
Defending Jacob(2020)
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.



MyAnna Buring
DI Helen Weeks

Ben Batt
DI Paul Hopkins

David Leon
DI Adam Perrin

Jamie Sives
DCI Jack Gosforth

Georgia Tennant
Jenny

Matt King
Phil Hendricks
In the Dark is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, school friend, pregnancy, miniseries, police corruption. Created by Hilary Martin, it stars MyAnna Buring, Ben Batt, David Leon. DI Helen Weeks grapples with pregnancy as she undertakes a very personal abduction case.
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