''Bancroft'' is a

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thriller series that began airing on ITV on 11 December 2017 and concluded on 14 December 2017. The series was produced by Tall Story Pictures for ITV, and distributed worldwide by ITV Studios Global Entertainment. It was created and written by

Kate Brooke Kate Brooke is a British screenwriter. Early life and education She was educated at Oxford, where she read English. After Oxford, she studied at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris before setting up her own theatre group ...

. A second series was broadcast from 1 January 2020 to 3 January 2020. On 3 November 2020 ITV cancelled ''Bancroft'' after two series.

Synopsis

Detective Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft (Parish) discovers her colleague DS Katherine Stevens (Marsay) has been given a cold case to solve who really killed Laura Fraser (Sacofsky) in 1990. The investigation ties into Bancroft's own dark past.

Cast

Main cast

Sarah Parish Sarah Parish (born 7 June 1968) is an English actress. She is known for her work on television series including '' The Pillars of the Earth'', '' Peak Practice'', '' Hearts and Bones'', ''Cutting It'', ''Doctor Who'', '' Mistresses'', ''Merlin'' ...

as Detective Superintendent / Detective Chief Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft * Adam Long as Joe Bancroft *

Adrian Edmondson Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English actor, comedian, musician, writer and television presenter. Part of the alternative comedy boom in the early 1980s, he and his comedy partner Rik Mayall starred in the television sitc ...

as Superintendent Clifford Walker *

Lee Boardman Lee Boardman (born 2 July 1972) is an English actor and narrator. He has appeared in the films ''Jack the Giant Slayer'' and '' Love's Kitchen'', and the television series ''Rome''. Career Boardman played Murray Priestman in '' Drop Dead Gorg ...

as Detective Inspector George Morris *

Charles Babalola Charles Babalola (born 1990 or 1991) is a British actor. He was educated at St Bonaventure's school in London and went on to study drama at Havering College and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Upon leaving LAMDA, he recei ...

as Detective Sergeant Andy Bevan * Ryan McKen as Danesh Kamara * Shameem Ahmad as Naila Kamara

Series 1 (2017)

Faye Marsay Faye Elaine Marsay (born 30 December 1986) is a British actress. Her notable roles include Anne Neville in ''The White Queen (miniseries), The White Queen'' (2013), the recurring character Candice in ''Fresh Meat (TV series), Fresh Meat'' (2013) ...

as Detective Sergeant Katherine Stevens *

Amara Karan Amara Karunakaran (born 1 January 1984) is an English stage and film actress. Biography Karan was born to Sri Lankan Tamil parents who had emigrated from Zambia to Britain two years before she was born. She was brought up in Wimbledon and atten ...

as Dr. Anya Karim *

Art Malik Athar ul-Haque Malik (; born 13 November 1952), known as Art Malik, is a Pakistani-British actor. He achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and supporting roles in assorted British television serials and films. His break ...

as Chief Superintendent Alan Taheeri *

Linus Roache Linus William Roache (born 1 February 1964) is a British actor. He played Executive ADA List of Law & Order characters#Michael Cutter, Michael Cutter in the NBC dramas ''Law & Order'' (2008–2010) and ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2011 ...

as Tim Fraser *

Lily Sacofsky Lily Sacofsky (born 1994) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC Two miniseries '' Summer of Rockets'' (2019), the ITV period drama '' Sanditon'' (2019–), and the crime drama '' McDonald & Dodds'' (2020–2021), also on ...

as Laura Fraser *

Anjli Mohindra Anjli Mohindra () is an English stage, screen and voice-over actress and writer. She is best known for her television roles as Rani Chandra in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'' (2008–2011) and would-be suicide bomber ...

as Zaheera Kamara

Series 2 (2020)

David Avery David Avery (born 6 April 1986) is an English film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for '' The Night Manager'', ''Starred Up'' and '' Lost in London''. Background Avery was born 6 April 1986 in Birmingham, England. He attende ...

as Detective Superintendent Jake Harper *

Jacqueline Boatswain Jacqueline Boatswain (sometimes credited as Jacqui Boatswain) is an English actress of Vincentian origin. Career She is best known for playing headmistress Mrs Bassinger in the long-running BBC school drama, ''Grange Hill'', from 2003–200 ...

as Chief Constable Frances Holland * James Quinn as Detective Sergeant Richard Potter * Yemisi Oyinloye as Detective Constable Sally Reed *

Charlotte Hope Charlotte Hope (born 15 October 1991) is an English actress. She first achieved recognition for her recurring role as Myranda in the third to fifth seasons of the HBO fantasy series '' Game of Thrones'' (2013–2016). Hope gained further pro ...

as Annabel Connors

Episodes

Series overview

Series 1 (2017)

Series 2 (2020)

References

External links

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