In three part crime thriller Black Work, Leeds police constable Jo Gillespie (Sheridan Smith) is devastated when her husband, undercover officer Ryan (Kenny Doughty), is killed in suspicious circumstances. As she battles to stay strong for the benefit of daughter Melly and stepson Hal, Jo is urged by her bosses, DCI Will Hepburn (Douglas Henshall) and Chief Constable Carolyn Jarecki (Geraldine James), to leave it to her fellow officers to find the killer.
But when the murder enquiry starts to uncover some dangerous secrets about Ryan, Jo’s faith in the police family of which she has been a part for so long is severely tested. No longer sure who to trust, Jo embarks on her own investigation with the help of friend and colleague Jack Clark, but as they close in on the identity of Ryan’s killer, Jo’s hunt for the truth will put her own life in danger.
Cast: Sheridan Smith as Jo Gillespie; Kenny Doughty as Ryan Gillespie; Matthew McNulty as DC Jack Clark; Geraldine James as Chief Constable Carolyn Jarecki; Douglas Henshall as Detective Chief Superintendent Will Hepburn; Andrew Knott as D Lee Miekel; Carla Henry as PC Vicki Stanton; Ace Bhatti as DCI Jahan Kapoor; Sharon Duce as Barbara Gillespie; Lisa Dillon as Carla; Honor Kneafsey as Melly; Oliver Woolford as Hal
Writer: Matt Charman / Script Editor: Paul Testar / Music: Stuart Earl / Costumes: Darren Finch / Production Design: Mike Gunn / Producer: Tom Mullens / Executive Producers: Damien Timmer, Rebecca Keane, Hugo Heppell, Matt Charman / Director: Michael Samuels
UK / ITV / 3×60 minute episodes / Broadcast from Sunday 21 June 2015 at 9.00pm
