Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun star in these fifteen hard-hitting crime dramas
Chalk and cheese coppers Max Matthews and Sean Armitage are from different generations and different worlds, but together they make a remarkable team. In this powerful, unconventional police procedural, we join the detective duo in the interview room, as they practise their unique style of interrogation in a bid to extract a confession.
These fifteen dramas all focus on a different suspect, each with their own story and version of events. Among the varied characters we hear from are Rod, a Premier League footballer accused of rape; Jermaine, a ruthless gang leader; Marc, an ex-policeman suspected of domestic violence; and Beverley, who has come into the station to report her elderly father as missing. As the details of their crimes are revealed, we get under their skin, and come to understand what motivated them to do what they did.
Compelling and compassionate, these dramas probe some of today's most troubling moral issues, inviting us to face hard truths, but holding out the possibility of redemption. With razor-sharp dialogue and characters that feel entirely authentic, they'll linger in your mind long after you've finished listening.
Series 1
Rod
Jermaine
Sarah
Series 2
Marc
Grace
Simon
Series 3
Colin
Jonny
Kellie
Series 4
Tom
Riz
PC Joanne Laverty
Series 5
Beverley
Micky
Neil
Cast and credits
DS/DI/DCI Max MatthewsKenneth Cranham
DC/DS Sean ArmitageAlex Lanipekun
Rod TylerJoe Sims
Helen CottolKatie Angelou
MotherTracy Wiles
JermaineAnthony Welsh
SarahClaire Louise Cordwell
DannyCarl Prekopp
Marc JohnsonBen Crowe
Lisa JohnsonPhilippa Stanton
OperatorHannah Wood
Grace BuffongNoma Dumezweni
Stephen BuffongJerome Holder
Simone ParkerAmaka Okafor
Simon BarnesSam Swann
JasonMichael Shelford
DamienWill Howard
Wendy HarrisJoanna Brookes
Mr Renshaw/Football fanNicholas Murchie
Colin HamiltonMichael Bertenshaw
GemmaAmy Metcalf
Jonny FosterGawn Grainger
NancyDinah Stabb
KellieCush Jumbo
Alan ParkeClive Hayward
TomLuke Norris
Debbie RossSusan Brown
Riz.Nabil Elouahabi
TaraJoanna Horton
DerekChris Pavlo
ReporterStephen Critchlow
JordanGershwyn Eustache Jr
JoanneSally Orrock
BeverleyAdjoa Andoh
MarcelJason Maza
MickyDanny Webb
NeilJoseph Millson
SallyCatriona McFarlane
SargeKaren Bartke
Football fanFinlay Robertson
Written by Roy Williams
Produced and directed by Jessica Dromgoole (Series 1 and 2) and Mary Peate (Series 3-5)
Music composed by David Pickvance