Technician: What language is this? An executable file. A program. David Elster's own.

Description: In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth'--a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human--is transforming the way we live.

Cast:
Laura Hawkins: Katherine Parkinson
Mia: Gemma Chan
Mattie Hawkins: Lucy Carless
Joe Hawkins: Tom Goodman-Hill
Leo Elster: Colin Morgan
Toby Hawkins: Theo Stevenson
Max: Ivanno Jeremiah
Sophie Hawkins: Pixie Davies
Niska: Emily Berrington
DI Karen Voss: Ruth Bradley
DS Pete Drummond: Neil Maskell
Odi: Bruno Mello
Neha: Thusitha Jayasundera
Seraph Sam: Billy Jenkins
Astrid: Bella Dayne
Fred: Sope Dirisu
Hobb: Danny Webb
Hester: Sonya Cassidy
Dr. Athena Morrow: Carrie-Anne Moss
David Elster: Stephen Boxer
V: Chloe Wicks
Stanley: Dino Fetscher
Anatole: Ukweli Roach
Lord Dryden: Matthew Marsh
Neil: Mark Bonnar
Ed: Sam Palladio
Ferdinand: Will Payne
Steve Covell: Neil D'Souza
Dr. George Millican: William Hurt
Vera: Rebecca Front
Senior Technician: Tor Clark
Renie: Letitia Wright
Simon: Jack Derges
Agnes: Holly Earl
Jill Drummond: Jill Halfpenny
Tristan: Phil Dunster
Gordon: Staz Nair
Flash: Ritu Arya
Imam: Naveed Khan
Milo Khoury: Marshall Allman
Bishop: Gregory Floy
Harun Khan: Manpreet Bachu
Danny: Joshua Johnson
Dr. Aveling: Claudia Harrison
Robert: Jonathan Aris
Tabitha: Nathalie Armin
Chief Superintendent Shaw: Dominic Mafham
Gavin: Ian Burfield
Brothel Madam: Caroline Lee-Johnson
Audrey Ballard: Yasmine Akram
Gil: Tim Ahern
Silas Capek: Paul Kaye
Ginny: Sophie Matthew
Claudia Nowak: Susannah Doyle
Paul: Philip Barantini
SCO19 Lead Officer: Richard Sutton
Jansen: Anthony Flanagan
Lindsay Kiwanuka: Ellen Thomas
Peter Keeley: Aidan McArdle
Orange Eyes: Sam Cassidy
Taxi Driver: Neil McKinven
Repair Bay SCO19: James Sutton
Frances Walker: Stella Gonet
Barbara: Josie Lawrence
Diane: Anastasia Hille
Utility Synth: Matthew James Ovens
Paul Morgan: Yinka Awoni
Journalist: Hannah Blamires
Laurence: Oliver Coopersmith
Rickie: Nigel Boyle
Young Leo: Spencer Norways
Connor: Justin Salinger
Cyclist: Paul Blackwell
Harmeet: Amy Athwal-Kirby
Lorcan Hughes: Simon Bubb
Jez: Sion Tudor Owen
Ten: Raphael Acloque
Arvinder: Oliver Bodur
Salesman: Dan Tetsell
Andy: Jonathan Harden
Alistair Davis: Ladi Emeruwa
Dr. Rose: Finlay Robertson
Fiona: Naoko Mori
Constable: Jamie Michie
Rowan: Lauren Carse
Salim Sadik: Philip Arditti
Clark: Mark Flitton
Priest: Paul Keating
Care Home Worker: Alex Waldmann
Caroline: Alana Boden
Dr. Sanchez: Simon Harrison
Police Guard: Peter Barrett
Dr. Sanzen: Duncan Pow
Persona Driver: Mark Weinman
Playground Dad: Adam Leese
Tex: Francis Magee
Alice: Isla Jackson-Ritchie
Harriet: Emily Bowker
Mrs. Kennedy: Emma Davies
Matthew: Gerald Kyd
Flo: Alison Dowling
Shop Owner: Wendy Albiston
Gloria: Liv Austen
Howard: Matthew Marcelis
Elderly Man: Andrew Neil
Estate Agent: Jack Shalloo
School Synth: Tom Bell
Nelly: Daisy Keeping
Shop Assistant: Claire Lams
Police officer: Joss Porter
Lab Synth: Tom Morley
Iris: Sheila Reid
Ziggy: Glenn Carter
PC Martine Franks: Andrea Hall
Teacher: Angela Clerkin
Engineer: Callum Adams
Dorian: Dominic Coleman
Headteacher: Robin McCallum
Police Woman: Ann Akinjirin
Protest Leader: Andrea Hart
Kyle: Leemore Marrett Jr.
