The Long Call: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Long Call follows Detective Inspector Matthew Venn, who has returned to live in a small community in North Devon with his husband. It's a place Matthew walked away from 20 years ago, after being rejected by his family who are part of the area's Barum Brethren community.

We meet Matthew outside the local church as his father's funeral takes place. Now he's back, in the place where it all began, not just to grieve for his father but to lead a shocking murder investigation.

Series details

• Title: The Long Call
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2021-10-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-10-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 55076
• IMDb ID: tt13610872
• TVDB ID: 409547

Cast and credited roles

• Ben Aldridge — DI Matthew Venn
• Pearl Mackie — DS Jen Rafferty
• Martin Shaw — Dennis Stephenson
• Anita Dobson — Grace Stephenson
• Declan Bennett — Jonathan Roberts
• Siobhán Cullen — Caroline Reasley
• Dylan Edwards — DC Ross Pritchard
• Sarah Gordy — Lucy Craddle
• Aoife Hinds — Gaby Chadwell
• Neil Morrissey — Christopher Reasley
• Amit Shah — Ed Raveley
• Juliet Stevenson — Dorothy Venn

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-10-25; final listed air date 2021-10-28; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

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