| Charismatic detective Gil Mayo wise-cracks his way through a variety of murder mysteries alongside his sexy colleague, Alex Jones. Matters aren't simple between the old flames as flirtation could become something more - but who will make the first move? Life is further complicated by Gil's precocious teenage daughter Julie, who he's bringing up by himself after the disappearance of his wife. The detective does come up with a novel way to deal with the piles of bills he keeps receiving though - hiding them in the cupboard! |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Louise Brealey | Scene-of-Crime Officer Harriet 'Anorak' Tate | 8 |
| Jessica Oyelowo | DS Alex Jones | 8 |
| Alistair McGowan | DI Gil Mayo | 8 |
| Huw Rhys | DC Martin Kite | 8 |
| Ruth Jones | Cal Andrews | 2 |
| Paloma Faith | Guest | 1 |
| Nicholas Rowe | Ian Pardeaux | 1 |
| Art Malik | Marcus Illingworth | 1 |
| David Oyelowo | Eddie Barton, 'Sexy' M.P. | 1 |
| Freddie Stroma | Lucas Harper | 1 |
| Alice Evans | Claire Wishart | 1 |
| Tony Haygarth | Sam Fox | 1 |
| Sylvester McCoy | Reverend Beaver | 1 |
| Paterson Joseph | Dr. Rossi | 1 |
| Justin Edwards | Ken Dainty | 1 |
| Kevin Eldon | 1 | |
| Richard Ridings | Mark Castello | 1 |
| Lynsey Baxter | Sandra | 1 |
| Margo Stilley | Roma Sheraton | 1 |
| Roger Hammond | Mr. Russell | 1 |
| Tamsin Egerton | Patti Feathers | 1 |
| Sara Stewart | Hope Hendrick | 1 |
| Jake Wood | Dermot Voss | 1 |
| Ben Willbond | Simon Johnston | 1 |
| Nigel Planer | Robert Bainbridge | 1 |
| Gaynor Faye | Kitty McNally | 1 |
| Kirsty Mitchell | Janet Reece | 1 |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Crytch | 1 |
| Anthony Flanagan | Steven Marshall | 1 |
| Moya Brady | Miriam Thorne | 1 |
| Bill Thomas | Wimp | 1 |
| Tristan Gemmill | Lawrence Davis | 1 |
| Sara Crowe | Laura Willard | 1 |
| Mina Anwar | Tina Beaverstock | 1 |
| Rebecca Palmer | Alison Conrad | 1 |
| Martyn Ellis | Ronnie Dyer | 1 |
| Ciarán Griffiths | Damien | 1 |
| Ruth Millar | Sylvia McCallister | 1 |
| Sarah Manners | Laurie Voss | 1 |
| Emma Atkins | Jessica Crouch | 1 |