Emma Harris: Anna Skellern
Mr. Saunders: Rob Witcomb
Billy: Simon Snashall
Girl in Café: Eva-Jane Willis
Protester: Mike Willoughby
Bank Worker: Teresa Churcher
Roland: Greg Austin
Greg: Tom Brittney
Persons Technician: Grace Chilton
Sentry Constable: Michael Dixon
Head Teacher: Beverly Hills
Martin: Cosmo Jarvis
Artie: Sam Woolf
Recycling Centre Employee: Mark Roper
Arresting Officer: Roger Dipper
Reporter: Paul Sockett
Jogger: Tom Christian
Nurse: Dani Biernat
Panel Show Host: Giles Long
Dr. Ji Dae Sun: Akie Kotabe
Colin (Client): Stephen Pacey
Charlie: Kieran Urquhart
Police Officer: Emma Jason
Self: Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Smash Club Man: Danny Babington
Police Synth: Rachel Marquez
Young Man: Liam Ainsworth
Mary: Lizzie Roper
Scientist 1: William Andrews
Policeman: Daniel Abelson
Speaker: Ashley Zhangazha
Seraph: Billy Jenkins
Angry Woman: Rachel Atkins
Malcolm: John Ramm
Father at Stall: Paul Reynolds
Arresting Police Officer: Warren James Dunning
Fred Murphy: Richard Syms
Julian: Louis James
Synth: Yumiko Hanasaka
Sally Synth: Sophie Gooding
Neil's OSB Piper: Stephanie Tripp
Green Eyed Synth: Susannah Owen
Journalist Sandy Byers: Alexandra Doyle
Armed Police CO19: Vic Waghorn
Parent at Playground: Atul Sharma
Factory Workman: Matthew David McCarthy
Uniformed Police Officer: Mike Ray
Douglas Synth: Andrew Armitage
Demonstration attendee: Claire Greasley
Surviving Synth: Georgia Riley
Quaila Synth: Lisa Ronaghan
Hubert: Joel Stubbs
Conscious Synth: Mera Mayde
Arresting CO19 Officer: Lee Nicholas Harris
Jasper: Raphael Vicas
Sylvia: Skye Lucia Degruttola
Police: Bradley Blackwell
Synth Husband: Tony Pankhurst
Brothel Customer: Richard Banks
Legal office worker: Martyn Mayger
Armed Police: Shane Hart
Teenage Girl: Lilly Driscoll
Hobbs Guard: Luke Mordue
WAP Rally Attendee: Amrita Jazzmyn
Plumber: Tyrone Love
Underground Fighter: Paul Law Van Beaumont
Shocked Passer-by: Alan Mathis
Prison Warden: Jill Buchanan
Brothel Synth: Lobna Futers
Underground Gang Boss: Vince Taylor
Tactical Entry Commander: Lee Asquith-Coe
Frances Walker's Aide: James Francis Andrews
Underground Fight Punter: Miroslav Zaruba
Street Sweeper: Tom Dab
Cafe Worker: Joanne Manchester
Paparazzi: Robert Scott
Broken Synth: Tatiana Zarubova
Scene of Crime Officer: Jon Wennington
Hotel Manager: Jason Carter
Hobbs Enforcer: Marcus G. Johnson
Pedestrian: Dan O'Neill
Human Synth: Caroline Lazarus
Passerby: Maureen Warrington
Synth Nurse: Hanneke Talbot
Concious Synth: Olivia Bernstone
Doctor: Daniel Eghan
Staring Synth: Olivia Hanrahan-Barnes
Office Staff: Adam Treasure
Waiter: Abdul Hakim Joy
Airline Passenger: Ross Carter
Advert VO: Stephen Mitchell
Security Guard Steve: Jem Kai Olsen
Leaflet Synth: Matthew Winters
Penny Synth: Lucy Walker-Evans
Synth Police: Johnny Hamilton
Nathan: Daniel Ashton-Lincoln
Latitude Worker: Oliver Raymond Maule
Security Guard: Jim Macie
Scientist: Leo Hunter
Hester Model: Tania Khan
PC Singh: Hiten Patel
Synth Protestor: Richard Price
Scared Synth: Olivia Jackson
Doorman: Ty Hurley
Gang Member: A.k. Steppa
Synth Rebel: Zsoly Vatany
Receptionist Synth: Sabine Kviste
Nanny Synth: Nathanael James

Production: TF1 Films Production

Release date: 28 Jun 2015