''Falcón'' is a 2012 crime television series based on the books by Robert Wilson, produced by

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for the

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, Canal+ and

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channels. It starred

Marton Csokas Marton Paul Csokas (, hu, Csókás Márton Pál; born 30 June 1966) is a Hungarian-New Zealand actor of film, stage, and television. A graduate of the Toi Whakaari drama school, he has worked extensively in Australia and Hollywood, along with ...

as Chief Inspector Javier Falcón.

Cast and characters

as Chief Inspector Javier Falcón * Hayley Atwell as Consuelo Jiménez *

Charlie Creed-Miles Charlie Creed-Miles (born 24 March 1972) is an English actor and musician. Creed-Miles was born in Nottingham, and had his first starring screen role, aged 21, in ''The Punk'' (1993). His brief relationship with actress Samantha Morton Sam ...

as Inspector Luis Ramírez *

Santiago Cabrera Santiago Cabrera (; born 5 May 1978) is a Chilean-British actor who has worked mainly in the UK and United States. Cabrera is best known for his roles as the character Isaac Mendez in the television series ''Heroes'', Lancelot in the BBC drama s ...

as Judge Esteban Calderón *

Emilia Fox Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox (born 31 July 1974) is an English actress and presenter whose film debut was in Roman Polanski's film '' The Pianist''. Her other films include the Italian–French–British romance-drama film ''The Soul Keeper'' (20 ...

as Inés Conde De Tejada, estranged wife of Javier * Kerry Fox as Manuela Falcón, sister of Javier * James Floyd as Rafa Falcón, nephew of Javier * Natalia Tena as Christina Ferrera

Production

The series was filmed in

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, Spain. The stunt co-ordinator for the series was Ricardo Cruz Ardura.

Episode list

Reception

James Walton of ''The Telegraph'' was positive, remarking, 'this is a show that, depending on your mood, you could either find ridiculous or enjoy for its campy mix of classy direction and shameless self-importance. Personally I’d recommend doing both.'

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Falcon (Tv Series) 2010s British crime television series 2010s British drama television series 2012 British television series debuts 2012 British television series endings British detective television series 2010s British television miniseries Sky Atlantic original programming Television series by Mammoth Screen English-language television shows Television shows set in Spain