ITV's new crime drama Borderline plot, full cast and release date
New police drama Borderline is to begin airing on ITV1 - here's everything you need to know...
A crime drama praised by fans as "unusual" and full of "unexpected twists" is coming to ITV1, and it's set to be a firm favourite among fans of BBC's Blue Lights.
Borderline is a six-part police drama, which was first released in 2024 on MGM+ in the UK and Roku in the US.
Written by John Forte, the thrilling series is set in the Republic of Ireland and focuses on the shocking discovery of a body on the borderline between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
As we prepare to be gripped by Borderline, here's everything you need to know including the release date...
What is Borderline about?
Borderline sees members of Northern Ireland's Police Service and the Republic of Ireland's Garda Síochána have to come together after a body is discovered on the borderline of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Detective inspector Philip Boyd leads Northern Ireland's police, while detective inspector Aoife Regan is his Republic of Ireland counterpart.
The duo are forced to put their differences aside and collaborate to solve a crime after a woman's body is found on a beach. Initial suspicions suggest she may have been murdered in the Republic and drifted across the border.
The synopsis says: “Forced to collaborate on a serious crime, contrasting detectives Philip Boyd and Aoife Regan overcome initial friction to form an unlikely but formidable crime-fighting partnership.”
Full cast
The cast of Borderline is led by Eoin Macken, playing Philip Boyd, and Amy De Bhrún, portraying Aoife Regan.
Eoin is known for playing Gavin Cluxton in Fair City as well as DR TC Callahan in The Night Shift and Davis Collins in Ransom Canyon. Meanwhile, viewers will recognise Amy as Abigail Whithall in Sanctuary or Niamh Furlong in Blackshore, and she also played Steph Corbett in Line of Duty.
Starring alongside the pair in Borderline is also Lochlann O’Mearain as Jack Mullen, Hugh O’Connor as CS James Casey, Charlotte Bradley as CS Flynn, Sophie Vavasseur as Aisling, and Craig McGinlay as Rev Adam.
Ciaran McMahon plays Captain and Amy Malloy portrays Lottie Mullen while Paul Reid is DC Maguire and Siobhan O'Kelly plays Roise Boyd.
Rounding off the cast is Barry John Kinsella as Ian Walsh, Sarah Carroll as Roisin, Jack Hickey as Sean and Adam Walker-Kavanagh as Garda Brady.
How to watch
Borderline is made up of six episdoes. The first will air on ITV1 and ITVX on Friday, 3 October at 9pm.
Episodes will then continue to air on Friday nights on ITV1 across the course of six weeks.
All episodes of Borderline will land on ITVX on Friday, 3 October, meaning viewers can also choose to binge the series.
Borderline begins airing on ITV1 on Friday, 3 September at 9pm.