The Victim

The Victim is a four-part Scottish thriller miniseries starring Kelly Macdonald, James Harkness, John Hannah and John Scougall. The series was produced by STV Studios and first broadcast on BBC One television in April 2019. The series was shot on location in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Port Glasgow and Largs. Plot Bereaved mother Anna Dean, whose young son was murdered by an older boy 14 years prior, goes on trial for inciting murder after she is accused of posting online the new identity and address of the man she believes murdered her son: Craig Myers. Myers, a husband and father, is violently beaten and feels he must restore his reputation. The series revolves around the trial of the case, alongside its consequences for Myers' family and Dean's search to unmask the true identity of her son's killer. Cast Kelly Macdonald as Anna Dean James Harkness as Craig Myers John Hannah as DI Stephen Grover Karla Crome as Rebecca Myers John Scougall as Tom Carpenter Jamie Sives as Lenny Dean Isis Hainsworth as Louise Graham Andrew Rothney as Danny Callaghan Pooky Quesnel as Mo Buckley Chloe Pirrie as Ella Mackie Joanne Thomson as DS Lisa Harvey Ramon Tikaram as Solomon Mishra Cal MacAninch as Christian Graham Nicholas Nunn as William Napier Tom Mannion as Gerry Tythe Georgie Glen as Judge Allison McKenzie as Cathy Zahar Burlakov as Ben Dean Episodes