The Crow Girl cast, filming locations and how to watch in the UK

Scandi-noir thriller The Crow Girl is an unsettling tale which has found a new home in the West Country.

The psychological crime series premiers on Paramount+ this week with a disturbing tale of corruption, exploitation and past trauma.

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Erik Axl Sund, it was adapted for the screen by Milly Thomas with music by Guns N’ Roses guitarist and co-executive producer Slash.

Filming for the series took place in the UK, with a cast of British actors including Dougray Scott, Katherine Kelly and Eve Myles.

What is The Crow Girl about?

DCI Jeanette Kilburn (Eve Myles) and partner DI Lou Stanley (Dougray Scott) are on the hunt for a killer, after the bodies of unidentified young men start appearing in Bristol.

Beaten up and pumped full of an anaesthetic, the first body found is that of a teenage boy.

DCI Kilburn and her team must piece together the links between the murders to find the killer.

She enlists the help of psychotherapist Dr Sophia Craven (Katherine Kelly), who offers a fresh but troubling perspective on the case.

Together, they uncover a chain of shocking events which have gone overlooked for decades and a world of historic abuse, murder and police corruption.

As the body count rises, an intimacy starts to form between the two women which is the beginnings of a complex, twisted love story.

But all the while, the killer is inching ever closer to home and it becomes a race against time to untangle the web of secrets to solve this mystery.

Who is in the cast of The Crow Girl?

Eve Myles

Eve Myles stars in the series as DCI Jeanette Kilburn, a world-weary officer with a troubled marriage.

Myles, 46, said: “Jeanette is such a compelling character.

“As soon as I read the script, I knew I wanted to explore her story in more detail.”

The actress rose to prominence n the long-running Welsh drama Belonging.

She has starred as Gwen Cooper in the BBC sci-fi series Torchwood and DS Lola Franks in We Hunt Together.

And she played Faith Howells in the series Keeping Faith.

Katherine Kelly

Katherine Kelly plays the role of glacial psychotherapist Sophia Craven in the show.

Viewers may recognise her as Becky McDonald from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

The 45-year-old actress has also appeared in Happy Valley as DI Jodie Shackleton and Elizabeth Sutherland in Gentleman Jack.

And she recently starred in the highly-acclaimed ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office as Angela van den Bogerd.

Dougray Scott

Dougray Scott takes on the character of DI Lou Stanley, DCI Kilburn’s right-hand man.

The Scottish actor, 59, has starred in films such as Mission: Impossible 2, Enigma and Hitman.

He won a Bafta and an Emmy for his portrayal of Ray Lennox in the series Crime and recently appeared in the crime thriller A Town Called Malice.

Elliot Edusah

Elliot Edusah is DC Mike Dillston, part of DCI Kilburn’s investigation team.

The former Brit School pupil played Private Grey in the Sam Mendes film 1917.

He has also appeared in the Netflix film Outside the Wire and the Reggie Yates film Pirates.

Also in The Crow Girl‘s cast are:

• Raphael Sowole as Alex Kilburn (Starred Up, Black Mirror)
• Victoria Hamilton as Superintendent Verity Pound (COBRA, The Crown)
• Clara Rugaard as Victoria Burkeman (Black Mirror, I Am Mother)
• Isabella Astbury as Young Victoria (My Husband’s Killer Affair)
• Chloe Sweetlove as Madeleine Burkeman (My Husband’s Double Life, Tutankhamun)
• Karen Ascoe as Mary Burkeman (Doctors, Holby City, FBI: International)
• Michael Lumsden as Ben Burkeman (The Archers, Professor T)
• Trevor White as Carl Lowry (Industry, Downton Abbey)
• Andrew Buckley as Vincent Dwyer (Skeletons, Extras)
• Lauren Morais as Charlie (The Red King, Tree on a Hill)
• Roger Jean Nsengiyumva as Amar (Tomb Raider, Sixteen)
• Lee Boardman as David White (Enola Holmes 2, Rome)

Where was The Crow Girl filmed?

Although the original book was set in Stockholm, Sweden, the producers of the television adaptation looked to the West Country in the UK to locate the story.

Much of the filming took place in the city of Bristol and the surrounding area, beginning in February last year.

The former Bank of England building on Wine Street in the city became the Bristol Metropolitan Police Station.

Filming also took place around Castle Park in the city centre, the former shopping district which was bombed during the Second World War. The ruins of St Peter’s Church stands in the centre of the now green space.

Queens Square, Princes Wharf on Bristol Harbourside, The Gold Bar on Corn Street, Sunshine Café on Bedminster’s East Street, Greenbank Cemetery in Easton and The Royal Hotel on Gloucester Road in Avonmouth all featured as locations in the series too.

Film crews also ventured out of the city limits to the Somerset beach of Brean Sands for some of the shots.

Tony Wood, Co-CEO of production firm Buccaneer, sais: “When replacing Stockholm, the home of The Crow Girl in the novel, Bristol was always such an obvious choice.

“Its maritime past, historical importance, strong local socio-political identity, and the brilliant aesthetic diversity all played brilliantly into our story.

“And shooting in the city was a delight.

“The largely local crew was exceptional, allowing us to produce a high-end drama on a pretty-tight budget.”

How can I watch The Crow Girl in the UK?

The Crow Girl launches on Paramount+ on Thursday 16 January.

All six episodes will be available to stream at once but viewers must have a subscription to Paramount+.

Plans with the streaming service start from £4.99 in the UK and there is a seven-day free trial.