ITVX Sets September UK Premiere Date For Irvine Welsh’s ‘Crime’ Season 2
ITVX has set a September UK premiere date for Season 2 of Irvine Welsh drama ‘Crime‘ starring Dougray Scott, Ken Stott, Joanna Vanderham and John Simm.
In the second season of Crime, Ray Lennox (Scott) is ready to return to the fray at Edinburgh Serious Crimes, keen to prove he is fully recovered from his breakdown induced by bringing Mr Confectioner to justice. But he’s surprised to find that it’s all change: Bob Toal (Stott) has lost his mojo, while Amanda Drummond (Vanderham) is newly promoted. And there are two new faces on the team in the form of the devious Tommy Stark and failed actor Norrie Erskine.
When one of Lennox’s former colleagues is attacked, Lennox and Drummond quickly realise that all is not as it seems as they become embroiled in a case about vengeance, identity and social justice. The attack is linked to a gruesome attempted murder on a high-ranking establishment figure at a posh hotel which has been hushed up from the police. As Lennox investigates via Edinburgh’s saunas, crack dens and poshest hotels, he finds doors slammed in his face; there is an Establishment cover-up at play.
It’s not until the killer targets one of Lennox’s own team that the pieces start to fall into place. Tracing the motivation back to an unsavoury incident 30 years ago, Lennox begins to realise that there is more to this case than meets the eye and the killer he has been chasing may not be the driving force behind these murders after all.
The series also stars Rebecca Root (The Queen’s Gambit), David Elliot (Kajaki), Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad, The Pact), Fiona Bell (Shetland), Sarah McCardie (It’s A Sin), Brian McCardie (Murphy’s Law), John McLarnon (Outlander), Ewan Miller (Skin) and Gordon Morris (The Forgotten). Dougray Scott’s son, Gabriel Scott (House of Dragon), also appears alongside his father.
“I’m thrilled that I get to continue playing this complex and dynamic character, and to once again get to work with this magnificent creative team,” said Dougray Scott. “Season 2 takes us even deeper into Lennox’s past, and helps us understand his persona even more. I couldn’t be happier!”
Directors for ‘Crime’ Season 2 include Trygve Allister Diesen (Wisting, Hold My Heart, Red, Torpedo) and Anthony Neilson (The Debt Collector, I Hate Suzie). The series producer is Helen Ostler (The Last Kingdom).
The series was commissioned for ITVX by Head of Drama, Polly Hill. Drama Commissioner, Huw Kennair-Jones oversees the production of the second season from ITVX’s perspective. Buccaneer is a London-based international content production company led by joint CEOs Tony Wood and Richard Tulk-Hart.
‘Crime‘ Season 2 premieres Thursday, 14th September 2023 on ITVX. If you need to catch up on Season 1, that is currently airing on ITV1, with the entire box set on ITVX.
