Kate is a survivor of the Rwandan genocide whose adoptive mother, an international lawyer, faces a case that will shake their lives.
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Series Cast Summary
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Michael Ennis
(8 episodes, 2018)
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| Michaela Coel | ... |
Kate Ashby
(8 episodes, 2018)
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| Noma Dumezweni | ... |
Alice Munezero
(7 episodes, 2018)
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| Lucian Msamati | ... |
David Runihura
(6 episodes, 2018)
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Tyrone Huggins | ... |
Patrice Ganimana
(5 episodes, 2018)
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| Tamara Tunie | ... |
Eunice Clayton
(5 episodes, 2018)
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Nicholas Beveney | ... |
Nkanza a Nkanga
(5 episodes, 2018)
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| Treva Etienne | ... |
Frank Munezero
(5 episodes, 2018)
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| Malou Coindreau | ... |
Hana Ennis
(5 episodes, 2018)
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| Emmanuel Imani | ... |
Florence Karamera
(5 episodes, 2018)
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| Abena Ayivor | ... |
President Bibi Mundanzi
(4 episodes, 2018)
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| Adrian Schiller | ... |
Daniel Drewe
(4 episodes, 2018)
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Paul Herzberg | ... |
Zava Zand
(4 episodes, 2018)
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| Michael Gould | ... |
Harper Hopkinson
(4 episodes, 2018)
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| Ronald Guttman | ... |
Jacques Antoine Barre
(3 episodes, 2018)
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| Julian Glover | ... |
Mark Viner
(3 episodes, 2018)
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| Timothy Walker | ... |
Richard Ratzenburger
(3 episodes, 2018)
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| Nancy Crane | ... |
Judge Deborah Hewitt
(3 episodes, 2018)
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Serge Hazanavicius | ... |
Marc Previeau
(3 episodes, 2018)
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| Harriet Walter | ... |
Eve Ashby
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Danny Sapani | ... |
General Simon Nyamoya
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Pascal Laurent | ... |
Father Patenaude
(2 episodes, 2018)
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Zaris-Angel Hator | ... |
Young Kate
(2 episodes, 2018)
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Tom Pande | ... |
Ed Holt
(2 episodes, 2018)
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James Lailey | ... |
Michael's Surgeon
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(2 episodes, 2018)
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Hugo Blick | ... |
Blake Gaines
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Olivier Rabourdin | ... |
Brigadier General Lesage
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Aure Atika | ... |
Sophie Barré
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Nyasha Hatendi | ... |
Godwin Hall
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Wale Ojo | ... |
Dr. Emmanuel Musoni
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Richard Dixon | ... |
Fred Sturridge
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Martin Bassindale | ... |
Peter
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Françoise Lebrun | ... |
Madame Patenaude
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Kathryn Hunter | ... |
Capi Petridis
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Mimî M Khayisa | ... |
Mary Mundanzi
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Philip Arditti | ... |
Colonel Colbert
(2 episodes, 2018)
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| Gary Pillai | ... |
College Interviewer
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Paapa Essiedu | ... |
Jaalen
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Elliot Levey | ... |
Consultant Jacob Sayers
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Joseph Malerba | ... |
Tat Picot
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Vincent Carmichael | ... |
ICC Court Usher
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Fred Nii Amugi | ... |
DRC Forest Guide
(1 episode, 2018)
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Raphael Sowole | ... |
Pastor Kamonia
(1 episode, 2018)
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Mark Underwood | ... |
John Newfield
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Stanton Plummer-Cambridge | ... |
Assassin 1
(1 episode, 2018)
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Adrian McLoughlin | ... |
Cyclist
(1 episode, 2018)
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Anne Paulicevich | ... |
Madame Patenaude's Interpreter
(1 episode, 2018)
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Herve Goffings | ... |
Assassin 2
(1 episode, 2018)
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Garrett Hartman | ... |
US embassy representative
(1 episode, 2018)
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| Laurence Dobiesz | ... |
ICC representative
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Production Companies
- Forgiving Earth
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (in association with)
- Drama Republic
Distributors
- BBC Two (2018) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Netflix (2019) (World-wide) (video) (VOD)
- ARTE Mediathek (2023) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- ARTE Mediathek (2023) (France) (video) (VoD)
- ARTE (2023) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2023) (France) (tv)
- Netflix (2019) (Argentina) (video)
- Netflix (2019) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Netflix (2019) (Singapore) (video)
Special Effects
- LenscareFX
- LenscareFX (Visual Effects)
Other Companies
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- HireWorks (post-production facilities)
- Production Copier Company (production equipment and services)
- Representation Upson Edwards (production services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Kate Ashby was rescued as a child from the Rwandan genocide by her adoptive mother, renowned international lawyer Eve. Living in London and working for barrister Michael Ennis, Kate's mother takes on a case involving an African militia leader that will upend both their lives forever. Written by Tom Daly |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The actor Hugo Blick playing the vile attorney Blake Gaines, is also the series writer and director. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Anne Hathaway/Sherrod Brown/Michaela Coel/Venzella Joy (2019). See more » |