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(Redirected from Bancroft (miniseries)) British television series

Bancroft
S1 DVD cover art
GenreCrime Drama
Created byKate Brooke
Directed by
  • John Hayes
  • Lawrence Gough
Starring
ComposerEdmund Butt
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
  • Kate Brooke
  • Patrick Schweitzer
  • Catherine Oldfield
Producers
  • Phil Collinson (S1)
  • Simon Meyers (S2)
Production companyTall Story Pictures
Original release
NetworkITV
Release11 December 2017 (2017-12-11) –
3 January 2020 (2020-01-03)

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 2020 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)

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

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1411 December 2017 (2017-12-11)14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)
231 January 2020 (2020-01-01)3 January 2020 (2020-01-03)

Series 1 (2017)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
1"1.1"John HayesKate Brooke11 December 2017 (2017-12-11)8.35
2"1.2"John HayesKate Brooke12 December 2017 (2017-12-12)7.07
3"1.3"John HayesKate Brooke & Ben Morris13 December 2017 (2017-12-13)7.03
4"1.4"John HayesKate Brooke14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)7.27

Series 2 (2020)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
1"2.1"Lawrence GoughKate Brooke & Ben Morris1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)5.92
2"2.2"Lawrence GoughKate Brooke & Ben Morris2 January 2020 (2020-01-02)4.63
3"2.3"Lawrence GoughKate Brooke & Ben Morris3 January 2020 (2020-01-03)5.01

References

  1. "Bancroft - Watch episodes, ITV". Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. "Sarah Parish returns as Bancroft in a second series of the psychological thriller". Press Centre. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. Power, Ed (14 December 2017). "Bancroft, episode 4, review: a deliriously over-the-top finale". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. "When is Bancroft back on TV?". Radio Times. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. "Bancroft axed by ITV after 2 series". MSN.
  6. "Meet the cast of Bancroft". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

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