Series synopsis
The Long Call is a British crime drama television series that premiered on ITV1 on October 25, 2021. It ended on October 28, 2021. It was created by Kelly Jones. It stars Ben Aldridge, Pearl Mackie, Juliet Stevenson and Martin Shaw.
Detective Matthew Venn returns to the small North Devon community he grew up in with his husband and begins investigating a murder whilst coming to terms with his own traumatic past, having been excommunicated by his family and the church community they lived in.
Premise
Detective Matthew Venn returns to the small North Devon community he grew up in with his husband and begins investigating a murder whilst coming to terms with his own traumatic past, having been excommunicated by his family and the church community they lived in.
Premise: Thou shalt not kill.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ben Aldridge as DI Matthew Venn
- Pearl Mackie as DS Jen Rafferty
- Juliet Stevenson as Dorothy Venn
- Martin Shaw as Dennis Stephenson
- Anita Dobson as Grace Stephenson
- Dylan Edwards as DC Ross Pritchard
- Iona Anderson as Rosa Shapland
- Grant Crookes as Grant Crookes
Supporting cast
- Siobhán Cullen as Caroline Reasley
- Aoife Hinds as Gaby Chadwell
- Luke Ireland as Simon Walden
- Steve Walsh as Steve Brethern
- John-Paul Macleod as Alfie James
- Declan Bennett as Jonathan Roberts
- Neil Morrissey as Christopher Reasley
- Amit Shah as Ed Raveley
- Sarah Gordy as Lucy Craddle
- Alan Williams as Maurice Craddle
- Nia Gwynne as Ruth Shapland
Guest cast
- Alice Barclay as Dr. Marrion Barclay
- Susannah Edgley as WPC Becky
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | October 25, 2021 | October 28, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A body is found on a beach in North Devon. DI Matthew Venn and his team search for a way into a case that has no witnesses, no forensics and no motive. |
October 25, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Matthew and the team continue to hunt for clues about the victim, and uncover secrets from the past and theorise who might have motive to murder. Connections are made between the victim and the Brethren community when it's uncovered that the victim had started attending meetings, while, closer to home, Matthew and his mother look to build bridges after years of silence. |
October 26, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The prospect of rebuilding a relationship with his mother blurs Matthew's ability to objectively examine the Brethren community, and he wrestles professional and personal issues to solve the case before anyone else gets hurt. Lucy and Gaby can no longer stay quiet as an important silence breaks and the extent of the lies suffocating the communities continues to widen. |
October 27, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 25, 2021 |
| Last aired | October 28, 2021 |
| Runtime | 46 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 21:00:00 |