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 "markdown": "# Criminal Record (2024 TV series)\n\n**Criminal Record** is a British crime thriller television series created by Paul Rutman for Apple TV+, starring [Peter Capaldi](https://www.edgepedia.org/peter-capaldi) as Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty and [Cush Jumbo](https://www.edgepedia.org/cush-jumbo) as Detective Sergeant June Lenker, two London detectives drawn into conflict over an old murder case. Its eight-episode first season premiered globally on January 10, 2024, with the first two episodes released that day and new episodes weekly through February 23.<sup>[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/10/apple-tv-shares-first-look-at-criminal-record-powerful-new-crime-thriller-starring-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-cush-jumbo/)</sup> A second eight-episode season premiered on April 22, 2026, and ran weekly through June 10, 2026.<sup>[2](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/01/apple-tv-shares-first-look-and-premiere-date-for-second-season-of-the-critically-hailed-crime-thriller-criminal-record-starring-and-executive-produced-by-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-critics-choice-award-nominee-cush-jumbo/)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | Eight-episode crime thriller per season; episodes run about 50 minutes; rated TV-MA; region of origin the United Kingdom<sup>[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/10/apple-tv-shares-first-look-at-criminal-record-powerful-new-crime-thriller-starring-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-cush-jumbo/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[3](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/criminal-record/umc.cmc.1sbjeoma6tvxgda6l0h4bb0x3)</sup> |\n| Season 1 premiere | January 10, 2024, with two episodes, then weekly through February 23<sup>[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/10/apple-tv-shares-first-look-at-criminal-record-powerful-new-crime-thriller-starring-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-cush-jumbo/)</sup> |\n| Lead roles | Peter Capaldi as DCI Daniel Hegarty; Cush Jumbo as DS June Lenker<sup>[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/10/apple-tv-shares-first-look-at-criminal-record-powerful-new-crime-thriller-starring-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-cush-jumbo/)</sup> |\n| Production | Tod Productions and STV Studios for Apple TV+; executive producers Elaine Collins, Paul Rutman, Capaldi and Jumbo<sup>[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/10/apple-tv-shares-first-look-at-criminal-record-powerful-new-crime-thriller-starring-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-cush-jumbo/)</sup> |\n| Season 1 directors | Jim Loach and Shaun James Grant<sup>[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/10/apple-tv-shares-first-look-at-criminal-record-powerful-new-crime-thriller-starring-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-cush-jumbo/)</sup> |\n| Season 2 | Premiered April 22, 2026; finale June 10, 2026; directed by Ben A. Williams and Joelle Mae David<sup>[2](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/01/apple-tv-shares-first-look-and-premiere-date-for-second-season-of-the-critically-hailed-crime-thriller-criminal-record-starring-and-executive-produced-by-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-critics-choice-award-nominee-cush-jumbo/)</sup> |\n| Central theme | Policing, institutional failure and race in contemporary London<sup>[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/10/apple-tv-shares-first-look-at-criminal-record-powerful-new-crime-thriller-starring-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-cush-jumbo/)</sup> |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and season 1\n\nThe series is set in contemporary London and, in Apple's description, explores \"the impossibility of policing when the truth is up for grabs.\"<sup>[2](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/01/apple-tv-shares-first-look-and-premiere-date-for-second-season-of-the-critically-hailed-crime-thriller-criminal-record-starring-and-executive-produced-by-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-critics-choice-award-nominee-cush-jumbo/)</sup> In season one, an anonymous phone call draws two detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case: June Lenker, a young woman early in her career, and Daniel Hegarty, a well-connected officer determined to protect his legacy.<sup>[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/10/apple-tv-shares-first-look-at-criminal-record-powerful-new-crime-thriller-starring-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-cush-jumbo/)</sup> The show touches on issues of race, institutional failure and the search for common ground in a polarized Britain.<sup>[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/10/apple-tv-shares-first-look-at-criminal-record-powerful-new-crime-thriller-starring-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-cush-jumbo/)</sup>\n\n**The central case.** More than a decade before the story begins, Hegarty arrested Errol Mathis (Tom Moutchi), who confessed to killing his partner Adelaide Burrows and is serving a 24-year prison sentence. Lenker is asked to review an anonymous 999 call in which a woman says her violent partner confessed to killing his ex, and her investigation forces the case back into the open, putting her on a collision course with Hegarty and his colleagues, nicknamed the 62s.<sup>[4](https://www.avclub.com/criminal-record-review-apple-tv-plus-peter-capaldi-1851137684)</sup>\n\nThe season one cast also includes [Charlie Creed-Miles](https://www.edgepedia.org/charlie-creed-miles), Dionne Brown, Shaun Dooley, Stephen Campbell Moore, Zoë Wanamaker, Rasaq Kukoyi, Maisie Ayres, Aysha Kala, BAFTA TV Award winner [Cathy Tyson](https://www.edgepedia.org/cathy-tyson) and Tom Moutchi.<sup>[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/10/apple-tv-shares-first-look-at-criminal-record-powerful-new-crime-thriller-starring-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-cush-jumbo/)</sup>\n\n### Season 2\n\nApple TV+ renewed the series, and the second season premiered globally on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, with new episodes weekly through Wednesday, June 10.