The Hack

Synopsis

Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama deftly interweaves two real life stories, the uncovering of phone hacking at the News of the World, and running parallel, the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.

First Air Date: 2025-09-24

Last Air Date: 2025-11-05

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 7

Created By: Jack Thorne

Networks: ITV1

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Top Cast

David Tennant as Nick Davies
Robert Carlyle as DCS Dave Cook
Rose Leslie as Charlotte Harris
Dougray Scott as PM Gordon Brown
Toby Jones as Alan Rusbridger
Eve Myles as Jacqui Hames
Steve Pemberton as Rupert Murdoch
Katherine Kelly as Sheridan McCoid
Kevin Doyle as AC John Yates
Neil Maskell as Glen Campbell

Seasons

Miniseries (2025)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2025-09-24)

Following a tip-off, journalist Nick Davies investigates reports of endemic phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2025-10-01)

2002: DCS Dave Cook takes on the most-investigated unsolved murder in the Metropolitan Police's history and uncovers worrying links to Fleet Street.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2025-10-08)

Nick fights to protect his editor and his newspaper from a Fleet Street backlash as he forms new alliances and comes into conflict with Scotland Yard.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2025-10-15)

DCS Dave Cook is forced to work with an unlikely ally when he is drawn back into the Daniel Morgan investigation after a new witness comes forward.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2025-10-22)

Nick teams up with the New York Times as Andy Coulson lands in Downing Street, and Dave Cook is challenged in court over the Morgan investigation.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2025-10-29)

Dave finds strength from a surprising new ally, and Nick is drawn back into the fight and discovers new information that could change things completely.
Ep. 7: Episode 7 (2025-11-05)

Nick, Dave and their allies face troubling new threats as the hacking scandal explodes and Rupert Murdoch faces Parliament.