About
Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama deftly interweaves two real life stories, the uncovering of phone hacking at the News of the World, and running parallel, the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.
Cast
David Tennant
as Nick Davies
Robert Carlyle
as DCS Dave Cook
Rose Leslie
as Charlotte Harris
Dougray Scott
as PM Gordon Brown
Toby Jones
as Alan Rusbridger
Eve Myles
as Jacqui Hames
Steve Pemberton
as Rupert Murdoch
Katherine Kelly
as Sheridan McCoid
Kevin Doyle
as AC John Yates
Neil Maskell
as Glen Campbell
Lee Ingleby
as David Leigh
Pip Torrens
as Stuart Kuttner
Ron Cook
as Max Mosley
George Russo
as Glen Mulcaire
Rebecca Front
as DAC Sue Akers
Cara Theobold
as Amelia Hill
Barry Sloane
as DS Ezra Slater
Lisa Dillon
as Clare Rewcastle Brown
Dolly Gadsdon
as Lily Cook / Ella
Rosalie Craig
as Rebekah Brooks
Seasons
Episodes
Miniseries
Episode 1
Following a tip-off, journalist Nick Davies investigates reports of endemic phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World.
Episode 2
2002: DCS Dave Cook takes on the most-investigated unsolved murder in the Metropolitan Police's history and uncovers worrying links to Fleet Street.
Episode 3
Nick fights to protect his editor and his newspaper from a Fleet Street backlash as he forms new alliances and comes into conflict with Scotland Yard.
Episode 4
DCS Dave Cook is forced to work with an unlikely ally when he is drawn back into the Daniel Morgan investigation after a new witness comes forward.
Episode 5
Nick teams up with the New York Times as Andy Coulson lands in Downing Street, and Dave Cook is challenged in court over the Morgan investigation.
Episode 6
Dave finds strength from a surprising new ally, and Nick is drawn back into the fight and discovers new information that could change things completely.
Episode 7
Nick, Dave and their allies face troubling new threats as the hacking scandal explodes and Rupert Murdoch faces Parliament.
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