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The Hack

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The Hack

"The truth doesn't die quietly."

6.6

Yr 2025

Rt 50m

Status Ended

Drama Crime

Series Brief

Overview

Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama deftly interweaves two real life stories, the uncovering of phone hacking at the News of the World, and running parallel, the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.

Featured Players

Cast 75

Barry Sloane

as DS Ezra Slater

7 episodes

as Mr. Apollo

1 episode

Abhin Galeya

as DS Hari Desai

1 episode

as Nick Davies

7 episodes

Toby Jones

as Alan Rusbridger

7 episodes

as DCS Dave Cook

7 episodes

Rose Leslie

as Charlotte Harris

7 episodes

Steve Pemberton

as Rupert Murdoch

7 episodes

Eve Myles

as Jacqui Hames

7 episodes

as PM Gordon Brown

7 episodes

Katherine Kelly

as Sheridan McCoid

7 episodes

Kevin Doyle

as AC John Yates

7 episodes

Neil Maskell

as Glen Campbell

7 episodes

Lee Ingleby

as David Leigh

7 episodes

Pip Torrens

as Stuart Kuttner

7 episodes

Ron Cook

as Max Mosley

7 episodes

George Russo

as Glen Mulcaire

7 episodes

as DAC Sue Akers

7 episodes

as Amelia Hill

7 episodes

Lisa Dillon

as Clare Rewcastle Brown

7 episodes

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as Lily Cook / Ella

7 episodes

as Rebekah Brooks

7 episodes

Jamie Parker

as Robert Mortimer QC

7 episodes

Nadia Albina

as Gill Phillips

7 episodes

Sean Pertwee

as Sean Hoare

7 episodes

Sophie Bould

as Nick Davies' Mum

7 episodes

Daniel Ryan

as Tom Watson

7 episodes

as Lindsey Wright

7 episodes

as John Whitingdale

7 episodes

as Kim Vian

7 episodes

Terence Maynard

as Rufus Duffy

7 episodes

Jason Done

as Phil Davies

7 episodes

Anya McKenna-Bruce

as Bacon

7 episodes

Benji Bloom

as Beans

7 episodes

as DC Susan Gangridge

7 episodes

as DI Graham Twyler

7 episodes

Ian Burfield

as Sid Fillery

7 episodes

Eileen Nicholas

as Isobel Hulsmann

7 episodes

Andrew Whipp

as Jonathan Rees

7 episodes

Phil Davis

as Alastair Morgan

7 episodes

as Jimmy Cook

7 episodes

as Andy Coulson

7 episodes

Jonathan Coy

as Nick Davies' Dad

7 episodes

Jay Simpson

as Glenn Vian

7 episodes

as Gary Vian

7 episodes

as Sarah Montague

1 episode

Stephanie Levi-John

as Alice

1 episode

Alec Newman

as John Mullin

1 episode

Elisabeth Hopper

as Caroline Davies

1 episode

Casper Knopf

as Nick Davies (Young)

1 episode

Nabil Elouahabi

as DC Buzz Aldrin

1 episode

Konnie Huq

as Mr. Apollo 2

1 episode

Harry Hill

as Mr. Apollo 1

1 episode

as Mr. Apollo 4

1 episode

Gabby Logan

as Mr. Apollo 3

1 episode

Robert Glenister

as DCI Callum Lockhart

1 episode

Nicola Stephenson

as Cynthia Edmonds

1 episode

Nick Harris

as Commander Andrew Baker

1 episode

as Jacqueline Cook

1 episode

Lucy Speed

as Molly Hatby

1 episode

Gavin Spokes

as Dick Fedorcio

1 episode

as Liam Sayles

1 episode

as Jonathan Rees (re-enactment)

1 episode

Joel Morris

as Daniel Morgan (re-enactment)

1 episode

as Ella (young) / Lily Cook (young)

