P2B – Cast

P2B – Cast

Cast:

Catherine Lancashire – Lynn Bennett (DI Bennett)

Julie Graham – Kate Dane (Superintendent Dane)

John Simm – Tony Whelburn (DI Whelburn)

Marshall Lancaster – Gary Burton

Daniel Mays – Oscar Beck

Vicky McClure – Jane Brooks

Charles Dance – Henry Madison

Douglas Booth – Tony Coburn

Sarah Lancashire – Lynn Bennett (DS Bennett)

•Catherine Lancashire is an English actor born in Oldham on the 10th October 1963.

•She has starred in many other productions for the BBC in the past e.g. Happy Valley and The Last Tango in Halifax.

•She will be familiar with the BBC and the way they film the productions.

•Her USP is that she can fulfil the role of a detective easily and will be well suited to the role.

John Simm  – Tony Whelburn (DI Whelburn)

•Award winning English Actor born and raised in Leeds.

•He has been nominated twice for a BAFTA and is a Laurence Olivier Award Nominee for best actor.

•Has appeared in TV dramas in the past with one of the best known one being The Village, shown on BBC one.

•His USP is that he is well known throughout the BBC and has the ability to create the character I am looking for.

Julie Graham – Kate Dane (Superintendent Dane)

•Scottish TV and film actress, born in Irvine, Ayrshire on the 24th August 1965.

•Has appeared in many other BBC dramas including Midsummer Murders and Shetland.

•She has a lot of past experience in TV dramas and mini-series and so could fulfil the role very professionally making the overall production more professional.

•Her USP is that she can create a very serious character very effectively and has a strong fan base both online and on the TV especially since she was casted in the popular TV show Benidorm.

•Marshall Lancaster – Gary Burton

•Marshall’s USP is that he has been in many different detective dramas before and would be used to performing the role of a criminal

•Daniel Mays – Oscar Beck

•Daniel’s USP is that he has attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and so will be suitable to the role in the drama

•Vicky McClure – Jane Brooks

•Vicky’s USP is that she has starred in BBC dramas including Line Of Duty which means that she can perform a very serious character

•Charles Dance – Henry Madison

•Charles’s USP is that he is a very serious actor and very experienced within the BBC starring in some of the biggest hit drama and so will have a lot of experience and can suit the role

•Douglas Booth – Tony Coburn

•Douglas studies at Lingfield Notre Dame School and so will be experienced and very professional when it comes to his role