Major The Capture season 3 spoilers ahead!
The Capture season 3 is quickly becoming one of the most gripping shows on TV. It’s been a year since Carey stunned the nation by broadcasting a live deepfake of a government minister, exposing the secretive Correction programme. Now, she’s stepped up as Acting Commander of Counter Terrorism Command, determined to restore public faith in surveillance with the cutting-edge Operation Veritas camera system. But Correction still seems to be wreaking havoc throughout the series — when Isaac Turner (Paapa Essiedu) is shot, Carey sees the gunman with her own eyes — but, wouldn't you know it, the cameras captured someone completely different. In another mind-bending twist, she soon discovers that her new Commander looks an awful lot like the gunman she saw.
And we have a lot of questions. Has Pearson's heart monitor got something to do with this latest conspiracy? Was he really tortured? Who is Simon? Is Correction really working with mind control now?
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The Capture first hit our TV screens in 2019, uncannily foreshadowing the explosive rise of deepfakes we’ve since come to recognise in the real world. It’s a terrifying watch, but a necessary one, and we can’t wait to dive into season three’s high-stakes game of cat and mouse, where truth is slippery, and every frame of footage feels suspect.
When is The Capture season 3 on BBC One?
The first episode of The Capture season three was released on 8 March on BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The show will follow the same release schedule for the rest of the season, with new episodes arriving weekly on Sundays, giving viewers a regular date for their next dose of high-stakes surveillance drama.
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Who’s in The Capture cast?
Obviously, Holliday Grainger is back as Rachel Carey, who has now stepped up as Acting Commander of Counter Terrorism Command, a year after shocking the nation with a live deepfake that exposed the secretive Correction programme.
On how her character has changed over the years, Grainger said, “When we first meet Carey in series one, she’s on the fast-track scheme in the Met – ambitious, determined, and not necessarily making friends. She discovers Correction, an illegal system of faking video evidence, and because of her strong moral compass, she becomes a whistleblower rather than looking the other way. Across series one and two, she fights to expose Correction, and by series three, she’s risen rapidly through the ranks. She believes her integrity is intact, but series three explores what happens when those morals begin to fracture.”
But who else will be joining her in the latest instalment of the gripping BBC thriller?
Holliday Grainger stars as Rachel Carey, a Met Police detective who is on the case to uncover a deepfake conspiracy. You may recognise her from The Stolen Girl, Mickey 17 or Strike. She also played Lucrezia Borgia in The Borgias.
Ron Perlman takes on the role of Frank Napier, a US intelligence officer who joins the team. “He is a guy with a great deal of gravitas and authority. He is a career guy who's been around forever doing his thing," he said of his character. You may recognise the American actor as Hellboy. He's also appeared in Hand of God and The Gentlemen in recent years.
Poor Isaac Turner didn't last long in this season of The Capture, but his death proved to be a pivotal moment. “[Carey] obviously really got on with Isaac and she cares about him, and there's even a little frisson between them," said creator Ben Chanan Radio Times. "So, when he gets shot and killed, it's personal. It feels personal to Carey.”Essiedu previously starred in I May Destroy You, The Lazarus Project, Gangs of London and Black Mirror, along with countless theatre projects.
Nadia is a key member of Carey's team. She's played by Ginny Holder, whom you may know from Death in Paradise, The Saint or Holby City.
Tessa Wong plays Chloe Tan, the hard-working detective who is Carey's “shadow” on the team. Wong is a relative newcomer and has appeared in Midsomer Murders, Smothered, Silent Witness, Black Mirror and this year's Hamlet.
Danny Hart is the head of SO15. Carey's former lover, now her mentor. Ben Miles is a familiar face on British TV, having starred in Coupling, The Forsyte Saga, Lark Rise to Candleford, The Crown and Andor.
DSI Tom Kendricks is a senior SO15 official who helps to run the team. You may know Nigel Linsay from Four Lions or White Gold.
Rachel Carey's half-sister, Abigail Carey, one of Rachel's only connections to the real world outside of work. You may know Daisy Waterston from The Durrels, Testament of Youth, and The Long Shadow.
Indira Varma plays Khadija Khan, a BBC news presenter. Varma has also starred in The Other Bennet Sister, Game of Thrones, Rome, The Night Manager and many other shows and films.
Gemma Garland is a senior intelligence official working within SO15. Lia Williams previously appeared in The Foreigner, MobLand, Scoop, Mr Bates vs. The Post Office, His Dark Materials and The Crown.
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Killian Scott (KAOS, Love/Hate) joins as Noah Pierson, an enigmatic “Met golden boy” whose pivotal role in the Metropolitan Police and shadowy past become central to the series’ gripping exploration of deepfakes and surveillance.
Joe Dempsie (Game of Thrones, Skins) plays James Whitlock, a mysterious figure who “brings nuance and depth to a role that sits firmly in the moral grey area that defines The Capture,” according to the show’s producer and executive producer, Derek Ritchie.
Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch, The Honourable Woman) takes on Julian Talbot, the deputy commissioner, to Cameron Yates.
Hugh Quarshie (Doctor Who, Holby City) joins as Cameron Yates, the commissioner called in following a devastating terrorist attack.
Linus Roache (Homeland, Vikings) plays Colonel Figgis. While details about his character remain scarce, he appears to be a senior military figure intricately tied to the series’ wider intelligence and security network.
Season three of The Capture is available on BBC iPlayer and BBC One every Sunday.
