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The Victim

The Victim

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The Victim

2019- 2019

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

7.2(70 votes)

Ended

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Overview

A grieving mother is accused of identifying online the man she believes killed her son. But is he really a notorious child murderer or a tragic victim of mistaken identity?

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Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Anna Dean

James Harkness

James Harkness

Craig Myers

John Hannah

John Hannah

DI Steven Grover

Jamie Sives

Jamie Sives

Lenny Dean

Karla Crome

Karla Crome

Rebecca Myers

John Scougall

Tom Carpenter

Isis Hainsworth

Isis Hainsworth

Louise Graham

Chloe Pirrie

Chloe Pirrie

Ella Mackie

Joanne Thompson

DS Lisa Harvey

Ramon Tikaram

Ramon Tikaram

Solomon Mishra

Creative team

Created by: Rob Williams
Showrunner: Gaynor Holmes
Elizabeth Kilgarriff
Written by: Rob Williams
Produced by: Jenny Frayn

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