Cooper and Fry (TV series)

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Cooper and Fry
GenreMurder mystery
Created byBen Court
Caroline Ip
Based on Cooper and Fry series by Stephen Booth
Screenplay byBen Court
Caroline Ip
Kit Lambert
Jeff Povey
Directed byRyan Tohill
Jesse Quinones
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time91 minutes
Production companyClapperboard
Original release
Network Channel 5
Release18 November 2025 (2025-11-18) –
present

Cooper and Fry is a British television series adapted from the Cooper and Fry book series written by Stephen Booth, with Robert James-Collier and Mandip Gill in the roles of Cooper and Fry. The series started to air on Channel 5 from 18 November 2025.

Contents

Premise

An English detective in the Peak District, Ben Cooper, must work on a string of mysterious deaths with a guarded newcomer, Diane Fry. [1]

Cast

Production

The four-part series was announced in July 2025 by Channel 5 and produced by Clapperboard Studios, in association with Failsafe Films, and distributed by STUDIO TF1. [2] The series is co-created by Ben Court and Caroline Ip who also serve as writers on the series, with Kit Lambert and Jeff Povey.

The cast is led by Mandip Gill as Diane Fry and Robert James-Collier as Ben Cooper. [3] First-look images from filming were released on 1 November 2025. [4]

The programme is set in the fictional town of Edendale in Derbyshire's Peak District, but filmed in Ireland: Dublin; [5] County Wicklow: Bray, Glendalough, Newtown Mount Kennedy, Glendarragh, Lough Dan, Roundwood, and Cloghleagh Forest; and County Kildare: Ballymore Eustace and Kilteel. [6]

Episodes

Four episodes will air, on Channel 5, [7] for two hours and five minutes between 8pm and 10:05pm on Tuesday nights, [8] with adverts, starting 18 November 2025, [9] each based on a novel from Stephen Booth's series of the same name:

for 5 (British TV channel), [10] directed by Ryan Tohill and Jesse Quinones. [11] [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Morris, Nicky (21 July 2025). "Downton Abbey star to lead new detective series based on best-selling novels". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Zone, T. V. (31 October 2025). "Cooper And Fry: First Look At New Channel 5 Detective Drama Starring Robert James-Collier And Mandip Gill". TV Zone UK. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Doctor Who and Downton Abbey favourites confirmed for all-new "mismatched" detectives show". Radio Times. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Knight, Lewis (1 November 2025). "Doctor Who and Downton Abbey legends star in exciting first look at all-new detective series". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Nisbet, Megan (18 November 2025). "Channel 5's Cooper & Fry cast list as new detective drama airs". Wales Online . Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  6. ↑ Nisbet, Megan (18 November 2025). "Cooper & Fry filming locations for Channel 5 drama". Express.co.uk . Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Cormack, Morgan (3 November 2025). "Doctor Who star's new detective series Cooper & Fry confirms start date – and it's soon". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Nisbet, Megan (25 November 2025). "Channel 5's Cooper & Fry episode count as series continues". Express.co.uk . Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Fear, Helen (2 November 2025). "Cooper & Fry on Channel 5: 'Mismatched detectives' from bestselling mystery books brought to life for first time". tvguide.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Kuiper, El (2 November 2025). "Doctor Who And Downton Abbey Stars Team Up In First Look At New British Detective Duo". ScreenRant . Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Sarrubba, Stefania (21 July 2025). "Doctor Who star confirmed for new British mystery crime drama set in the Peak District". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "C5 reveals six new drama commissions". Televisual. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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