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Cooper & Fry Debuts on Channel 5 to Positive Early Reaction

Viewers now get weekly, two-hour cases from Stephen Booth’s Peak District novels, with the leads’ chemistry singled out.

Overview

  • Episode 1 premiered on Tuesday 18 November at 8pm on Channel 5 and My5, with new episodes set for Tuesdays at 8pm through 9 December.
  • The series consists of four feature-length instalments, each adapting a different novel: Black Dog, Dying to Sin, Blind to the Bones and Dancing with the Virgins.
  • Set in the fictional Derbyshire town of Edendale, the production was filmed mainly in Dublin and across County Wicklow and Kildare, with some additional Peak District shooting reported.
  • The opening case introduces a farm discovery and threads in local folklore, establishing the show’s dark rural tone without resolving the mystery.
  • Robert James-Collier and Mandip Gill headline a cast that includes Charlotte Bradley, Lorcan Cranitch, Barry O'Connor, Niamh McCann and Clara Simpson, and early reviews and social posts praise the duo’s dynamic.