Crookhaven

Synopsis

Set at mysterious Crookhaven School, high achieving young crooks from across the world are secretly selected to hone their skills in disciplines such as Deception, Crimnastics, Forgery and Infiltration, learning how to use their skills for good and to do what is right in their own way.

First Air Date: 2026-03-22

Last Air Date: 2026-04-12

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Justin Young

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Lucas Leach as Gabriel Avery
Carmel Laniado as Penelope Lockett
Leila Khan as Amira Dhawan
Amari Bacchus as Ade Okoro
Sani Thabo as Ede Okoro
Aerona Shi as Jia Ou
Charlie Mann as Edgar Delacombe
Rowan McIntosh as Dorian McCarthur
Tipper Seifert-Cleveland as Nikki Harkness
Dougray Scott as Caspian Lockett

Seasons

Series 1 (2026)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Word to the Wise (2026-03-22)

Pickpocket Gabriel Avery faces a new secret life when he is recruited to Crookhaven, a school for crooks where students are taught to beat criminals at their own game.
Ep. 2: The Break-In (2026-03-22)

Rivalries intensify between Merits and Legacies during the Break-In Challenge. Meanwhile, Amira deals with the consequences of her brother’s betrayal, and Gabriel makes a shocking discovery.
Ep. 3: Full Disclosure (2026-03-29)

Gabriel and Penelope face-off and go to extreme lengths to dig for dirt, while Ade and Ede learn that it’s risky to trust a crook.
Ep. 4: The Crooked Network (2026-03-29)

The school goes into lockdown when the Nameless attack. Gabriel and the gang are on a mission to discover the family secrets that Crookhaven is keeping hidden.
Ep. 5: The Shilling Test (2026-04-05)

A spy wreaks havoc in the school, Gabriel’s search for his parents leads him into the heart of Crookhaven, and Edgar will stop at nothing to win the shilling test.
Ep. 6: Crooxeat (2026-04-05)

The Crooklings are back home and breaking school rules, Amira and Nicki lock horns as Penelope demands answers, and a real-world heist brings the gang face-to-face with the enemy.
Ep. 7: The Trials (2026-04-12)

The Crooklings compete at the cutthroat trials, with the eyes of the crooked world watching. The Nameless spy resorts to desperate measures, and Jia leads the search for Amira.
Ep. 8: Masquerade (2026-04-12)

The Masquerade Ball reveals everyone’s true colours, an enemy within forces Gabriel to question everything, and Caspian’s plan starts to unravel, putting Penelope in grave danger.