1 episode

Casper Prior

as Leo Cook

1 episode

as Nick Ross

1 episode

Silas Carson

as Sam Eldwick

1 episode

Neal Barry

as Keith Sharpe

1 episode

Alastair Campbell

as Self

1 episode

Robert Bathurst

as Max Clifford

1 episode

as Leo Cook

1 episode

as James Ward

1 episode

James Alexandrou

as DS Richard Brightly

1 episode

Jason Done

as Philip Davies

3 episodes

Production Board

Crew

Executive Producer

Patrick Spence Lewis Arnold David Tennant Joe Williams Jack Thorne

Prosthetics

Dan Martin

Director

Lewis Arnold

Editor

Sacha Szwarc

Costume Design

Rachel Walsh

Director of Photography

Ed Rutherford

Makeup Artist

Jess Bass Ava Gilles

Original Music Composer

Lorne Balfe Joshua Pacey

Set Decoration

Jade Bateson

Producer

Abi Bach

Casting

Victor Jenkins

Production Design

Anna Higginson

Art Direction

Christopher Agnew

Writer

Annalisa D'Innella Jack Thorne

Creator

Jack Thorne

Signal Match

Cast Similarity

The Long Shadow

7 shared cast members

Shared Toby Jones, Nicola Stephenson, Lee Ingleby +4 more

4 shared cast members

Shared Terence Maynard, Kevin Doyle, Robert Glenister +1 more

4 shared cast members

Shared Ian Burfield, Toby Jones, Neil Maskell +1 more

4 shared cast members

Shared Jonathan Ross, David Tennant, Alastair Campbell +1 more

The Sarah Jane Adventures

3 shared cast members

Shared Jay Simpson, David Tennant, Silas Carson

2 shared cast members

Shared Lisa McGrillis, David Tennant

2 shared cast members

Shared Terence Maynard, Kevin Doyle

2 shared cast members

Shared Alec Newman, Katherine Kelly

2 shared cast members

Shared David Tennant, Nadia Albina

Moonflower Murders

2 shared cast members

Shared Rosalie Craig, Billie Gadsdon

Signal Match

Crew Similarity

The Long Shadow

5 shared crew members

Shared Lewis Arnold, Sacha Szwarc, Ed Rutherford +2 more

Roles: Casting, Director, Director of Photography +3 more

1 shared crew member

Shared Lorne Balfe

Roles: Original Music Composer

1 shared crew member

Shared Ed Rutherford

Roles: Director of Photography

1 shared crew member

Shared Victor Jenkins

1 shared crew member

Shared Rachel Walsh

Roles: Costume Design

1 shared crew member

Shared Jack Thorne

Roles: Creator, Executive Producer

Criminal Record

1 shared crew member

Shared Sacha Szwarc

1 shared crew member

Shared Lewis Arnold

Roles: Director, Executive Producer

Lord of the Flies

1 shared crew member

Shared Jack Thorne

Roles: Creator, Executive Producer, Writer

The War Between the Land and the Sea

1 shared crew member

Shared Lorne Balfe

Roles: Original Music Composer

Topic Overlay

Topic Keyword Similarity

2 shared keywords

Topics based on true story, historical drama

1 shared keyword

Topics journalist

1 shared keyword

Topics based on true story

We Were the Lucky Ones

1 shared keyword

Topics based on true story

The Bombing of Pan Am 103

1 shared keyword

Topics based on true story

1 shared keyword

Topics based on true story

The Queen's Gambit

1 shared keyword

Topics historical drama

1 shared keyword

Topics historical drama

1 shared keyword

Topics journalist

1 shared keyword

Topics based on true story

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

journalist based on true story historical drama phone hacking

Next Signal

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Shared people: 3

Disclaimer

Shared keywords: 1

Shared people: 2

Suspicion

Shared people: 2

Criminal Record

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Shared people: 1

Six Four

Shared people: 1

Silent Witness

Shared people: 1

The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

Shared people: 1

Unfamiliar

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

ITVX Premium

UK

ITVX

UK

Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired: September 24, 2025
Status: Ended
Episode Runtime: 50 minutes
Origin: GB
TMDB Votes: 21