Brenda Blethyn Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope Actor Jon Morrison DC Kenny Lockhart Actor Riley Jones DC Mark Edwards Actor Kenny Doughty DS Aiden Healy Actor Ibinabo Jack DC Jacqueline Williams Actor Paul Kaye Dr. Malcolm Donahue Actor Kingsley Ben-Adir Dr Marcus Sumner Actor Neil Armstrong Gary Wright Actor Sam Fender Luke Actor Gabrielle Ross Laura Actor Samantha Neale Lily Marsh Actor Juliet Aubrey Felicity Calvert Actor Murray Head Peter Calvert Actor Patrick Toomey Samuel Parr Actor Paul Higgins Clive Stringer Actor Colin Conway Davy Sharp Actor Wunmi Mosaku DC Holly Actor Paul Ritter Billy Cartwright Actor David Leon Sgt. Joe Ashworth Actor Gina McKee Julie Armstrong Actor Elaine Collins Producer, Executive Producer Kate Bartlett Executive Producer Kate Lewis Executive Producer Myar Craig-Brown Executive Producer Michael Dawson Executive Producer Paul Gay Director Will Sinclair Director Claire Winyard Director Peter Hoar Director Paul Whittington Director Thaddeus O'Sullivan Director Ann Cleeves Writer, Writer Paul Matthew Thompson Writer Martha Hillier Writer Paul Rutman Writer Paul Logue Writer Sally Abbott Writer Phil Mulryne Writer Will Nicholson Executive Producer Fahima Chowdhury Executive Producer Phil Hunter Executive Producer Margaret Mitchell Executive Producer Ben Bartlett Original Music Cinders Forshaw Cinematographer Simon Richardson Cinematographer Ollie Downey Cinematographer Stephan Pehrsson Cinematographer Jean-Philippe Gossart Cinematographer Simon Starling Film Editor Nick McPhee Film Editor David Fisher Film Editor Melanie Viner-Cuneo Film Editor