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Landscapers cast: Who stars in the Sky Atlantic drama?

A TRUE crime mini-series coming to Sky Atlantic tells the story of Susan and Christopher Edwards, the murderers who went undetected for a decade.

Landscapers is the black-comedy drama that asks how the couple came to kill Susan's parents, and bury them in the back garden of their Mansfield home.

The murdered parents of Susan Edwards went undiscovered for over 15 years.
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The murdered parents of Susan Edwards went undiscovered for over 15 years.Credit: ©Sky UK Ltd / HBO / Sister

Who stars in the Sky Atlantic drama?

Olivia Coleman as Susan Edwards

Academy Award-wining actor Olivia Colman plays Susan Edwards,.
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Academy Award-wining actor Olivia Colman plays Susan Edwards,.Credit: Sky

Sarah Caroline Sinclair CBE, known professionally as Olivia Colman, is a 47-year-old English actor from Norwich.

She has won multiple awards throughout her impressive career, including an Academy Award, four Bafta Awards and three Golden Globes, and has secured her place as one of Britain's most beloved actors.

With a career spanning film and television, she is known for playing Queen Anne in The Favourite, Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown and Hannah in Tyrannosaur.

She also starred in the Simon Pegg and Edgar Write film Hot Fuzz as PC Doris Thatcher and alongside David Tennant in the ITV drama Broadchurch.

Her role in the Sky Atlantic series is Susan Edwards, who was sentenced to life in prison after it was discovered that her and her husband had murdered her parents, William and Patricia Wycherley, 15 years previously.

David Thewlis is Christopher Edwards

David Thewlis plays Susan's husband, Christopher Edwards.
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David Thewlis plays Susan's husband, Christopher Edwards.Credit: ©Sky UK Ltd / HBO / Sister

David Wheeler, known professionally as David Thewlis, is a 58-year-old English actor from Blackpool.

His first major role was in the 1993 film Naked, for which he won many awards including a New York Critics Award.

He is most known for his role as Professor Remus in the Harry Potter film series and St Patrick Morgan/Ares in Wonder Woman.

Other roles include Ralf in The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, and Dennis Sciama in The Theory Of Everything, alongside Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones.

His role in the series is Christopher Edwards, husband of Susan, who shot his wife's parents as part of the evil couple's plan to plunder their bank accounts.

The pair went on to forge letters and documents for 15 years, to make it look like the Wycherleys were still alive, before handing themselves into the police after fleeing to Lille, France.

Kate O'Flynn as DC Emma Lancing

Kate O'Flynn and Samuel Anderson in Landscapers
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Kate O'Flynn and Samuel Anderson in LandscapersCredit: PA

Born in 1986, Kate O'Flynn is a British actor from Bury, England.

She is most known for her role in the 2008 film Happy Go Lucky, and also appeared in Bridget Jones' Baby and Doctor Thorne.

Her role in the true-crime series is DC Emma Lancing, a police officer involved in the case.

Dipo Ola as Douglas Hylton

Dipo Ola, third from left, plays Susan Edwards' solicitor
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Dipo Ola, third from left, plays Susan Edwards' solicitorCredit: PA

Dipo Ola is an actor born in Ibadan, Nigeria, who moved to the UK with his family as a child.

Upon graduation from the Oxford School of Arts, he was cast in the critically-acclaimed Channel 4 series Baghdad central.

He has also appeared in the BBC cult-classic Inside No.9 and Alibi show We Hunt Together.

His role in the series is Douglas Hylton, the solicitor for accused murderer Susan Edwards.

Samuel Anderson as DC Paul Wilkie

Samuel Anderson is a 39-year-old English actor from Handsworth, Birmingham.

He originated the role of Crowther in Alan Bennett's play The History Boys, and has TV roles as Danny Pink in Doctor Who and Daniel in the Sky 1 sitcom Trollied.

He also had the recurring role of Fingers in BBC's Gavin And Stacey and Ross Kirk in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.

His role in the series is DC Paul Wilkie, a police officer involved in the case alongside DC Emma Lancing.

Felicity Montagu as Susan's mother

Felicity Montagu plays Susan's mother
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Felicity Montagu plays Susan's motherCredit: Getty - Contributor

Felicity Jane Montagu is a 61-year-old actor from Leeds, Yorkshire.

She is best known for playing Lynn Bennfield, the long-suffering assistant of Alan Partridge, the character played by Steve Coogan.

She also had roles as Perpetua in Bridget Jones' Diary, Sue in Nighty Night and Mrs Mainwaring in the 2016 Dad's Army film.

Her role in the series is Patricia Wycherley, the murdered mother of Susan Edwards.

Daniel Rigby as DCI Geoff Collier

Daniel Rigby as DCI Geoff Collier
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Daniel Rigby as DCI Geoff CollierCredit: Getty - Contributor

Daniel Rigby is a 38-year-old English actor and comedian from Stockport, Greater Manchester.

He started out as a stand-up comedian having appeared at Latitude Festival, then moved into television roles with the BBC period drama Lillies.

In 2011 he won a Bafta for his portrayal of late comedian Eric Morecambe in Eric and Ernie and has also had many stage roles including Alan Turing in Breaking The Code, for which he won best actor at the Manchester Theatre Awards.

His role in the series is DCI Geoff Collier, the chief inspector involved in the case.

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When is Landscapers on Sky Atlantic?

You can catch Landscapers on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, on Sky Atlantic and available to watch on NOW TV.

All four episodes will be available to watch at launch.

Landscapers - An exhilarating and darkly funny exploration of love and fantasy starring Olivia Colman and David Thewlis
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