''Ellis'' (also titled ''Inspector Ellis'') is a British crime drama television series for Channel 5 starring Sharon D. Clarke as Detective Inspector Ellis. It premiered in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2024 on Channel 5 with a three-part series and was later renewed for a second series.

Premise

DCI Ellis and assistant DS Harper are sent to help failing police investigations at different local police stations.

Cast

* Sharon D. Clarke as DCI Ellis *

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as DS Chet Harper * Allison Harding as ACC Leighton * Catherine Walker as Louise Edwards *

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as Amy Mercer * Freya-Hannan Mills as Maggie Bradley * Daire Scully as Rowan Edwards * Kaye Wragg as Linda Bradley *

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as Stephen Mason * Brian Markey as Charles Braine * Tom McKay as Eric Mercer * Wayne Foskett as Michael Edwards * Charlotte McCurry as DC Kate Trent *

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as DCI Jim Belmont * Carrie Booth as Tallulah Evans * Noa Baurain as Rain Bradley * Barry O'Connor as Peter Kelly

Production

The series is written by Paul Logue and Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre and produced by Company Pictures. The three-part series consisting of two-hour episodes is executive produced by Catherine Mackin, Bea Tammer, Michele Buck and Lucy Raffety. Chris Martin is series producer. Filming took place in Northern Ireland in the spring of 2024. Filming locations included Dromore in

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, The series was renewed for a second series with filming scheduled for June 2025.

Broadcast

The series was broadcast on '' Channel 5'' in the UK on 31 October 2024.It was launched internationally shortly after on

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under the title 'Inspector Ellis'. The season launched with 'Hanmore' as the pilot and brought in 1.3 million viewers.

Episodes

Reception

Writing in the ''

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'', Morgan Cormack said the show was "really rather good" and far from the cosy-crime genre that some viewers may have expected, and that it had some "very topical, gritty subject matter that has some eerie real-world similarities". Cormack also praised the performance of the lead actor saying that "the show is helmed by Sharon D Clarke, who effortlessly pours wit, enigma and emotion into her leading role”. Cormack also states that “Ellis certainly isn't the first enigmatic detective to grace our screens” but felt that scriptwriter Ejiwunmi-Le Berre successfully created a character "that doesn't fall into the stereotypical tropes".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis (TV series) 2024 British television series debuts British detective television series 2020s British crime drama television series Channel 5 (British TV channel) television dramas British English-language television shows Television shows filmed in Northern Ireland Television series by All3Media