. Girl with pushchair
Olwen May
(Actor)
.. Mrs Beresford
Ben Wright
(Actor)
.. Youth 1
Phil Featherstone
(Actor)
.. Youth 2
Moey Hassan
(Actor)
.. Newsagent
Pauline Jefferson
(Actor)
.. Old lady
Sally Wainwright
(Writer)
Euros Lyn
(Director)
Karen Lewis
(Producer)
Nicola Shindler
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Sarah Lancashire
(Actor)
.. Catherine Cawood
Born:
October 04, 1964
in
Oldham
Best Known For:
Playing Raquel in Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Born on October 4, 1964, in Oldham, Lancashire. Her father was scriptwriter Geoffrey Lancashire, who penned more than 100 episodes of Coronation Street in the 1960s. She has three brothers (one of whom is her twin), and claims to have had an idyllic childhood, growing up in a rambling Victorian home. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and on graduating took work in bars to make ends meet.
Career:
Lancashire's first professional job was with the Manchester Library Theatre; she then spent four years teaching drama at Salford University. She made her Coronation Street debut in 1987 with a walk-on part, returning in 1991 to play Raquel Wolstenhulme - the role that made her a star. She quit five years later, and became one of the most sought-after actresses in British TV appearing in such series as Where The Heart Is, Clocking Off, Seeing Red, The Glass, Chambers, Rose and Maloney, The Birthday Girl, The Rotters' Club, Doctor Who, and All the Small Things. Through much of 2011, Lancashire starred on the West End stage in Betty Blue Eyes, a musical comedy based on the film A Private Function. She's since collaborated with writer Sally Wainwright on hit TV series Last Tango in Halifax and Happy Valley.
Quote:
'When I left drama school I thought, 'For the rest of your days, Sarah, you're going to be a second income.' I assumed I'd never have my name on a mortgage.'
Trivia:
In 2014, she won a Bafta for her performance in Last Tango in Halifax.
Steve Pemberton
(Actor)
.. Kevin Weatherill
Born:
September 01, 1967
in
Blackburn
Best Known For:
The League of Gentlemen and Benidorm.
Early-life:
Steve James Pemberton was born on September 1, 1967, in Blackburn, Lancashire. He first realised he wanted to be an actor while still at school, and his first role was playing Peter in The Diary of Anne Frank at the Chorley Little Theatre - although he admits he was the only boy who auditioned. Following his A levels, he gained a Theatre Arts degree from Bretton Hall College in Yorkshire, where he met Reece Shearsmith and Mark Gatiss who, along with Jeremy Dyson, became The League of Gentlemen.
Career:
Pemberton began his professional career on stage, but suffered a setback when he had a heart attack at the age of 25 while working in Germany. He went on to feature in Ken Russell's Alice in RussiaLand in 1995, but it was The League of Gentleman that was his first major success, first on radio, then on TV and film. He also appeared in the remake of Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), Gormenghast, Shameless, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers and Blackpool. The latter co-starred David Tennant, and the duo were reunited in 2008 for a two-part Doctor Who adventure. Other projects include the Woody Allen film Match Point, Lassie, Psychoville, and Benidorm.
Quote:
On his favourite League of Gentlemen character: 'I miss Pauline from the job centre the most. It was scary when I put on the costume and the wig and the lips. It was like being possessed.'
James Norton
(Actor)
.. Tommy Lee Royce
Born:
July 18, 1985
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Sidney Chambers in Grantchester.
Early-life:
James Geoffrey Ian Norton was born on July 18, 1985 in London. His family lived in Malton, North Yorkshire and he was educated at Ampleforth College. James read Theology at Fitzwilliam College at Cambridge University and graduated in 2007. He went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and got a role in An Education (2009) shortly before he was due to graduate.
Career:
After An Education, Norton had a number of theatre roles, including appearances in Posh at Royal Court Theatre, That Face at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and a touring production of Journey's End. He then went on to get parts in a number of films, including Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012), Rush (2013), Belle (2013) and Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014). He has also had a number of roles in TV, including as Henry Alveston in Death Comes to Pemberley, Andrei Bolkonsky in War and Peace, Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley and Sidney Chambers in Grantchester.
Quote:
'If it's a sunny day, I get this weird guilt if I'm not making the most of it, so I'll walk or go for a swim or get on my bike, or I'll go to the Heath, just to have a reason to get out.'
Trivia:
He received a Fitzwilliam Travel Grant to travel to Northern India and teach and perform for children at 16 schools.
Adam Long
(Actor)
.. Lewis Whippey
Joe Armstrong
(Actor)
.. Ashley Cowgill
George Costigan
(Actor)
.. Nevison Gallagher
Siobhan Finneran
(Actor)
.. Clare Cartwright
Sophie Rundle
(Actor)
.. Kirsten McAskill
Best Known For:
The Bletchley Circle and Peaky Blinders.
Early-life:
Sophie was born in Bournemouth in 1988. She made her acting debut in British horror film Small Town Folk (2007) and went on to graduate from Rada in 2011.
Career:
Since 2011, Rundle has been a regular presence on TV. Her credits include Garrow's Law, the miniseries Titanic, Merlin, Shetland and Talking to the Dead. She has had recurring roles in Episodes, The Bletchley Circle, Peaky Blinders and Happy Valley. In 2012, she starred on the big screen in Great Expectations.
Quote:
'Acting is not as fun and sparkly as it's made out to be.'
Trivia:
Rundle is keen on fashion and dips into Vogue every month.
Charlie Murphy
(Actor)
.. Ann Gallagher
Derek Riddell
(Actor)
.. Richard Cawood
Rhys Connah
(Actor)
.. Ryan Cawood
Julia Ford
(Actor)
.. Jenny Weatherill
Jill Baker
(Actor)
.. Helen Gallagher
Shane Zaza
(Actor)
.. Shafiq Shah
Sydney Wade
(Actor)
.. Melissa Weatherill
Maddie Barker
(Actor)
.. Catriona Weatherill
James Varley
(Actor)
.. Jason Tindall
Ishia Bennison
(Actor)
.. Joyce
James Burrows
(Actor)
.. Liam Hughes
Kelly Harrison
(Actor)
.. Ros Cawood
Michael Hughes
(Actor)
.. Sam Cowgill
Hannah John-Kamen
(Actor)
.. Justine
Mina Anwar
(Actor)
.. Mrs Mukherjee
Lily Jane Stead
(Actor)
.. Girl
Nadia Nadry
(Actor)
.. Girl with pushchair
Olwen May
(Actor)
.. Mrs Beresford
Ben Wright
(Actor)
.. Youth 1
Phil Featherstone
(Actor)
.. Youth 2
Moey Hassan
(Actor)
.. Newsagent
Pauline Jefferson
(Actor)
.. Old lady
Sally Wainwright
(Writer)
Euros Lyn
(Director)
Karen Lewis
(Producer)
Nicola Shindler
(Executive producer)