<sup>[2](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/01/apple-tv-shares-first-look-and-premiere-date-for-second-season-of-the-critically-hailed-crime-thriller-criminal-record-starring-and-executive-produced-by-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-critics-choice-award-nominee-cush-jumbo/)</sup> In season two, a young man is stabbed to death at a political rally, and the rival officers Lenker and Hegarty are forced into an uneasy alliance; what begins as a murder hunt escalates into an undercover operation to foil a far-right bomb plot in the heart of London.<sup>[2](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/01/apple-tv-shares-first-look-and-premiere-date-for-second-season-of-the-critically-hailed-crime-thriller-criminal-record-starring-and-executive-produced-by-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-critics-choice-award-nominee-cush-jumbo/)</sup>\n\nDustin Demri-Burns, Luca Pasqualino, Luther Ford, Lyndsey Marshal and Peter Sullivan join the cast in season two, alongside returning ensemble members including [Shaun Dooley](https://www.edgepedia.org/shaun-dooley), Stephen Campbell Moore and Charlie Creed-Miles.<sup>[2](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/01/apple-tv-shares-first-look-and-premiere-date-for-second-season-of-the-critically-hailed-crime-thriller-criminal-record-starring-and-executive-produced-by-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-critics-choice-award-nominee-cush-jumbo/)</sup> Season two is directed by Ben A. Williams and Joelle Mae David, replacing the first season's directors.<sup>[2](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/01/apple-tv-shares-first-look-and-premiere-date-for-second-season-of-the-critically-hailed-crime-thriller-criminal-record-starring-and-executive-produced-by-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-critics-choice-award-nominee-cush-jumbo/)</sup>\n\n## Production\n\nCriminal Record was created by BAFTA Award nominee Paul Rutman, whose earlier credits include *Vera* and *Indian Summers*. Tod Productions and STV Studios make the series for Apple TV+, with [Elaine Collins](https://www.edgepedia.org/elaine-collins), a BAFTA Scotland Award recipient, along with Rutman, Capaldi, and Jumbo as executive producers; the two stars also hold executive producer roles.<sup>[1](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/10/apple-tv-shares-first-look-at-criminal-record-powerful-new-crime-thriller-starring-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-cush-jumbo/)</sup> Tod Productions has described a long-running exclusive co-development and co-production relationship with STV Studios, under which it was in production on the second series through 2025.<sup>[5](https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a0966-stv-ar-2025_forweb_spreads.pdf)</sup>\n\n## Themes and reception\n\nCritics identified the clash between the two leads as the show's core. [The A.V. Club](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-a-v-club)'s review described the series as speaking to a United Kingdom reckoning with the conduct of its largest police force, noting that London's real [Metropolitan Police](https://www.edgepedia.org/metropolitan-police) was found in 2023 to be institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic, and that the show draws heavily on that reality.<sup>[4](https://www.avclub.com/criminal-record-review-apple-tv-plus-peter-capaldi-1851137684)</sup> The Upcoming's review praised the way the script weaves themes of prejudice and institutional racism into the drama, and singled out the performances of Jumbo and Capaldi as the series' main draw.<sup>[6](https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2024/01/10/criminal-record-show-review/)</sup> Metacritic aggregated 22 critic reviews for the first season.<sup>[7](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/criminal-record/)</sup> Reviewers of the second season were similarly focused on the leads; The Guardian's review called Capaldi \"just devastating\" in the role.<sup>[8](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/apr/22/criminal-record-season-two-review-peter-capaldi-cush-jumbo)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Apple TV+ shares first look at \"Criminal Record,\" powerful new crime thriller starring Academy Award winner Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo, Apple TV Press (October 3, 2023)](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/10/apple-tv-shares-first-look-at-criminal-record-powerful-new-crime-thriller-starring-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-cush-jumbo/)\n2. [Apple TV shares first look and premiere date for second season of \"Criminal Record,\" Apple TV Press (January 28, 2026)](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/01/apple-tv-shares-first-look-and-premiere-date-for-second-season-of-the-critically-hailed-crime-thriller-criminal-record-starring-and-executive-produced-by-academy-award-winner-peter-capaldi-and-critics-choice-award-nominee-cush-jumbo/)\n3. [Criminal Record, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/criminal-record/umc.cmc.1sbjeoma6tvxgda6l0h4bb0x3)\n4. [Criminal Record review: Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo shine in Apple TV Plus' police drama, The A.V. Club (January 5, 2024)](https://www.avclub.com/criminal-record-review-apple-tv-plus-peter-capaldi-1851137684)\n5. [STV Group operating review 2025](https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a0966-stv-ar-2025_forweb_spreads.pdf)\n6. [Criminal Record | Show review, The Upcoming (January 10, 2024)](https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2024/01/10/criminal-record-show-review/)\n7. [Criminal Record Reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/criminal-record/)\n8. [Criminal Record season two review, The Guardian (April 22, 2026)](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/apr/22/criminal-record-season-two-review-peter-capaldi-cush-jumbo)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Drama and prestige series (individual series) › Crime and thriller series › Police and detective procedurals*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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