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Irvine Welsh’s ‘Crime’ – get your first look at the BritBox series starring Dougray Scott

The trailer has arrived for Irvine Welsh’s ‘Crime’, which will be coming to BritBox on 18th November 2021.

The six-part series will be available as a box set exclusively to stream on BritBox. It stars Dougray Scott (‘Mission: Impossible 2’) as Detective Inspector Ray Lennox, Joanna VanderhamĀ (‘Warrior’) as DS Amanda Drummond,Ā Angela GriffinĀ (‘Harlots’) as Trudi Lowe,Ā Ken StottĀ (‘The Dig’) as Chief Superintendent Bob Toal andĀ Jamie SivesĀ (‘Guilt’) as Detective Inspector Dougie Gillman.

ā€œThey say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, not in my mindā€¦ā€Ā Prepare to enter the dangerous world and troubled mind ofĀ Detective Inspector Ray Lennox, a man engaged in a disturbing battle with his own demons, through the demanding and very public medium of serious crime investigations.

‘Crime’ is the story ofĀ Ray LennoxĀ in a city on the edge of the abyss. Lennox is a man whose clear sight is not always a blessing. A girl goes missing. A town is in fear. A police department fights with itself. A hero is lost; tortured by his own demons and all the while, watching, waiting, a brutal killer is poised to strike.

‘Crime’Ā is set in Edinburgh and directed byĀ James StrongĀ (‘Broadchurch’, ‘Vigil’) andĀ David BlairĀ (‘Isolation Stories’, ‘The Barking Murders’). It is being produced by for Buccaneer Media and Off Grid Film and TV.

Based on his best-selling novel, ‘Crime’ is adapted byĀ Irvine WelshĀ alongside his long-standing screenwriting partnerĀ Dean CavanaghĀ (‘Creation Stories’). Executive producers areĀ Irvine Welsh,Ā Dean Cavanagh,Ā Dougray Scott,Ā Tony Wood,Ā Richard Tulk-Hart,Ā Pamela HanssonĀ andĀ James Strong.

Irvine Welshā€™s ‘Crime’ premieres Thursday 18thĀ November on BritBox

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