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Dept. Q

Dept. Q

Not all causes are lost.

20257.92 Seasons9 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

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.

Created by Andy Harries
Written by Jussi Adler-Olsen
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Matthew Goode

Matthew Goode

DCI Carl Morck

Chloe Pirrie

Chloe Pirrie

Merritt Lingard

Jamie Sives

Jamie Sives

DCI James Hardy

Alexej Manvelov

Alexej Manvelov

Akram Salim

Leah Byrne

Leah Byrne

DC Rose Dickson

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Dr Rachel Irving

Kate Dickie

Kate Dickie

Moira Jacobson

Tom Bulpett

Tom Bulpett

William Lingard

Aaron McVeigh

Aaron McVeigh

Jasper Stewart

Themes & Keywords

detectivebased on novel or bookedinburgh, scotlandquestioninggrimcold casecomplexsurvivor's guiltprovocativeunderstateddramaticsuspensefulthrillerambivalent

About Dept. Q

Dept. Q is a drama, crime, mystery series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of detective, based on novel or book, edinburgh, scotland, questioning, grim, cold case. Created by Andy Harries, it stars Matthew Goode, Chloe Pirrie, Jamie Sives. 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.

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