Who stars in the cast of Traces?

Molly Windsor, who won a BAFTA for playing Holly Winshaw in Three Girls, leads the cast of Traces as Emma Hedges.

Laura Fraser and Jennifer Spence star as Prof. Sarah Gordon, and Prof. Kathy Torrance respectively, and Michael Nardone takes on the role of D.I. Neil McKinven.

Line Of Duty’s Martin Compston, meanwhile, finally gets the chance to flex his natural Scottish accent as Emma’s love interest, Daniel McAfee.

And, as if that weren’t enough star-power to lure you in, the series also boasts the talents of Laurie Brett, Morayo Akandé, John Gordon Sinclair, Joana Borja, Anna Leong Brophy, Neve McIntosh, and many more.

What are people saying about Traces?

The show has received middling reviews, with many dubbing it an “easy” and “addictive” watch– albeit one which has a “bad habit of spraying coincidences and startling revelations like machine-gun fire.”

That being said, though, it sounds like a must-watch for all those who proudly refer to themselves as “crime addicts.”

Why? Well, because (to quote the Metro’s Sarah Deen) it’s a show that allows “the forensic side of the police work to take centrestage, rather than some broody policeman with a tortured past.”

This, they add, “feeds directly into the true crime fascination. It’s the minutiae, the evidence that points one way or wildly in another that keeps people hooked.”

Traces: everything you need to know about the BBC forensic crime thriller