Black Ops Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 26 min | Comedy, Thriller

Black Ops

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 26 min | Comedy, Thriller

Two community police officers: Dom (Gbemisola Ikumelo) and Kay (Hammed Animashaun) are persuaded by DI Clinton Blair (Ariyon Bakare) to get fired from their jobs and to go under cover to penetrate a drug gang on a East London estate.

Creators

Gbemisola Ikumelo (created by) | Akemnji Ndifornyen (created by) | Joe Tucker (created by) | Lloyd Woolf (created by)

Directors

Ben Gregor | Catherine Morshead (pilot director) | Akemnji Ndifornyen (pilot director)

Writers

Joe Tucker (written by) | Lloyd Woolf (written by) | Gbemisola Ikumelo (additional material) | Akemnji Ndifornyen (additional material)

Producers

Carol Harding (producer) | Akemnji Ndifornyen (producer: pilot)

Composers

Tawiah | Lindsay Wright

Cinematographers

David Marsh (director of photography) | Luke Palmer (director of photography)

Editors

Joe Sawyer (edited by) | Mark Williams

Casting Director

Aisha Bywaters

Production Design

Richard Drew | Caroline Steiner

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Edit Released

Updated May 5, 2023

Release date

Feb 25, 2025 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 5 nominations

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Hammed Animashaun Kay Kay See fewer	Black Ops (2023)
Ariyon Bakare Detective Inspector Clinton Blair Detective Inspector Clinton Blair See fewer	Life (I) (2017)
Jason Barnett Traffic Warden Traffic Warden See fewer	Bridgerton (2020)
Tom Bennett Simon Simon See fewer	House of the Dragon (2022)
Adam Colborne Shaky Jake Shaky Jake See fewer	Mickey 17 (2025)
Holli Dempsey Senior Nurse Senior Nurse See fewer	Derek (2012)
Francis Ezekiel Gang Member Gang Member See fewer	The Book of Clarence (2023)
Kevin Garry Security Guard Security Guard See fewer	Ted Lasso (2020)
Robbie Gee Morris Morris See fewer	Snatch (2000)
Kerry Howard Jen Jen See fewer	I Give It a Year (2013)
Jaz Hutchins Breeze Breeze See fewer	Fast X (2023)
Gbemisola Ikumelo Dom Dom See fewer	Brain in Gear (2019)
Rufus Jones Inspector Scholes Inspector Scholes See fewer	W1A (2014)
John Kamau Kamal gangster Kamal gangster See fewer	His House (2020)
Jo Martin Julie Julie See fewer	Batman Begins (2005)
Felicity Montagu Superintendant Edwards Superintendant Edwards See fewer	Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Akemnji Ndifornyen Tevin Tevin See fewer	Black Ops (2023)
Samuel O'Loughlin T.J T.J See fewer	Black Ops (2023)
Joanna Scanlan Chief Inspector Garner Chief Inspector Garner See fewer	Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Kimberley Sterling Laundry Lady Laundry Lady See fewer	Citadel (2023)
Liam West Dennis Dennis See fewer	An Artist's Eyes (2018)