The Stepfather

The Stepfather is a two-part British television crime drama series, written by Simon Booker and directed by Ashley Pearce, that first broadcast on ITV on 6 February 2005. The series, which stars Philip Glenister and Lindsey Coulson, follows divorcee Dougie Molloy (Glenister), a man haunted by the disappearance of his fifteen-year-old daughter, who three years on, tries to rebuild his life by marrying a fellow divorcee, Maggie Shields (Coulson). But when Maggie's daughter Scarlett disappears in similar circumstances, Molloy's possible involvement in both crimes is investigated by the police. The series was filmed in and around Soho, London. The series was later broadcast in Sweden, Australia, Brazil (under the title O Padrosato) and France (under the title Suspicion). The series gathered respectable viewing figures, with 6.7 million tuning in for the first episode, and a further million tuning in for the second episode. Notably, the series has yet to be released on DVD. Cast Philip Glenister as Dougie Molloy Robert Bathurst as Christopher Veazey Lindsey Coulson as Maggie Shields Lucy Evans as Scarlett Veazey Jack Wilson as Luke Schofield Con O'Neill as Bruce Shapiro Janine Carrington as Anita Gibson John Rowe as George Saville Vashti MacLachlan as Kath Schofield Anna Wilson-Jones as Sasha Munro Holly Davidson as Pippa Molloy John Bowe as DI Mendoza Abigail Thaw as DS Sullivan Vanessa Knox-Mawer as Mrs. Porter Trish Cooke as Mrs. Gibson Thea Day as Nikki Ricky Nixon as Woody Lucy Brooks as Tracey Ann Lewis Yarwood as Ryan Frankie Fitzgerald as Beemer Episodes