Fearless ( tv series ) - wikipedia Fearless ( tv series ) Fearless Genre Crime thriller Created by Patrick Harbinson Written by Patrick Harbinson Directed by Pete Travis Creative director ( s ) Rebecca Keane Starring Helen McCrory Wunmi Mosaku Jonathan Forbes Sam Swainsbury John Bishop Jack Shepherd Kika Markham Rick Warden Alec Newman Rebecca Callard Allan Corduner Jemima Rooper Robin Weigert Michael Gambon Jamie Bamber Emma Hamilton Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 6 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Patrick Harbinson Damien Timmer Tom Mullens Producer ( s ) Adrian Sturges Location ( s ) London, England Editor ( s ) Matt Platt - Mills Sigvaldi J. Karason Malcolm Crowe Running time 45 minutes Production company ( s ) Mammoth Screen Distributor ITV Studios Global Entertainment Release Original network ITV Picture format 18 : 9 ( 1080i ) Audio format Stereo Original release 12 June 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 12 ) -- present Fearless is a six - part British crime thriller television drama series, created by screenwriter Patrick Harbinson. The series follows human rights lawyer Emma Banville ( Helen McCrory ), as she attempts to prove convicted murderer Kevin Russell innocent of the murder of schoolgirl Linda Simms 14 years ago. Kevin proclaims his innocence of the crime, and Emma, believing a miscarriage of justice has occurred, goes to extreme lengths to discover the truth. Supporting cast includes Michael Gambon as influential former Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet Office Sir Alastair McKinnon, Jonathan Forbes as Emma 's colleague Dominic Truelove, Wunmi Mosaku as DCS Olivia Greenwood, the Investigating Officer on the Linda Simms case, and John Bishop as Emma 's boyfriend Steve Livesey. Filming for the series began in September 2016 in London and East Anglia. The series debuted on ITV in the UK on 12 June 2017. The series received positive reviews, with critics praising Helen McCrory 's performance. Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Main cast 1.2 Supporting cast 2 Episodes 3 References 4 External links Cast Main cast Helen McCrory as Emma Banville, a successful human rights lawyer Jonathan Forbes as Dominic Truelove, a former police officer and Banville 's legal assistant Sam Swainsbury as Kevin Russell, a man wrongly imprisoned for 14 years for the murder of Linda Simms Rebecca Callard as Annie Peterson, Kevin 's former girlfriend and the mother of his son Wunmi Mosaku as DCS Olivia Greenwood, a Counter Terrorism Command officer who previously led the Simms murder investigation Robin Weigert as Heather Myles, a Central Intelligence Agency operative John Bishop as Steve Livesey, Banville 's photographer boyfriend Jamie Bamber as Matthew Wild MP, a young politician and former soldier who later becomes Leader of the Opposition Emma Hamilton as Rachel Leigh / Laura Wild, a childhood friend of Linda Simms and the wife of Matthew Wild Michael Gambon as Sir Alastair McKinnon, the former Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet under Prime Minister Tony Blair. Supporting cast Rick Warden as Charlie Simms, father of Linda Simms Cathy Murphy as Beth Simms, mother of Linda Simms Ben Cartwright as Phil Simms, uncle of Linda Simms Jack Hollington as Jason Russell - Peterson, the 14 year old son of Kevin Russell and Annie Peterson Christine Bottomley as DS Jenna Brooks, a Counter Terrorism Command officer Karima McAdams as Miriam Attar, the wife of a suspected terrorist and friend of Banville Alec Newman as Tony Pullings, a media photographer involved in the conspiracy Allan Corduner as Monty Berman Jemima Rooper as Maggie Berman David Menkin as Sergeant Marcus Brendan Patricks as DCI Nicholas Staines, a Metropolitan Police Service detective Eve Austin as Linda Simms, the 15 year old girl Kevin Russell was wrongly accused of killing Armin Karima as Imran Colin Stinton as Jack Kretchmer, the former US Under Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush Catherine Steadman as Karen Buxton David Mumeni as Hamid Dhaffer L'Abidine as Dr. Yusef Attar, one of Banville 's clients suspected of having ties to ISIS Amra Mallassi as Ramzi Tim McMullan as David Nolenn Pandora Clifford as Nicola Osborne Jack Shepherd as Arthur Banville, Emma 's terminally ill father Kika Markham as Eleanor Banville, Emma 's mother James Thorne as Derek Peterson, Annie 's husband and Jason 's stepfather Sam Crane as Luke Brian Caspe as Joel Fugard Anna Berentzen as Young Emma Sammy Winward as Siobhan Murphy Damian Quinn as Hugh Godfrey Suzette Llewellyn as Delilah Hamlin Corey Johnson as Larry Arlman, an American private investigator used by Banville and her colleagues Jonah Lotan as Logan Bradley, a member of the United States Air Force previously romantically involved with Linda Simms Episodes No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers ( millions ) `` Episode 1 '' Pete Travis Patrick Harbinson 12 June 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 12 ) 7.16 Criminal lawyer Emma Banville takes up the case of convicted killer Kevin Russell, who is serving life for the murder of 15 - year - old schoolgirl Linda Simms fourteen years ago. But as the press get wind of Emma 's intentions, Kevin 's safety is placed in grave danger. Despite the conviction getting overturned, Kevin faces the harrowing event of a re-trial, and Emma faces the wrath of the original investigator, Olivia Greenwood. Events in Emma 's personal life fail to make the case any easier. While taking care of the wife of a Syrian refugee, she prepares to adopt a child with her boyfriend Steve, all while comforting her terminally ill father, Arthur, who has been admitted to hospital to live out his final days. `` Episode 2 '' Pete Travis Patrick Harbinson 19 June 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 19 ) 4.92 `` Episode 3 '' Pete Travis Patrick Harbinson 26 June 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 26 ) 4.90 `` Episode 4 '' Pete Travis Patrick Harbinson 3 July 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 03 ) 5.23 `` Episode 5 '' Pete Travis Patrick Harbinson 10 July 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 10 ) 5.04 6 `` Episode 6 '' Pete Travis Patrick Harbinson 17 July 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 17 ) 5.26 References Jump up ^ `` ITV Media Fearless ''. www.itvmedia.co.uk. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Fearless Press Pack '' ( PDF ). ITV Press Centre. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sir Michael Gambon joins the cast of ITV 's Fearless ''. `` ITV Press Centre ''. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 27. Jump up ^ `` ITV Media Fearless ''. www.itvmedia.co.uk. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 27. Jump up ^ Mangan, Lucy ( 2017 - 06 - 13 ). `` Fearless review -- Helen McCrory shines in a fabulously classy thriller ''. The Guardian. ISSN 0261 - 3077. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Fearless episode 1 review : Homeland comes to East Anglia ''. The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 27. External links Fearless on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fearless_(TV_series)&oldid=800090148 '' Categories : 2017 British television programme debuts 2017 British television programme endings 2010s British crime television series 2010s British drama television series ITV television dramas British crime drama television series English - language television programs Hidden categories : Pages using infobox television with editor parameter Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 11 September 2017, at 13 : 14. 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Question: how many episodes of fearless on itv are there
Answer: six