Set in Edinburgh, there is no shortage of Scottish performers in Netflix’s new detective series Dept. Q.
Based on Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen’s novels of the same name, despite being originally set in Denmark when adapting the books for TV, creator Scott Frank transplants the action from Copenhagen to Edinburgh.
Despite being led by Matthew Goode, Dept. Q boasts a large Scottish cast with names from Kelly Macdonald and Chloe Pirrie to Mark Bonnar and Kate Dickie all appearing.
Here are all of the Scottish cast members from Dept. Q.
9. Bobby Rainsbury – Young Merritt Lingard
Having played a lead role in Karen Pirie, Scottish actress Bobby Rainsbury is set to appear in Channel 4 drama Summerwater as well as The Death of Bunny Munro, Outlander: Blood of My Blood and Last Breath. In Dept. Q, she plays a younger version of Chloe Pirrie’s character Merritt Lingard. | Photo by StillMoving.Net for Netflix
10. Aron Dochard – DC Clark
Pictured here with Catriona Stirling, Aron Dochard is a Scottish actor from Perthshire, who plays DC Clark in Netflix’s Dept. Q. His previous roles include in The Witcher: Blood Origin, Bodies and Andor. | Photo by StillMoving.Net for Netflix
11. Catriona Stirling – DC Wilson
Having grown up in Scotland and the US, Catriona Stirling has appeared in shows such as We Were The Lucky Ones, Pictured here alongside Aron Dochard, she plays DC Wilson in Dept. Q. | Photo by StillMoving.Net for Netflix