Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Hayley Squires | ... | Laurie Stone | |
Brian Vernel | ... | Mikey Gowans | |
Sam Otto | ... | Abdullah Asif | |
Billie Piper | ... | Karen Mars | |
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Molly Simm | ... | Elfie Mars |
Kae Alexander | ... | Linh Xuan Huy | |
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Jeany Spark | ... | Sandrine Shaw |
Nicola Walker | ... | Jane Oliver | |
Carey Mulligan | ... | DI Kip Glaspie | |
Tom Turner | ... | Gerald | |
Vineeta Rishi | ... | DC Rakhee Shah | |
Nathaniel Martello-White | ... | DS Nathan Bilk | |
John Simm | ... | David Mars | |
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Kim Medcalf | ... | Suki Vincent |
Mark Umbers | ... | Robert Walsh |
In South London a young man, Abdullah Asif (Sam Otto), is shot dead delivering a pizza. The detective in charge, DI Kip Glaspie (Carey Mulligan), quickly discovers that the pizza manager Laurie Stone (Hayley Squires), inexplicably sent Syrian refugee Abdullah instead of regular driver Mikey Gowans (Brian Vernel). At the crime scene, Kip dismisses pushy reporter Robert Walsh (Mark Umbers), and is briefed by her partner DS Nathan Bilk (Nathanial Martello-White). The killing seems professional, but the only witness - a young woman strung out on drugs on the street corner - gives the police a false name and address. Local MP David Mars (John Simm) arrives to comfort his ex-wife Karen (Billie Piper), the customer of the fatal pizza delivery. Kip and Nathan track down Abdullah's home, a set of garages, to find his sisters, Fatima (Ahd Kamel) and Mona (July Namir). The sisters are scared and Kip's convinced they're hiding something. Meanwhile Mikey takes a beating from two men he tries to ...
I enjoyed the fast pace of the first episode, it throws a lot of information out there but in enough small doses that you can keep it straight. Love the dark cinematography. Certainly captivating.