Believe Me: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Believe Me tells the story of three victims of one of the most prolific sex attackers in British history, John Worboys, dubbed by the media as the ‘black cab rapist' after preying on women under the cover of being a ‘respectable' licensed taxi-cab driver.

Series details

• Title: Believe Me
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2026-05-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-05-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: ITVX
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 47 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 86352
• IMDb ID: tt36789130
• TVDB ID: 466612

Cast and credited roles

• Daniel Mays — John Worboys
• Aimee-Ffion Edwards — Sarah Adams
• Laurie Kynaston — Frankie Peacock
• Jordan Bolger — Connor
• Miriam Petche — Carrie Symonds
• Aasiya Shah — Laila Mahmood
• Philippa Dunne — Harriet Wistrich
• Alexa Davies — PC Stephanie Ellis
• David Fynn — DS Steve Warrilow
• Rachael Stirling — Phillippa Kaufmann QC
• Owain Arthur — DCI Tim Grattan-Kane

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-05-10; final listed air date 2026-05-10; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Believe Me 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.