Season 1
TV Show · Crime · Drama

Sheridan Smith (Cilla, The Widower, Mrs Biggs) stars as Jo Gillespie in the riveting thriller Black Work, written by Matt Charman and produced by Mammoth Screen. When Jo Gillespie's husband Ryan, an undercover policeman, is shot dead in mysterious circumstances, she resolutely sets out to discover who murdered him. Black Work is a compelling three-part story that sees police officer Jo confront difficult truths about her family life and her marriage to Ryan. Mother to seven-year-old Melly and stepson Hal, Jo is emotionally distraught and heavily conflicted as she unravels the last six months of her husband’s life. She is grieving and wracked with guilt following an attachment to Ryan’s colleague and fellow police officer Jack Clark, which puts further strain on her grieving family. Working out of a lock-up on a shadowy case for which no police department will take responsibility, Ryan has been watching a man recently released from prison. But why? And under whose orders?

2016 · 46m
Starring Sheridan Smith, Geraldine James, Matthew McNulty

Season 1

  • Episode 1
    EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    First of a three-part thriller. When her detective husband Ryan is murdered, PC Jo Gillespie is expected to leave it to her colleagues in the force to find his killer. But as Jo starts to lose trust in her police family, she feels compelled to carry out her own investigation, a search for the truth that will put herself and her children in danger.
    45 min
  • Episode 2
    EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Second of a three-part thriller. When her detective husband Ryan is murdered, PC Jo Gillespie is expected to leave it to her colleagues in the force to find his killer. With the chief suspect in custody, the investigation into Ryan's murder appears to have been wrapped up. Jo still has doubts and as she digs further into her husband's undercover life, she encounters dark secrets on both sides of the law - leading to a disturbing revelation about the man she married.
    45 min
  • Episode 3
    EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Conclusion of a three-part thriller. When her detective husband Ryan is murdered, PC Jo Gillespie is shocked to discover he was working undercover. Reeling from a secret that strikes at the heart of her family, Jo decides to put the needs of her children first. Then another body is discovered and she realises that her husband's killer is still out there - and closer to home than she ever imagined.
    44 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Sheridan Smith
    Jo Gillespie
  • Douglas Henshall
    DCI Will Hepburn
  • Kenny Doughty
    Ryan Gillespie
  • Geraldine James
    Chief Constable Carolyn Jarecki
  • Matthew McNulty
    Jack Clark
  • Matt Charman
    Producer
  • Matt Charman
    Writer
  • Matt Charman
    Creator

About

Season 1

Crime

Sheridan Smith (Cilla, The Widower, Mrs Biggs) stars as Jo Gillespie in the riveting thriller Black Work, written by Matt Charman and produced by Mammoth Screen. When Jo Gillespie's husband Ryan, an undercover policeman, is shot dead in mysterious circumstances, she resolutely sets out to discover who murdered him. Black Work is a compelling three-part story that sees police officer Jo confront difficult truths about her family life and her marriage to Ryan. Mother to seven-year-old Melly and stepson Hal, Jo is emotionally distraught and heavily conflicted as she unravels the last six months of her husband’s life. She is grieving and wracked with guilt following an attachment to Ryan’s colleague and fellow police officer Jack Clark, which puts further strain on her grieving family. Working out of a lock-up on a shadowy case for which no police department will take responsibility, Ryan has been watching a man recently released from prison. But why? And under whose orders?

Information

Studio
Britbox
Released
2016
Rated
Caution
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2014 Mammoth Screen Limited

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English (United Kingdom), English
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