6.046 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestWhen another body is discovered, Jo realises that her husband's killer is still out there - and closer to home than she ever imagined.
'Black Work' is the story of Jo Gillespie, a woman who's husband is shot dead in the line of action, in his job as a undercover cop. Jo, a police officer herself soon has to confront issues in her marriage and family life in order to discover who really killed her husband.
Acting
Sheridan Smith's raw, unraveling grief — career-best TV work
Writing
Tight three-episode structure, no fat, every lie matters
Creator
Tom Mullens
Sheridan Smith
Jo Gillespie
Matthew McNulty
DC Jack Clark
Douglas Henshall
DCS Hepburn
James Foster
Glover
Geraldine James
CC Carolyn Jarecki
Kenny Doughty
DS Ryan Gillespie
Andrew Knott
DS Lee Miekel
Ace Bhatti
DCI Jahan Kapoor
Phil Davis
Tom Piper
Honor Kneafsey
Melly Gillespie
Lisa Dillon
Carla
Vinette Robinson
Zoe Nash
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
ITV commissioned this as a 'event drama' hoping to replicate Broadchurch's success, but buried it in summer scheduling where it barely made a ripple.
The title refers to police slang for undercover operations with no official record — fitting for a story about invisible labor women perform in marriages and institutions.
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