The Capture: Season 1

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The Capture: Season 1

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BBC One | Peacock | Season Premiere Date: September 3, 2019

Summary: CCTV footage shows Shaun Emery (Callum Turner) kidnapping and assaulting his barrister, but as Detective Inspector Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) looks into the case, she finds evidence of a conspiracy in this Ben Chanan crime drama.
[Premiered originally in the UK on BBC1 on 3 Sep 2019]

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Episode Eight
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E7. Episode Seven
Air Date: April 10, 2020
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S1:E6. Correction
Air Date: October 8, 2019

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Allison Keene

Jul 14, 2020

The Capture may get a little too clever with itself in its final, divisive episode in terms of allusions to current politics, but perhaps it’s not wrong to do so. Ultimately, the grounded choices it makes are as believable as its twistiest revelations. Read full review

Saloni Gajjar

Jul 13, 2020

As engrossing the show is in its demonstration of how little the public knows about the extent it’s being surveilled, the final explanation of the crime as it arrives in episode five, titled “A Pilgrim Of Justice,” feels quite contrived. ... Grainger’s work as Rachel gets better with every episode, but the season belongs to Callum Turner. He churns out an evocative, admirable performance as Shaun Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Jul 17, 2020

Terrifically twisty and intensely suspenseful. [20 Jul - 2 Aug 2020, p.9]

Richard Roeper

Jul 14, 2020

This is a slick and entertaining if sometimes overly complicated conspiracy thriller in the vein of “24” that takes the concept of Fake News to mind-bending levels. Read full review

Mike Hale

Jul 15, 2020

A reasonably entertaining and well-constructed (at least in its early episodes) example of a classic style of British television conspiracy thriller, most recently seen in “Bodyguard” on BBC and Netflix. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jul 15, 2020

A bit convoluted, but for aficionados of British crime drama, reasonably entertaining. Read full review

Kelly Lawler

Jul 15, 2020

Dull and forgettable. ... Feels more Mad Libs than original, a little "Bodyguard," a little "Homeland," a little "Broadchurch" mixed together. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 2

70
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: November 3, 2022
Season 1

72
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 3, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E8. Episode Eight
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
- tbd
  S1:E7. Episode Seven
  Air Date: April 10, 2020
- tbd
  S1:E6. Correction
  Air Date: October 8, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E6. Correction
  Air Date: October 8, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E5. A Pilgrim of Justice
  Air Date: October 1, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E5. A Pilgrim of Justice
  Air Date: October 1, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E4. Blind Spots
  Air Date: September 24, 2019
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  S1:E4. Blind Spots
  Air Date: September 24, 2019
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  S1:E3. Truffle Hog
  Air Date: September 17, 2019
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  S1:E3. Truffle Hog
  Air Date: September 17, 2019
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  S1:E2. Toy Soldier
  Air Date: September 10, 2019
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  S1:E2. Toy Soldier
  Air Date: September 10, 2019
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  S1:E1. What Happens in Helmand
  Air Date: September 3, 2019
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  S1:E1. What Happens in Helmand
  Air Date: September 3, 2019