Armadillo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Adapted by William Boyd from his best-selling novel, Armadillo revolves around the unscrupulous world of insurance claims. Lorimer Black, a successful insurance loss adjuster, discovers a hanged man while on a routine appointment - a point from when his whole life begins to rapidly fall apart.

Series details

• Title: Armadillo
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2001-09-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-09-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 55998
• IMDb ID: tt0295863
• TVDB ID: 298626

Cast and credited roles

• James Frain — Lorimer Black
• James Fox — Sir Simon
• Stephen Rea — George Hogg
• Hugh Bonneville — Torquil Helvior-Jayne
• Catherine McCormack — Flavia Malinverno

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-09-16; final listed air date 2001-09-30; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Armadillo on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.