Crime (TV series)
Crime (also known as Irvine Welsh's Crime) is a Scottish crime drama television series, an adaptation of the Irvine Welsh novel of the same name. The 6-episode first series was co-written by Welsh and Dean Cavanagh and broadcast in 2021 on BritBox, later moved in the UK to be available on ITVX. It stars Dougray Scott as the detective Ray Lennox. Scott won an International Emmy Award in November 2022 for his performance. A second series began filming in Scotland in 2022 and will premiere on September 21, 2023 on ITVX. Synopsis DI Ray Lennox (Scott) and DS Drummond (Vanderham) investigate a schoolgirl’s abduction. Cast Main Recurring Episodes Series overview Season 1 (2021) Season 2 (2023) Production First series On 23 July 2020, BritBox announced that Irvine Welsh would be adapting Crime as a six-part miniseries for streaming service with Irvine Welsh adapting his own book alongside Dean Cavanagh. The series is set in Edinburgh but filmed there and Glasgow. Second series In October 2022, a second six-part series started filming in Scotland with Welsh and Cavanagh again scripting. Directors for the second series include Trygve Allister Diesen and Anthony Neilson. Production is by Buccaneer and Off Grid Film and