The Hack (2025–2025)

TV ShowEndedITVXDrama1 season, 7 episodes
The Hack posterReview score: 76%

Plot

ITV has commissioned The Hack, a 7-part ITV Studios co-production with Stan, Australia about the phone hacking scandal written by BAFTA, Tony and Olivier award winning screenwriter, Jack Thorne, with David Tennant, Robert Carlyle and Toby Jones in leading roles and produced by the team from Mr Bates vs The Post Office. Set between 2002 and 2012, the drama deftly interweaves two real life stories, the work of investigative journalist Nick Davies, played by David Tennant, who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at the News of the World, and running parallel, the story of the investigation into the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan, led by former Met Police Detective Chief Superintendent Dave Cook, played by Robert Carlyle.  Toby Jones plays former Editor-in Chief of The Guardian, Alan Rusbridger.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Hack S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 8.1Following a tip from an anonymous source, journalist Nick Davies investigates reports of endemic phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World.
  2. 02The Hack S01E06Episode 6S01E06 · 8.0Dave finds strength from a surprising new ally, while Nick is drawn back into the fight and discovers disturbing new information that could change the hacking scandal completely.
  3. 03The Hack S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 7.5Nick fights to protect his editor and his newspaper from a Fleet Street backlash, while forming new alliances and coming into conflict with Scotland Yard.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes2025Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S01E01The Hack S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1September 24, 2025 8.1Following a tip from an anonymous source, journalist Nick Davies investigates reports of endemic phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s News of t
  2. S01E02The Hack S01E02Episode 2October 1, 2025 7.0DCS Dave Cook takes on the most-investigated unsolved murder in the history of the Met and uncovers troubling links to Fleet Street.
  3. S01E03The Hack S01E03Episode 3October 8, 2025 7.5Nick fights to protect his editor and his newspaper from a Fleet Street backlash, while forming new alliances and coming into conflict with
  4. S01E04The Hack S01E04Episode 4October 15, 2025 7.0When a new witness comes forward, DCS Dave Cook is drawn back into the Daniel Morgan investigation.
  5. S01E05The Hack S01E05Episode 5October 22, 2025 7.0With Andy Coulson now in Downing Street, Nick teams up with the New York Times, while Dave Cook is challenged in court over the Morgan inves
  6. S01E06The Hack S01E06Episode 6October 29, 2025 8.0Dave finds strength from a surprising new ally, while Nick is drawn back into the fight and discovers disturbing new information that could
  7. S01E07The Hack S01E07Episode 7November 5, 2025 7.5As the hacking scandal finally explodes and Rupert Murdoch prepares to face Parliament, Nick, Dave, and their allies face new threats.

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Castfull cast & details

David TennantDavid TennantNick DaviesToby JonesToby JonesAlan RusbridgerRobert CarlyleRobert CarlyleDCS Dave CookRose LeslieRose LeslieCharlotte HarrisSteve PembertonSteve PembertonRupert MurdochEve MylesEve MylesJacqui HamesDougray ScottDougray ScottPM Gordon BrownKatherine KellyKatherine KellySheridan McCoid

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