A grieving mother is accused of identifying online the man she believes killed her son. But is he really a notorious child murderer or a tragic victim of mistaken identity?
Kelly Macdonald
Anna Dean
James Harkness
Craig Myers
John Hannah
DI Steven Grover
Jamie Sives
Lenny Dean
Karla Crome
Rebecca Myers
John Scougall
Tom Carpenter
Isis Hainsworth
Louise Graham
Chloe Pirrie
Ella Mackie
Joanne Thompson
DS Lisa Harvey
Ramon Tikaram
Solomon Mishra
The Victim is a crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of scotland, mother, glasgow, scotland, assault, police, revenge. Created by Rob Williams, it stars Kelly Macdonald, James Harkness, John Hannah. A grieving mother is accused of identifying online the man she believes killed her son. But is he really a notorious child murderer or a tragic victim of mistaken identity?
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