The truth doesn't die quietly.
Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama deftly interweaves two real life stories, the uncovering of phone hacking at the News of the World, and running parallel, the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and plot-driven.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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Cast
- David TennantNick Davies
- Toby JonesAlan Rusbridger
- Robert CarlyleDCS Dave Cook
- Rose LeslieCharlotte Harris
- Steve PembertonRupert Murdoch
- Eve MylesJacqui Hames
- Dougray ScottPM Gordon Brown
- Katherine KellySheridan McCoid
- Kevin DoyleAC John Yates
- Neil MaskellGlen Campbell
Crew
- Jack ThorneCreator
- Lewis ArnoldDirector
- Jack ThorneWriter
- Annalisa D'InnellaWriter
- Ed RutherfordDirector of Photography
- Lorne BalfeOriginal Music Composer
- Joshua PaceyOriginal Music Composer
- Sacha SzwarcEditor
- Abi BachProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries7 eps · 2025
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