Announcement closely follows International Emmy and BAFTA Scotland wins last week for leading actor, Dougray Scott

London – November 29, 2022 - BritBox International, the world leader in British streaming, has acquired season two of the highly-anticipated thriller Irvine Welsh’s Crime, to air on the streaming service in the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland next year. This agreement, announced at Content London by BritBox International Chief Creative Officer Diederick Santer, is with international distributor Cineflix Rights, and builds on recent programming acquisitions by BritBox International including documentaries The Ghost of Richard Harris and Peter O’Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba, from Abacus Media Rights. 

Dougray Scott (Mission Impossible 2, Twin Town, My Week with Marilyn) returns as the troubled detective DI Ray Lennox. Scott’s portrayal of Lennox in season one recently landed him an International Emmy for Best Performance by an Actor, and a BAFTA Scotland award for Best Actor: Television. 

The new cast was also recently revealed for the second series of the psychological, procedural thriller, adapted for the screen by Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh. Irvine Welsh’s Crime is also due to air in the UK exclusively on ITV’s new, free streaming service ITVX, and is currently being shot in Scotland. It is produced by Buccaneer (Marcella, The Burning Girls) and Off Grid Film and TV.

Dougray Scott leads a stellar line up of Scottish talent including Ken Stott (Rebus, The Missing) and Joanna Vanderham (Dancing on the Edge) who reprise their roles as Chief Superintendent Bob Toal and DS Amanda Drummond. John Simm (Grace, Doctor Who) and Derek Riddell (Silent Witness) also return for the second season, which also sees Dougray Scott’s son Gabriel Scott (House of Dragon) appearing alongside his father. Rebecca Root (The Queen's Gambit) David Elliot (Kajaki), Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad, 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) are also confirmed to feature.

In the second season of Crime, Ray Lennox 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 has lost his mojo, while Amanda Drummond 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. 

Contact: Sarah Hird / sarah.hird@britbox.com / +44 (0)7442 600014