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A new British crime drama series is coming to our screens this week.
Hit Point is U&Dave's first original scripted drama which sees two detectives investigate the theft of millions of pounds in West London.
The detectives, Leo and Bella, are played by Nick Blood (Slow Horses) and Saffron Hocking (Top Boy), respectively.
Here’s what we know about the new drama, including its cast list and the exact date you can watch it.
Hit Point series 1 full cast list
The full cast list for series one of Hit Point is as follows, according to Country & Town House:
- Nick Blood as Leo
- Saffron Hocking as Bella
- William Abadie as Pascal
- Brendan Coyle as Michael
- Peter Serafinowicz as Carter
- Nadia Parkes as Sophia
- Moe Bar-El as Dylan
- Ossian Perret as Lucas
- Joshua Sher as Alfie
The new drama is written by Howard Overman (Misfits and The War of the Worlds) and directed by David Caffrey, who has worked on the likes of The Gentleman and Peaky Blinders.
When will Hit Point air on TV?
While a release date was kept under wraps until fairly recently, Digital Spy has shared when viewers will be able to see all the action unfold.
Hit Point will be available to watch on Thursday, August 13 and viewers can tune in to U&Dave, U&W and U&Drama to watch the series.
5 of the best shows available to watch in August 2026
Digital Spy also shared that the following shows are among the best that will become available to watch this month:
- Reacher (season four) – August 12 on Prime Video
- Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World (part two of season four) – August 12 on Crunchyroll
- Hit Point - August 13 on U&Dave, U&W and U&Drama
- My Brilliant Career – August 13 on Netflix
- Umthetho – August 14 on Netflix
Reacher is based on Lee Child’s book Gone Tomorrow, while My Brilliant Career is a TV adaptation of Miles Franklin’s novel of the same name.
What’s your favourite crime drama? Tell us in the comments below.