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The Capture

The Capture

Seeing is deceiving.

20197.83 Seasons18 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again.

Created by Ben Chanan
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Holliday Grainger

Holliday Grainger

DI Rachel Carey

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Frank Napier

Ben Miles

Ben Miles

Commander Danny Hart

Lia Williams

Lia Williams

DSU Gemma Garland

Ginny Holder

Ginny Holder

DC / DI Nadia Latif

Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu

Isaac Turner MP

Indira Varma

Indira Varma

Khadija Khan

Tessa Wong

Tessa Wong

DC Chloe Tan

Ben Miles

Ben Miles

Danny Hart

Nigel Lindsay

Nigel Lindsay

DSI / DSU Tom Kendricks

Themes & Keywords

hackingbritish spysurveillancedeepfakecerebralpolitical mysterythriller

About The Capture

The Capture is a crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of hacking, british spy, surveillance, deepfake, cerebral, political mystery. Created by Ben Chanan, it stars Holliday Grainger, Ron Perlman, Ben Miles. When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, Shaun's life takes a shocking turn and he must soon fight for his freedom once again.

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