Six Four is an ITV crime thriller that sees a police detective trying to find his missing teenage daughter in this drama based on Japanese bestselling thriller by Hideyo Yokoyama.
Played by Grey’s Anatomy star Kevin McKidd, Chris O’Neill is a serving police officer whose own daughter’s disappearance leads him to the unresolved case of a missing local girl called Julie Mackie. As Chris delves deeper into Julie’s case he uncovers evidence of errors, corruption and unbridled ambition. Meanwhile, his wife Michelle, a former undercover officer played by Vinette Robinson, decides to look for their daughter alone, leading her deep into the criminal underworld.
“I never take for granted the privilege of being an actor and the chance to become characters like Chris O'Neill, a hard-working serving police officer, whose teenage daughter has gone missing in Six Four,” says Kevin McKidd. “I was delighted to return to my native Scotland and partner Vinette Robinson as my on-screen wife, Michelle.”
Here here’s everything you need to know about the compelling crime thriller Six Four…
Six Four release date
Six Four is a four-part series that arrives on ITV1 on Sunday October 22 at 9pm. The crime drama previously launched on ITV’s streaming service ITVX on Thursday March 30 2023. We'll update with any US or international release dates when we hear.
Six Four plot
In Six Four, Chris O’Neill (Kevin McKidd) is a police detective who is left reeling by the news that his own teenage daughter has disappeared. Then he is approached by a journalist who tells him to revisit the infamous unsolved case of missing local girl Julie Mackie because fatal mistakes were covered up.
As Chris re-examines the case, he uncovers a long list of errors and firm evidence of wrongdoing. Meanwhile, his wife Michelle (Vinette Robinson), a former undercover officer, decides to take matters into her own hands and find their daughter herself. But the clues expose the close ties between the criminal underworld and those at the very top of the political establishment.
But just as Chris and Michelle get close to the truth another girl goes missing — this time the daughter of the Justice Minister who was on the brink of an election victory. The kidnap has striking similarities to Julie Mackie’s case, so is the past repeating itself?
Is there a trailer for Six Four?
Yes a trailer for Six Four has been released by ITV which starts with Kevin McKidd's Chris O’Neill showing a witness an identity parade. Take a look below...
Six Four cast: who's who in the crime drama series
Six Four cast — Kevin McKidd on playing Chris O’Neill
Kevin McKidd plays police detective Chris McNeil whose teenage daughter disappears.
Kevin told us: "It’s one of those dramas where you’re going to have to pay attention because it’s complex and dense, but also compelling and entertaining. You’ll be on the edge of your seat!
"Chris is having a midlife crisis, and he’s not feeling connected to his wife or his work. But when the Julie Mackie case bubbles up at the same time as his daughter’s disappearance, it reignites him as a detective and a family man.
"He has been very much stuck at his desk, doing the bare minimum to get by and living in the shadow of his brother, Philip. But when the journalist starts asking questions about Julie Mackie, he puts himself in real jeopardy to seek out the truth, which always finds its way out!
"The novel is a huge hit in Japan, but the show’s writer, Gregory Burke, has taken the core elements and put his own spin on it. Glasgow is a great setting, as it’s got a messy and sustained history of corruption and violence."
* Kevin McKidd previously played Tommy in the 1996 film Trainspotting and went on to star as Count Vronsky in the ITV series Anna Karenina. He’s also appeared in After Life, Rome, Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief, Star Wars: Rebels and Station 19. Kevin is well known for his role as Dr Owen Hunt in Grey’s Anatomy.
Vinette Robinson on playing Michelle O’Neill
Vinette Robinson plays Chris' wife Michelle O’Neill whose equally frantic about her daughter going missing.
Vinette told us: "I love that Six Four has got the classic elements of a political crime thriller, so it’s twisty-turny and there’s investigation into power structures. But at the heart of it, is the relationship between Chris and Michelle, and their struggles are very relatable.
"Chris and Michelle are a couple at a crisis point, and when Michelle takes matters into her own hands and goes back into her old life, which has largely been kept secret, it adds even more pressure to their marriage.
"As Michelle’s life as an undercover cop is reactivated and it forces her to face some truths in her relationship, and in herself."
* Vinette Robinson starred in the Netflix film and BBC series of Boiling Point with Stephen Graham. She previously played Tracy in the 2003 series Between the Sheets. She’s since been in Hope Springs, Waterloo Road, Doctors and Sherlock. She starred as Nicola Daniels in The A Word and played civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks in an episode of Doctor Who. She’s also had roles in A Christmas Carol, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Who else is starring in Six Four?
The Six Four cast also includes Brian McCardle (Time) who plays private security officer Bill Martin, Andrew Whipp as Assistant Chief Constable Philip O’Neill and James Cosmo as former lawyer Jim Mackie, while Richard Coyle (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore), Lorne Macfadyen (Tina & Bobby) and Alex Ferns (EastEnders, Danny Boy) plus newcomers Iona Anderson, Andrew O’Neill and Nilani Chetty also star.
James Cosmo says: "I just thought the content was so intriguing. All these dark political things are going on, and it’s very well written. Reading the character they asked me to play, in the first episode, you think, “Oh, this poor guy, his daughter's gone missing.” But by the end, you go, “Oh, my God, what is going on here?” So I thought, “If it intrigues me, it will intrigue the audience.”
Bill Martin says: "What attracted me Six Four is a myriad of different components coming together because it is a collaboration. The script written by Gregory Burke is top-class. It's interesting and with a lot of plot twists and turns and no characters are stock characters, they all read as specific individuals. And it's unpredictable; I found it fascinating."
Six Four episode guide
Here's a brief lowdown on all four episodes of Six Four....
Episode 1
DC Chris O’Neill is approached by a journalist about a cold case involving a missing girl. His own daughter is also missing, and his wife Michelle goes to London to search for her.
Episode 2
Pauline Wallace receives a ransom call. Chris discovers a link between Annabel’s kidnapping and the supposed cover-up in the Julie Mackie case and Michelle confronts Piers.
Episode 3
An unexpected visitor confronts Chris with the consequences of Michelle’s secrets. A visit to Gary McLean’s killer brings Chris closer to the truth and Annabel faces her captor.
Episode 4
Michelle returns to Scotland and accompanies Chris in search of Annabel. Robert and Mackie face off as the truth behind Julie Mackie’s disappearance threatens to come out.
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