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Dept. Q
Dept. Q

Dept. Q

"Not all causes are lost."

7.9
2025 Returning Series
Drama Crime Mystery

Overview

A brash but brilliant cop becomes head of a new police department, where he leads an unlikely team of misfits in solving Edinburgh's cold cases.

Cast

Kelly Macdonald
as Dr Rachel Irving
James Macnaughton
as Dennis Piper
2 episodes
Kate Dickie
as Moira Jacobson
Steven Miller
as Sam Haig
4 episodes
Aron Dochard
as DC Clark
7 episodes
Rebecca Palmer
as Lila Lingard
1 episode
Matthew Goode
as DCI Carl Morck
Jamie Sives
as DCI James Hardy
Alexej Manvelov
as Akram Salim
Patrick Kennedy
as Liam Taylor
5 episodes
Catriona Stirling
as DC Wilson
7 episodes
Tom Bulpett
as William Lingard
Jack Bishop
as Neughbour
1 episode
Gordon Brown
as Fergus Dunbar
2 episodes
Chloe Pirrie
as Merritt Lingard
Bobby Rainsbury
as Teenage Merritt
1 episode
Clive Russell
as Jamie Lingard
1 episode
Sanjeev Kohli
as Martin Fleming
8 episodes
Stuart Bowman
as Terry Dundee
1 episode
Kai Alexander
as Teenage Lyle
1 episode
Jack Greenlees
as Sam Haig
1 episode
Kal Sabir
as DCI Logan Bruce
6 episodes
Shirley Henderson
as Claire Marsh
6 episodes
Douglas Russell
as Graham Finch
3 episodes
Leah Byrne
as DC Rose Dickson
Mark Bonnar
as Stephen Burns
8 episodes
Aaron McVeigh
as Jasper Stewart

Crew

Executive Producer
Rob Bullock Andy Harries Chandni Lakhani Scott Frank
Director
Elisa Amoruso Scott Frank
Novel
Jussi Adler-Olsen
Production Sound Mixer
David Bowtle-McMillan
Stunt Driver
Arron Long
Writer
Scott Frank
Original Music Composer
Carlos Rafael Rivera

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Keywords

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