Bancroft is a British television thriller series that began airing on ITV on 11 December 2017 and concluded on 14 December 2017.[1] The series was produced by Tall Story Pictures for ITV, and distributed worldwide by ITV Studios Global Entertainment.[2] It was created and written by Kate Brooke.[3] A second series was broadcast from 1 January 2020 to 3 January 2020.[4] On 3 November ITV cancelled Bancroft after two series.[5]
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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 |
Synopsis
editDetective 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
editMain cast
edit- Sarah Parish as Detective Superintendent / Detective Chief Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft[6]
- 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)
edit- 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)
edit- 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
editSeries overview
edit| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 4 | 11 December 2017 | 14 December 2017 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 January 2020 | 3 January 2020 | |
Series 1 (2017)
edit| 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)
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Bancroft - Watch episodes, ITV". Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Sarah Parish returns as Bancroft in a second series of the psychological thriller". Press Centre. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ Power, Ed (14 December 2017). "Bancroft, episode 4, review: a deliriously over-the-top finale". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "When is Bancroft back on TV?". Radio Times. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Bancroft axed by ITV after 2 series". MSN.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Bancroft". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 December 2017.