
Dept. Q(2025)
A brash but brilliant cop becomes head of a new police department, where he leads an unlikely team of misfits in solving Edinburgh's cold cases.


“You can't hide from yourself.”
In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old miscarriage of justice.

Peter Capaldi
DCI Daniel Hegarty

Cush Jumbo
DS June Lenker

Zoë Wanamaker
Maureen

Cathy Tyson
Doris Mathis

Stephen Campbell Moore
Leo Hanratty
Criminal Record is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of detective, investigation, aggressive, cold case, thriller. it stars Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo, Zoë Wanamaker. In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old miscarriage of justice.
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