Case Histories

7.8IMDb Score
Released:2011-06-05
Genre:Drama, Crime
Duration: min
Country:United Kingdom
Director:
Actors:Jason Isaacs, Amanda Abbington, Zawe Ashton
Production:Ingenious Broadcasting, BBC

Overview:

Case Histories is a British drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie detective novels by Kate Atkinson. It stars Jason Isaacs as Jackson Brodie.

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