The Northumbria Mysteries actor Robson Green and co-star Chris Gascoyne have a hidden connection
The play foes in the BBC One crime drama
The Northumbria Mysteries unites TV favourites Robson Green and Chris Gascoyne in the cast, playing characters on opposite sides of the law.
While Robson Green portrays ex-con Joe Ruby, who is trying to turn his life around, Chris stars as full-on villain Ace Dawson. He’s perfectly happy being a criminal. In fact, he’s the head of the Dawson crime family.
The pair of them are perfectly cast in the crime drama, which airs on BBC One in the afternoon slot from October. But did you know that the pair have a hidden connection – and it’s not that they both appear in The Northumbria Mysteries…
The Northumbria Mysteries unites Robson Green and Chris Gascoyne on screen
Robson Green leads the cast of BBC One crime drama The Northumbria Mysteries. He plays Joe Ruby, a volunteer at a local priory who tends to the grounds in a bid to make right the wrongs of his past. Having served time in prison, he now seeks forgiveness in an attempt to start a new life – all under the kind but watchful eye of Father David (Simon Callow).
However, he soon returns to the murky underworld as DI Rose O’Connell and her second-in-command, DS Raj Singh, draw on his contacts and knowledge.
And his new alliance with the detectives leads him to encounter an old foe. Step forward Chris Gascoyne’s character Archie ‘Ace’ Dawson, a loan shark and the head of a local crime family…
When Ace sees Joe talking to the police, he’s not a happy boy. But what will the consequences be?
How are Chris Gascoyne and Robson Green connected?
Only the very avid fans of Robson Green or Chris Gascoyne will likely know that the two actors are connected.
Former Coronation Street star Chris is married to Van der Valk actress Caroline Harding, with whom he has a 23-year-old daughter. He is also stepdad to Caroline Harding’s two children – Pip and Freddie – from her previous marriage. Caroline was previously married to TVGuide.co.uk favourite Jason Watkins.
After their divorce, Caroline and Jason remained friends. Both families maintain a close extended-family relationship. Jason went on to marry jewellery designer Clara Francis.
Of course, Robson and Jason are good friends, who have appeared together on screen several times. First of all in supernatural drama Being Human, where Jason played a vampire and Robson a werewolf. They later went on to play deadly adversaries in The Game series 1 and 2 on Channel 5.
