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Cooper & Fry Premieres on Channel 5, Pairing Robert James‑Collier and Mandip Gill in Peak District Crime Drama

The four-part drama adapts Stephen Booth’s early novels into feature-length cases.

Overview

  • The series debuts Tuesday 18 November at 8pm on Channel 5, with four episodes running a little over two hours each.
  • Robert James‑Collier stars as DC Ben Cooper opposite Mandip Gill as DC Diane Fry, a detective newly transferred from Leeds.
  • Set in the fictional town of Edendale, the cases follow a mismatched partnership investigating mysterious deaths and local folklore.
  • Despite the Derbyshire setting, production was largely in Dublin and County Wicklow, with additional locations in County Kildare and some unconfirmed Peak District filming.
  • Radio Times released an exclusive first-look clip ahead of launch, and The i offered early praise for the on-screen partnership.