''Case Sensitive'' is a British

crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combin ...

series broadcast on ITV, based on the best-selling books by

Sophie Hannah Sophie Hannah (born 1971) is a British poet and novelist. From 1997 to 1999 she was Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge, and between 1999 and 2001 a junior research fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford. She lives with h ...

. Two series of the programme, starring

Olivia Williams Olivia Haigh Williams (born 26 July 1968) is a British actress who has appeared in British and American films and television. After studying drama at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for two years followed by three years at the Royal Shakesp ...

and

Darren Boyd Darren John Boyd (born 30 January 1971) is a British actor who starred in the Sky 1 series ''Spy'', for which he won a BAFTA Award. His work in television and film spans comedy and drama. Early life Boyd began acting at age 17 in amateur thea ...

, have been produced, adapting the novels ''The Point of Rescue'' and ''The Other Half Lives''. The first episode was broadcast on 2 May 2011. Both series were issued on DVD on 16 July 2012.

Plot

The first series focuses on DS Charlie Zailer (

) and DC Simon Waterhouse (

) as they investigate the double murder of a mother and their five-year-old child. This series was based on the novel ''The Point of Rescue''. Guest stars in this series include

Rupert Graves Rupert Simeon Graves (born 30 June 1963) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in ''A Room with a View'', '' Maurice'', '' The Madness of King George'' and '' The Forsyte Saga''. From 2010 to 2017 he star ...

, Amy Beth Hayes and

Christina Chong Christina Chong (born 18 September 1983) is an English actress. She has appeared in several notable roles in film and television, including '' Monroe'', '' Line of Duty'', '' Halo: Nightfall'', ''Black Mirror'', '' Doctor Who'', and '' 24: Live ...

. Episode one drew a strong overnight viewing audience of 5.4 million viewers.TV Overnights
at Mediatel Newsline, 3 May 2011 Series two involves the team dealing with the murder of a man who recently admitted to abusing a former girlfriend. This series was based on the novel ''The Other Half Lives''. The main cast of Williams, Boyd, Wight and Ineson all returned for this series. Viewing figures were once again strong, drawing a similar audience to series one.

Cast

as DS Charlie Zailer *

as DC Simon Waterhouse * Peter Wight as DI Robbie Proust *

Ralph Ineson Ralph Michael Ineson (; born 15 December 1969) is an English actor and narrator. Known for his deep, rumbling, Yorkshire-accented voice, his most notable roles include William in '' The Witch'', Dagmer Cleftjaw in ''Game of Thrones'', Amycus Ca ...

as DC Colin Sellers *

as DC Amber Williams

Episode list

Series 1 (2011)

Series 2 (2012)

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1744638 2011 British television series debuts 2012 British television series endings 2010s British drama television series ITV television dramas 2010s British television miniseries English-language television shows Television series produced at Pinewood Studios Television shows set in London British detective television series