''Case Sensitive'' is a British

crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

series broadcast on ITV, based on the best-selling books by

Sophie Hannah Sophie Hannah (born 1971) is a British poet and novelist. From 1997 to 1999 she was Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge, and between 1999 and 2001 a junior research fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford. She lives with ...

. Two series of the programme, starring

Olivia Williams Olivia Haigh Williams (born 26 July 1968) is a British actress who has appeared in British and American films and television. After studying drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for two years followed by three years at the Royal Shakes ...

and Darren Boyd, have been produced, adapting the novels ''The Point of Rescue'' and ''The Other Half Lives''. The first episode was broadcast on 2 May 2011. Both series were issued on DVD on 16 July 2012.

Plot

The first series focuses on DS Charlie Zailer (

) and DC Simon Waterhouse ( Darren Boyd) as they investigate the double murder of a mother and their five-year-old child. This series was based on the novel ''The Point of Rescue''. Guest stars in this series include

Rupert Graves Rupert Simeon Graves (born 30 June 1963) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in '' A Room with a View'', '' Maurice'', '' The Madness of King George'' and '' The Forsyte Saga''. From 2010 to 2017 he st ...

Amy Beth Hayes Amy Beth Hayes (born 8 October 1982) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Kitty in '' Mr Selfridge''; Lucy in "The Entire History of You", an episode of '' Black Mirror''; Ruth in '' Misfits''; Clementine in '' Shameless''; A ...

and Christina Chong. Episode one drew a strong overnight viewing audience of 5.4 million viewers.TV Overnights
at Mediatel Newsline, 3 May 2011 Series two involves the team dealing with the murder of a man who recently admitted to abusing a former girlfriend. This series was based on the novel ''The Other Half Lives''. The main cast of Williams, Boyd, Wight and Ineson all returned for this series. Viewing figures were once again strong, drawing a similar audience to series one.

Cast

as DS Charlie Zailer * Darren Boyd as DC Simon Waterhouse * Peter Wight as DI Robbie Proust *

Ralph Ineson Ralph Michael Ineson (; born 15 December 1969) is an English actor and narrator. Known for his deep, rumbling, Yorkshire-accented voice, his most notable roles include William in ''The Witch'', Dagmer Cleftjaw in ''Game of Thrones'', Amycus Car ...

as DC Colin Sellers * Christina Chong as DC Amber Williams

Episode list

Series 1 (2011)

Series 2 (2012)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1744638 2011 British television series debuts 2012 British television series endings 2010s British drama television series ITV television dramas 2010s British television miniseries English-language television shows Television series produced at Pinewood Studios Television shows set in London British detective television series