After the Flood is a British crime mystery thriller series created by Mick Ford and directed by Azhur Saleem. It stars Sophie Rundle as a police officer investigating the death of an unidentified man after a flash flood strikes a small English town. The first series commenced airing on 10 January 2024. On 15 November 2024, it was announced that the show has been commissioned for a second series. Series 2 commenced airing on 18 January 2026, with all episodes being released simultaneously on the streaming platform ITVX.
On 13 August 2026, ITV announced that After the Flood would not return for a third series.
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Plot
When an unidentified man is found dead in an underground car park after a devastating flood, PC Joanna Marshall is commissioned to investigate the truth of the man's death.
Cast
Sophie Rundle as PC/DC Joanna Marshall
Anita Adam Gabay as Tasha Eden
Jonas Armstrong as Lee Ellison
Daniel Betts as DCI Roy
Jacqueline Boatswain as Sarah Mackie
George Bukhari as Keith
Nicholas Gleaves as DS Phil Mackie
Faye McKeever as Kelly
Matt Stokoe as Pat Holman
Tripti Tripuraneni as Deepa Das
Lorraine Ashbourne as Molly Marshall
Philip Glenister as Jack Radcliffe
Leo Flanagan as Finn
Arthur McBain as Daniel Eden
Amy Forrest as Emma
Jeanette Percival as Amy
Gary Hanks as PC Gibson
Nathalie Armin as Layal Ellis (series 2)
Alun Armstrong as Alan Benson (series 2)
Steph de Whalley as Harriet Benson (series 2)
Anil Desai as DCI Ravi Balsara (series 2)
Jill Halfpenny as DS Sam Bradley (series 2)
Episodes
Production
The series is produced by Quay Street Productions for ITV and ITVX.
Development
In a press conference announcing the series' commission, executive producers Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee stated their interest in producing the series after Ford presented the outline to them.
Casting
On 16 February 2023, it was announced that Sophie Rundle was cast as lead character PC Joanna Marshall, alongside Philip Glenister, Lorraine Ashbourne and Nicholas Gleaves.
Filming
Filming for series 1 began in March 2023 in Glossop and New Mills, Derbyshire.
Reception
Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the first episode four stars out of five, praising the quality of the characters and the weaving in of global warming. Nick Hilton in The Independent awarded the series three out of five stars.