Professor T season 3 cast: Meet the stars of ITV's crime drama

Ben Miller stars alongside Juliet Stevenson and Frances de la Tour

Professor T returns to our screens on Wednesday night with its anticipated third season, which sees the titular character find himself in unfamiliar surroundings banged up in prison after he tried to defend DCI Christina Brand at the end of series two.

With both their careers on the line, Jasper and Christina are faced with "momentous decisions", according to the synopsis. "Will Christina allow Jasper to incriminate himself to save her career or will her conscience and the formidable duo of his mother Adelaide and his therapist Dr Helena get the better of her?"

The new episodes will also "reveal what happened the night a young Jasper found his father hanging".

Before you get stuck into the new series, find out all you need to know about the cast...

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Ben Miller – Professor Jasper Tempest

Ben stars as the brilliant yet troubled professor of criminology.

A hugely prolific actor, viewers will know the actor for his roles in and

Emma Naomi - DI Lisa Donckers

Emma plays the no-nonsense detective who, after reaching out to her former professor, now works with him on cases. Emma has had a fabulous TV career, having previously starred in as Alice Mondrich, as Ann, and short film as Ayesha.

Frances de la Tour - Adelaide Tempest

Adelaide is Jasper's overbearing mother, who the professor struggles to deal with. Tony and Olivier Award-winner Frances is perhaps best known for her role as Ruth Jones in and has also starred in and as Madame Maxime in

Barney White - Dan Winters

Barney plays Lisa's friend and fellow officer Dan. You might have also seen him star in and

Juliet Aubrey - Christina Brand

Christina is the head of CID and former flame of Professor T.

The actress who plays her, Juliet, is best known for her roles as the Countess of Warwick in Marisa Pirenesi in and as Lily in

Juliet Stevenson – Dr Helena Goldberg

An esteemed actress, Juliet is known for her roles in and. In the ITV series, she plays Professor T's therapist.

Sunetra Sarker – DCI Maiya Goswami

Sunetra plays DCI Maiya Goswami, a new boss at the police station who takes over from DCI Christina Brand. Her management style is described as "abrasive, direct and very different to her predecessor's".

Viewers will know Sunetra for her roles in and as well as her regular appearances on

Sarah Woodward - Ingrid Snares

Sarah plays Professor T's long-suffering assistant Ingrid Snares.

The actress has previously appeared in Queens of Mystery, Quiz, and also starred in the Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci film, Supernova.

Who else stars in the series?

Rounding out the cast are Andy Gathergood as Paul Rabbit, and Douglas Reith as The Dean.

Fans can also expect guest appearances from Jeany Spark, Flora Montgomery, Jack Ashton and Roger Barclay.

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