Safe House (TV series)

Safe House is a British crime drama, broadcast on ITV, with the first series starring Christopher Eccleston and Marsha Thomason as the principal characters, Robert and Katy, who turn their beautiful picturesque guest house in the Lake District into a Safe House after being persuaded by one of Robert's former colleagues.

The first series of Safe House began broadcasting in April 2015, and following successful viewing figures, a second series - with a different cast - was commissioned and began broadcasting on 7 September 2017. Each series is made up of four episodes, each following a different set of guests who are forced to take refuge at the Safe House, whilst re-telling the story of how they came to arrive in the first place. The first series was released on DVD on 25 May 2015. The second series was released on 20 November 2017.

Plot
Former police officer Robert (Christopher Eccleston) and his wife, teacher Katy (Marsha Thomason) are approached by one of Robert's former colleagues, Mark (Paterson Joseph), who is looking for a remote location to offer as a safe house to a family who have been forced to go on the run. Robert reluctantly agrees, but finds himself drawn into a game of cat and mouse between a dangerous offender and the family he is trying to protect.

The first series was solely written by creator Michael Crompton, and directed by Marc Evans, known for his work on Hinterland and Collision. The second series was penned by the writing team of Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone, both known for their work on Silent Witness, while Evans returned to direct.

Series 1

 * Christopher Eccleston as Robert Carmichael, a retired former police detective
 * Marsha Thomason as Katy Carmichael, Robert's wife and a teacher at the local school
 * Paterson Joseph as DCI Mark Maxwell, a former colleague of Robert

Series 2

 * Stephen Moyer as Tom Broom, an ex-police officer
 * Zoë Tapper as Sam Stenham, Tom's partner

Series 1

 * Jason Merrells as David Blackwell
 * Nicola Stephenson as Ali Blackwell
 * Peter Ferdinando as Michael Collarsdale
 * James Burrows as Sam Blackwell
 * Harriet Cains as Louisa Blackwell
 * Max True as Joe Blackwell
 * Christine Tremarco as DS Becky Gallagher
 * Sarah Smart as Megan

Series 2

 * Sunetra Sarker as DCI Jane Burr
 * Gary Cargill as DI Oliver Vedder
 * Ashley Walters as John Channing
 * Stephen Lord as James Griffin
 * Sacha Parkinson as Dani
 * Joel MacCormack as Liam Duke
 * Jason Watkins as Simon Duke