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About English television drama series
Genres drama, police procedural
Created by Jed Mercurio
Starring Thandiwe Newton, Kelly Macdonald, Lennie James, Keeley Hawes, Daniel Mays, Vicky McClure, Martin Compston, Adrian Dunbar
Length 6 seasons, 36 episodes, 57 min each
Network BBC Two
Country United Kingdom
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