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1290: 420:), an officer in the (fictional) Counter-Terrorism Special Unit (CTSU). His newfound role in national security leads him into a variety of dangerous situations and alliances, and a struggle to balance both his civilian lifestyle and be the person that his family knows, as well of that of a police informer. 505:
as Sadia Shar, a Pakistani national who poses as the mother of Raza and Nasir. Having overstayed her student visa by at least 16 years to raise the two following their mother's death, Sadia's threatened deportation is used against Raza to coerce him into becoming an
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as Emily Waters, wife of Gabe. While she is initially loyal to him and she never questions his police work, her burning questions about his past work have what it takes to make Gabe's two world collide and unravel her life and
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Holly Morten, a young officer recently selected to join the Counter-Terrorism Special Unit and assigned as Gabe's partner, though her inquisitive nature threatens his police work on many occasions.
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as Dadir Hassan, a third-generation British Somali befriended by Raza working as a drug dealer in East London. His suspected terrorist connections are of interest to Raza's informing work.
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Reiss Jeram as Nasir Shar, younger brother of Raza. Unpopular at school and with few friends, an absent older brother, and an alcoholic father, he soon becomes easily influenced by Akash.
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as Sal Brahimi, a former professional boxer known as "Big Shot", who owns a boxing gym frequented by Raza and Dadir, and is later discovered to be a recruiter for the London terror cell.
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as Raza Shar, a British Pakistani who is coerced by Gabe into working as an informer to uncover information about a possible cell connected with a terrorist attack in the Netherlands.
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Gabe Waters, a counterterrorism officer for the fictional Counter-Terrorism Special Unit. Haunted by his past undercover work for the
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as Hanif Shar, father of Raza and Nasir. His humorous personality and alcoholic tendencies mask the pain of his wife's death.
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Raza (Nabhaan Rizwan) is a young second-generation British Pakistani man from London who is coerced into
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agreed to a distribution deal to broadcast the show outside the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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as Sharon Collins, a Yorkshire woman caught up in the shady world of undercover policing
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can be seen in the trailer alongside Delights Hair & Beauty salon on Rye Lane,
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was used as a set for the Counter-Terrorism Special Unit headquarters. The
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estate in south-east London as well as the Silverlock Estate in
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is a British television drama series, created and written by
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Other locations include Old Crown Courts in 709: 685: 661: 637: 613: 587: 985: 740:The series was largely filmed on location in 477:as Imran Aziz, an undercover police detective 1338:2010s British crime drama television series 1288: 1363:British English-language television shows 1257: 1072:"Meet the cast of BBC thriller Informer" 881: 915: 847: 444:, infiltrating a far-right movement in 1333:2018 British television series endings 1320: 1090:"BBC One - Informer - DCI Rose Asante" 1037: 1021:"BBC One - Informer - DC Holly Morten" 1328:2018 British television series debuts 1241:"Where is Informer filmed in London?" 986:D'Addario, Daniel (10 January 2019). 969:"BBC One - Informer - DS Gabe Waters" 817: 815: 1000: 882:Jeffries, Stuart (16 October 2018). 1343:2010s British television miniseries 1258:Mitchell, Molli (16 October 2018). 1108:"BBC One - Informer - Dadir Hassan" 1054:"BBC One - Informer - Emily Waters" 916:Gilbert, Sophie (14 January 2019). 719:Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani 695:Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani 671:Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani 647:Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani 623:Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani 599:Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani 545:Robert Whitelock as Officer Worrall 387:. The series began broadcasting on 13: 812: 771:factory at the Docklands Depot in 14: 1384: 1273: 1198:"BBC One - Informer - Nasir Shar" 1180:"BBC One - Informer - Hanif Shar" 1144:"BBC One - Informer - Sadia Shar" 1038:Greene, Steve (11 January 2019). 530:Fehinti Balogun as Officer Cooper 361:Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani 1348:BBC crime drama television shows 848:Dowling, Tim (16 October 2018). 767:. The Silver Building, a former 1251: 1233: 1208: 1190: 1172: 1154: 1136: 1118: 1100: 1082: 1064: 1046: 1031: 1373:Television series by All3Media 1368:Television shows set in London 1013: 1001:Hale, Mike (10 January 2019). 994: 979: 961: 935: 909: 875: 841: 569: 200: 189: 1: 1358:Television series about Islam 806: 735: 209: 371:. 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Crime
Drama
Rory Haines
Sohrab Noshirvani

Jonny Campbell
Paddy Considine
Bel Powley
Nabhaan Rizwan
Arsher Ali
Sharon D. Clarke
Nell Hudson
Roger Nsengiyumva
Sunetra Sarker
Stanley Townsend
Rachel Tucker
Jessica Raine
Ilan Eshkeri
list of episodes
London
Neal Street Productions
BBC One
Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani
Neal Street Productions
BBC
Paddy Considine
Bel Powley
Nabhaan Rizwan
Jessica Raine
BBC One
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