Bancroft (TV series)
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| Genre | Crime Drama |
| Created by | Kate Brooke |
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| Composer | Edmund Butt |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
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| Production company | Tall Story Pictures |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 11 December 2017 – 3 January 2020 |
Bancroft is a British television thriller series that began airing on ITV on 11 December 2017 and concluded on 14 December 2017. The series was produced by Tall Story Pictures for ITV, and distributed worldwide by ITV Studios Global Entertainment. It was created and written by Kate Brooke. A second series was broadcast from 1 January 2020 to 3 January 2020. On 3 November ITV cancelled Bancroft after two series.
Synopsis
Detective Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft (Parish) finds out her colleague, DS Katherine Stevens (Marsay) was given a cold case to solve who really killed Laura Fraser (Sacofsky) back in 1990. The investigation ties back into Bancroft's own dark past.
Cast
Main cast
- Sarah Parish as Detective Superintendent / Detective Chief Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft
- Adam Long as Joe Bancroft
- Adrian Edmondson as Superintendent Clifford Walker
- Lee Boardman as Detective Inspector George Morris
- Charles Babalola as Detective Sergeant Andy Bevan
- Ryan McKen as Danesh Kamara
- Shameem Ahmad as Naila Kamara
Series 1 (2017)
- Faye Marsay as Detective Sergeant Katherine Stevens
- Amara Karan as Dr. Anya Karim
- Art Malik as Chief Superintendent Alan Taheeri
- Linus Roache as Tim Fraser
- Lily Sacofsky as Laura Fraser
- Anjli Mohindra as Zaheera Kamara
Series 2 (2020)
- David Avery as Detective Superintendent Jake Harper
- Jacqueline Boatswain as Chief Constable Frances Holland
- James Quinn as Detective Sergeant Richard Potter
- Yemisi Oyinloye as Detective Constable Sally Reed
- Charlotte Hope as Annabel Connors
Episodes
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 4 | 11 December 2017 | 14 December 2017 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 January 2020 | 3 January 2020 | |
Series 1 (2017)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "1.1" | John Hayes | Kate Brooke | 11 December 2017 | 8.35 |
| 2 | "1.2" | John Hayes | Kate Brooke | 12 December 2017 | 7.07 |
| 3 | "1.3" | John Hayes | Kate Brooke & Ben Morris | 13 December 2017 | 7.03 |
| 4 | "1.4" | John Hayes | Kate Brooke | 14 December 2017 | 7.27 |
Series 2 (2020)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.K. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "2.1" | Lawrence Gough | Kate Brooke & Ben Morris | 1 January 2020 | 5.92 |
| 2 | "2.2" | Lawrence Gough | Kate Brooke & Ben Morris | 2 January 2020 | 4.63 |
| 3 | "2.3" | Lawrence Gough | Kate Brooke & Ben Morris | 3 January 2020 | 5.01 |