TV cast guides from Castradar.uk: series casts, returning actors, character guides and episode-by-episode breakdowns.
Death in Paradise has anchored BBC One’s Sunday night schedule since 2011, establishing itself as a staple of British television with its blend of Caribbean scenery and Agatha Christie-style murder mysteries. The series follows British detectives assigned to the fictional island of Saint Marie, where a rotating cast structure has become a defining characteristic of … Read more
The Gathering is a six-part British mystery thriller that aired on Channel 4 in May 2024. Written by Helen Walsh and produced by World Productions, the series centres on an attack against a teenage girl on a tidal islet, weaving together multiple perspectives across a tight-knit community. The cast blends emerging talent with established British … Read more
The fantasy procedural drama Lucifer aired for six seasons between 2016 and 2021, following the Devil’s retirement from Hell to solve crimes in Los Angeles. Tom Ellis leads the ensemble as the titular character, supported by a cast blending celestial beings with LAPD personnel. Originally broadcast on FOX before its revival at Netflix, the series … Read more
The Waterfront arrived on Netflix in 2025 as a gritty crime drama centred on the disintegration of a North Carolina fishing dynasty. Created by Kevin Williamson and inspired by true events, the series chronicles the Buckley family’s descent into drug trafficking as their legitimate empire collapses under financial pressure. The ensemble brings together established character … Read more
The political thriller miniseries Hostage arrived on Netflix in August 2025 with a heavyweight ensemble led by Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy. The British production explores a diplomatic crisis triggered by the kidnapping of a Prime Minister’s husband during a state visit, requiring complex performances across dual leadership roles according to production records. Created by … Read more
The 2019 HBO and Sky Atlantic miniseries Chernobyl presents a meticulously researched dramatisation of the 1986 nuclear disaster, anchored by performances from Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, and Emily Watson. The ensemble portrays Soviet scientists, government officials, plant workers, and first responders, with most roles based directly on historical figures who investigated, perpetrated, or suffered through … Read more
Skins revolutionised British teen television when it launched on E4 in 2007. The Bristol-set drama distinguished itself through a bold narrative structure, entirely refreshing its central cast every two series to follow new groups of students through the turbulence of adolescence. Across six main series and the concluding 2013 miniseries Skins Redux, the programme cycled … Read more
Arcane stands as one of Netflix’s most ambitious animated ventures, adapting Riot Games’ League of Legends universe into a dramatic narrative spanning the twin cities of Piltover and Zaun. Developed by Riot Games in collaboration with French animation studio Fortiche, the series debuted its first act in November 2021, with the concluding second season arriving … Read more
Harlots is a British-American period drama television series that aired between 2017 and 2019. Set in 18th-century Georgian London, the programme centres on the fierce rivalry between brothel madams Margaret Wells and Lydia Quigley, played by Samantha Morton and Lesley Manville respectively. The series ran for three seasons on ITV Encore in the United Kingdom … Read more
HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry unfolds in the 1960s, charting Pennywise’s malevolent influence upon the town before the events familiar from the blockbuster films. Bill Skarsgård returns to embody the dancing clown, joined by a ensemble exploring the Hanlon family lineage and military mysteries buried within Derry’s history. The prequel series comprises eight episodes for … Read more