The Jetty (TV series)

The Jetty is a British crime drama television series, created and written by Cat Jones, directed by Marialy Rivas, and produced by Firebird Pictures. It stars Jenna Coleman. The series was released for streaming on 15 July 2024 on BBC iPlayer; it started broadcasting the same day on BBC One.^[1] The Jetty's four episodes were watched on average by over 6 million people, the equivalent of approximately 25 million streams, making it one of the most watched British TV shows of 2024 across all broadcasters and platforms.

The Jetty
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Cat Jones
Written by	Cat Jones
Directed by	Marialy Rivas
Starring	Jenna Coleman
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Elizabeth Kilgarriff Sarah Wyatt Cat Jones Marialy Rivas Jenna Coleman Jo McClellan
Producer	Natasha Romaniuk
Running time	57 minutes
Production company	Firebird Pictures
Original release
Network	BBC iPlayer BBC One
Release	15 July (2024-07-15) – 22 July 2024 (2024-07-22)

Synopsis

Detective Manning (Coleman) investigates a fire in a holiday home in a scenic Lancashire town and its connection to an old missing person case.^[2]

Cast

• Jenna Coleman as Ember Manning
  • Connie Jenkins-Greig as young Ember Manning
• Tom Glynn-Carney as Malachy "Mack" Granger, Ember's late husband
• Bo Bragason as Amy Knightly
• Laura Marcus as Caitlin "Kitty" Owen, Amy's friend
  • Lorna Nickson Brown as present Caitlin Owen
• Ruby Stokes as Hannah Granger, Ember's daughter
  • Effy Buckles Jones as young Hannah Granger
• Weruche Opia as Riz Samuel, a true crime podcaster
• Archie Renaux as Simon "Hitch" Hitchson, Ember's colleague
• Amelia Bullmore as Sylvia, Ember's mother
• Ralph Ineson as DI Morgan
• Dominic Coleman as Brad, a local suspect
• Niamh Blackshaw as Rosie, a podcast interviewee
• Philip Hill-Pearson as Rob, who works at the boat hut
• Elliot Cowan as Russell Knightly, Amy's father
• David Ajala as Casey, Ember's therapist
• Matthew McNulty as Arj, Malachy's best friend
  • Joshua Gannon as young Arj

Supporting

• Shannon Watson as Miranda Ashby, a pregnant teenager
• Georgina Rich as Sheena, Miranda's mother
• Arthur Hughes as Liam Ashby, Miranda's step-uncle
• Nina Barker-Francis as Chloe, Hannah's close friend
• Miya Ocego as Jules, Hannah's close friend
• Clare Calbraith as Joan Owen, Caitlin's mother
• Rick Warden as Martin, Caitlin's father
• Anna Wilson-Jones as Imogen, Amy's mother
• Eleanor Nawal as Lawley, Ember's colleague
• Adam Astill as Mr Ryan, who owns the boat hut
• Ruaridh Mollica as Troy, a boy from Hannah's school and her love interest
• Jonny Fines as Joe, half brother of Malachy
  • Ryan Dean as young Joe
• Peter Sullivan as Blake, a private detective
• Philip Whitchurch as Superintendent Needham, a retired detective
• Amer Nazir as Ali, a witness
• Natalie Gumede as Nina, a GP

Production

Produced by Firebird Pictures, the series is set in Lancashire.^[3] In August 2023, Marialy Rivas was added to the project as director.^[4] Jones, Coleman and Rivas also act as executive producers alongside Elizabeth Kilgarriff, Sarah Wyatt and Jo McClellan.^[5] In November 2023, Ruby Stokes, Ralph Ineson and Amelia Bullmore were added to the cast.^[6]

Filming

Between September and December 2023, filming took place in Calderdale, West Yorkshire and Rochdale, Greater Manchester with filming locations including Ripponden, Littleborough, Sowerby Bridge^[7] and Todmorden.^[8]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	UK viewers (millions) [9]
1	"Beautiful Places"	Marialy Rivas	Cat Jones	15 July 2024 (2024-07-15)	5.82
2	"Naive Prey"	Marialy Rivas	Cat Jones	16 July 2024 (2024-07-16)	4.56
3	"Angry not Mad"	Marialy Rivas	Cat Jones	21 July 2024 (2024-07-21)	4.36
4	"Ghosts"	Marialy Rivas	Cat Jones	22 July 2024 (2024-07-22)	4.15

Reception

Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the show four out of five stars, describing it as 'a dark, funny and moving look at how women navigate the brutally male world.'^[10]

Ben Dowell of The Times gave it four stars, calling it 'a thoughtful #MeToo thriller with a smart twist.'^[11]

Emily Baker of i newspaper also awarded four stars, finishing her review by saying: 'I can't remember the last time a BBC crime series gripped me this much.' ^[12]

The Standard's Vicky Jessop awarded four stars and says that the series delivers 'a message that feels all too relevant today; the show doesn't offer any easy answers, but the end result is electric.'^[13]

Nick Hilton of The Independent gave it three out of five stars, describing it as 'a compulsive mystery that wears its politics confidently and opaquely.'^[14]