The Capture (TV series)

*The Capture*
The Capture
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Genre	Conspiracy thriller; Crime drama; Techno-thriller;
Created by	Ben Chanan
Written by	Ben Chanan
Starring	Holliday Grainger; Lia Williams; Ron Perlman; Ben Miles; Ginny Holder; Cavan Clerkin; Nigel Lindsay; Daisy Waterstone;
Composers	Ian Arber; Dave Rowntree;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	14
Production
Executive producers	Ben Chanan; Rosie Alison; David Heyman;
Producer	Derek Ritchie;
Cinematography	Rasmus Arrildt; Kieran McGuigan; Philippe Kress;
Editors	Carly Brown; Dan Farrell; Matthew Tabern; Kim Gaster; Richard Graham; Emma Oxley;
Running time	55-70 Minutes
Production company	Heyday Television;
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	3 September 2019 –; present
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The Capture is a British conspiracy thriller television series created and written by Ben Chanan and produced by Heyday Television as part of Universal International Studios for the BBC. The series is centred on DI Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger), a fast-track Metropolitan Police detective drawn into a vast conspiracy involving real-time deepfake technology, mass surveillance and manipulated video evidence.

The narrative focuses on the dangers of a "post-truth" society, examining themes of political interference, state-sanctioned disinformation, and the ethical implications of covert intelligence operations. A central plot point is the practice of "Correction", a fictional programme used by intelligence agencies to edit live video feeds in real-time to create false "admissible" evidence and control public narratives.

The series premiered on BBC One on 3 September 2019, and has received positive reviews from critics throughout its run, who have praised its tense narrative and its exploration of surveillance and digital manipulation. A second series premiered on 28 August 2022, and a third series premiered on 8 March 2026.