Trailer: Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo star in Criminal Record
David Farnor | On 02, Dec 2023
“You are aware he confessed?” “What if he’s innocent?” That’s the sound of Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo going head to head in Apple TV+ drama Criminal Record – and a new trailer gives us a first look at them clashing.
From Paul Rutman, the eight-episode drama follows two detectives in a tug of war over a historic murder conviction in contemporary London. An anonymous phone call draws the two into a confrontation over the old case – one a young woman in the early stages of her career, the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy
Capaldi plays Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty and Jumbo plays Detective Sergeant June Lenker. Joining them are Charlie Creed-Miles (Wild Bill) as Tony Gilfoyle, Dionne Brown (The Walk-In) as DC Chloe Summers, Shaun Dooley (Official Secret) as DS Kim Cardwell, Stephen Campbell Moore (The Bank Job) as Leo Hanratty, Zoë Wanamaker as Maureen, Rasaq Kukoyi as Patrick Burrowes, Maisie Ayres as Lisa, Aysha Kala (The Undeclared War) as Sonya Singh, Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa) as Doris Mathis and Tom Moutchi (Famalam) as Errol Mathis.
The series premieres on Apple TV+ on 10th January 2024, with the first two episodes arriving together and then new episodes dropping weekly until the finale on 21st February.
Here’s the video:
Criminal Record: Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo star in Apple TV+ thriller
22nd June 2022
Apple TV+ has given a series order to Criminal Record, a new crime thriller starring Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo.
From Paul Rutman, the eight-episode drama follows two detectives in a tug of war over a historic murder conviction in contemporary London. An anonymous phone call draws the two into a confrontation over the old case – one a young woman in the early stages of her career, the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy. The series touches on issues of race, institutional failure, and the quest to find common ground in a polarised Britain. Capaldi (Doctor Who, The Thick of It) stars as Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty and Jumbo (The Good Wife, The Good Fight, The Beast Must Die) stars as Detective Sergeant June Lenker.
Rutman (creator of Vera from the Anne Cleeves novels and Indian Summers), Elaine Collins (Shetland, Vera), Capaldi and Jumbo serve as executive producers. Jim Loach (Save Me Too, Oranges and Sunshine) directs the series.
The series is produced for Apple TV+ by Tod Productions and STV Studios. Production is currently underway in London.