The Capture: Invisible Men – Season 2 Premiere (S2EP1 BBC One Monday 29 August 2022)

The second season of The Capture premieres this Sunday night on BBC One; As the season opens DCI Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) is living a lonely, paranoid existence, struggling with thwarted ambitions while seconded to Counter Terrorism Command’s ‘mapping’ department. She’s officially joined the highly classified Correction team, but has yet to be truly let in.

When her former colleagues DS Flynn and DI Latif bring the case of a man murdered by invisible assailants to her attention, the stakes quickly become deadly. Carey’s investigation brings her into the orbit of hotshot politician Isaac Turner MP as the case’s links to national and international security start to emerge. Something is very wrong, but can she work out what before Britain’s security is irrevocably compromised?

And which of her colleagues can she trust?

The six-part run features “invisible” assassins, the terrifying rise of deepfake technology, the constantly escalating conflict between the government and Big Tech, and corruption at the core of the British media, escalating from the CCTV thriller of series one.

Created and written by Ben Chanan.

Airdate: Monday 29 August 2022 at 21:00 on BBC One

Season 2 Episode 1

When proud British soldier Shaun Emery’s conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is successfully overturned due to flawed video evidence, he begins to plan for his life as a free man with his six year old daughter. However, when damning CCTV footage emerges from an incident in London, it isn’t long before Shaun finds himself fighting for his freedom once more, only with lies, betrayal and corruption spreading further than he ever could have imagined. With DI Rachel Carey drafted in to investigate in what could be a career-defining case, she must discover if there is more to the shocking evidence than first meets the eye. Rachel will soon learn that the truth is merely a matter of perspective – before deciding what hers is.