For three series, Dot was the ultimate bent copper and ran rings around Ted, Arnott and Fleming making him one of the series’ most iconic characters. TV viewers will also know Zoe for portraying Anya Raczynski in Survivors, Mina Harker in Demons, Ellen Love in Mr Selfridge, and Betsey Granger in Grantchester.

Claudia Jolly stars as Pippa Starling following on from parts in Pennyworth, Tommies, Endeavour and On Chesil Beach. Alex Cobb is reprising his role as Kevin Spinella and has previously featured in Indian Summers, Moon Knight and The Outlaws. Viewers will recognise Laura Elphinstone for her previous role in Line of Duty – and THAT iconic scene with Kate Fleming.

Karin Slaughter James just gets better and better and deserves the success he has achieved with this first-class series She recently played Kate Saunders in the four-part series The One, and bitchy Vanessa Jenkins in Rules of the Game. Matters take a dark turn when a chilling event forces Grace and Branson into an impossible position as they must investigate every guest, including several high-ranking attendees from East Sussex police.

Instead, actor Sam Hoare will play Roy Grace’s nemesis, who replaces Rakie Ayola’s character ACC Vosper (see below). More recently, he played Liam Sutcliffe in series one and series two of ITV1’s Liar, Duwayne Brooks in Stephen, and Rothwell Kentish in Small Axe.Newcomer Boni Adeliyi is Mimi Taylor, while Poldark actor Luke Norris – aka Dwight Enys –plays Rollo Mercer.