''Bancroft'' is a

British television Regular television broadcasts in the United Kingdom started in 1936 as a public service which was free of advertising, which followed the first demonstration of a transmitted moving image in 1926. Currently, the United Kingdom has a collection ...

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 ITV Studios is a British multinational television production and distribution company owned by the British television broadcaster ITV plc. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broadca ...

. It was created and written by

Kate Brooke Kate Brooke, Lady Lovegrove is a British screenwriter. Origins, education and early career Brooke is the daughter of the late Timothy Sergison-Brooke and the Hon. Mary Anne Hare (b. 9 April 1936), eldest daughter of John Hare, 1st Viscount Blaken ...

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

Synopsis

Detective Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft (Parish) finds out her colleague, DS Katherine Stevens (Marsay) was given a cold case to solve who really killed Laura Fraser (Sacofsky) back in 1990. The investigation ties back 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'', ''Merli ...

as 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. He was part of the alternative comedy boom in the early 1980s and had roles in the television series '' The Young Ones'' (1 ...

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 receiv ...

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 an English actress. Her notable roles include Anne Neville in '' The White Queen'' (2013), the recurring character Candice in '' Fresh Meat'' (2013), Steph in the film '' Pride'' (2014), Amy in '' N ...

as Detective Sergeant Katherine Stevens *

Amara Karan Amara Karunakaran (born 1984), known professionally as Amara Karan, is an English actress who made her film début as Rita in Wes Anderson's ''The Darjeeling Limited''. The film premièred at the 2007 Venice Film Festival. Karan's second film ro ...

as Anya Karim *

Art Malik Athar ul-Haque Malik (born 13 November 1952), known professionally as Art Malik, is a Pakistani-born British actor who achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and subsidiary roles in assorted British and Merchant Ivory te ...

as Chief Superintendent Alan Taheeri *

Linus Roache Linus William Roache (born 1 February 1964) is a British actor. He is known for playing Executive ADA Michael Cutter in the NBC dramas ''Law & Order'' (2008–2010) and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2011–2012). More recently, Roa ...

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 IT ...

as Laura Fraser *

Anjli Mohindra Anjli Mohindra (born 20 February 1990) is a British stage, screen and voice-over actress and writer. She is best known for playing aspiring journalist Rani Chandra in the '' Doctor Who'' spin-off series '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'' (2008–2011 ...

as Zaheera Kamara

Series 2 (2020)

David Avery David Avery (born 6 April 1986) is a British 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, son of Cyprio ...

as Detective Superintendent Jake Harper *

Jacqueline Boatswain Jacqueline Boatswain (sometimes credited as Jacqui Boatswain) is an English actress. Career She is best known for playing headmistress Mrs Bassinger in the long-running BBC school drama, ''Grange Hill'', from 2003–2006. The character's fir ...

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

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

as Annabel Connors

Episodes

Series Overview

Series 1 (2017)

Series 2 (2020)

References

External links

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