The Red King: Meet the star-studded cast including Baby Reindeer and Bridgerton stars

Publish date: 2024-06-12

Alibi's latest offering comes in the form of crime drama The Red King, which follows police sergeant Grace Narayan, who's sent on a 'punishment posting' to the island of St. Jory in Wales. When she arrives, she's met with the unsolved case of a missing teenager, hostile locals, and the island's strange cult history connecting to a pagan called The Red King. 

The synopsis teases: "The Red King is a character-driven mystery-thriller that combines the powerful story of a knotty police investigation with chilling, atmospheric folk-horror through the island's eerie past devotion to a pagan God called the Red King and the cult of the True Way."

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Anjli Mohindra as Grace Narayan

Anjli leads the cast as Grace, a high-flying police officer who is sent on a 'punishment posting' on the small, antiquated island of St. Jory in Wales after reporting two officers at her previous station.

The actress made her name playing Rani Chandra in the spin-off series , and has since appeared in various major TV shows, including and

Adjoa Andoh as Lady Heather Nancarrow

Adjoa portrays local landowner Lady Heather Nancarrow, whose family has managed St. Jory for generations. 

This isn't the first time Adjoa has played a Lady, having starred as Lady Danbury in Bridgerton and The 61-year-old, who has an impressive list of theatre credits, is also known for her roles in and the 2009 biographical film,

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Marc Warren as Dr Ian Prideaux

Marc plays troubled doctor Ian Prideaux, the father of missing local boy Cai. 

The actor has appeared in a number of TV series over the years, but is perhaps best known for playing Rick in Danny Blue in and Piet Van Der Valk in

Jill Halfpenny as Ann Fletcher

Jill portrays no-nonsense Detective Chief Inspector Ann Fletcher.

Jill began her career as a soap star, appearing in before landing bigger roles in and In recent years, she's appeared in a variety of dramas, including and

Last year, she starred in ITV's true-crime drama,

Mark Lewis Jones as Gruffudd Prosser

Mark Lewis Jones plays retired policeman Gruffudd Prosser, who's fairly hostile towards Grace when she arrives on the island. 

The Welsh actor is known for his roles in and. He most recently played Eddie O'Connor in the BBC series , and Gerald Dunn in the Netflix series

James Bamford as Owen Parry

James plays junior police officer Owen Parry, who is loyal to his old boss Gruffudd. 

James has previously appeared in BBC's and Netflix's .

Sam Swainsbury as Father Douglas Carrisford

Local vicar Father Douglas Carrisford is played by Sam, who's previously appeared inand

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