Crookhaven: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The thrilling family adventure series is set at mysterious Crookhaven School where high achieving young crooks from across the world are secretly selected to hone their skills in disciplines such as Deception, Crimnastics, Forgery and Infiltration, learning how to use their skills for good and to do what is right in their own way. 

Centred around pickpocketing genius Gabriel and his archrival, headmaster's daughter Penelope, the series follows a group of eight very different, young international students as they compete for the coveted Crooked Cup.  

In a school where every teacher is a crook and traitors lurk around every corner, no-one is entirely who they seem to be as the gang uncover the dark secrets that link Penelope's missing mother with Gabriel's own mysterious past and confront a terrifying enemy - The Nameless.   

 A coming-of-age drama full of exciting twists and turns, Crookhaven is about finding your place in the world, learning who you can trust and the very nature of right and wrong.

Series details

• Title: Crookhaven
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 2026-03-22
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 44 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 84855
• IMDb ID: tt36590516
• TVDB ID: 464420

Cast and credited roles

• Dougray Scott — Caspian Lockett
• Lucas Leach — Gabriel Avery
• Carmel Laniado — Penelope Lockett
• Amari Bacchus — Ade Okoro
• Sani Thabo — Ede Okoro
• Aerona Shi — Jia Ou
• Leila Khan — Amira Dhawan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-03-22; final listed air date 2026-03-22; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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