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Careless Press Pack

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12 November 2026

 

INTRODUCTION

Starring Solly McLeod (House of the Dragon), Robyn Malcolm (After The Party), Katie Leung (Bridgerton) and Richard Roxburgh (Rake), Careless follows Scottish backpacker Robbie (McLeod), who finds himself in Sydney and lands a job as live-in carer to notorious rock’n’roll legend Mike (Roxburgh), who has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

As Robbie grows closer to Mike, he also becomes a confidante to his wife Angela (Malcolm) and increasingly integrates himself into their relationship. But it soon becomes clear there is something in Robbie’s past that could put Mike and Angela in serious danger.

Created by Helen Fitzgerald (author of The Cry) and Louise Fox (Broadchurch), the series also stars Mabel Li (The Testaments), Thomas Weatherall (The Narrow Road To The Deep North) and Alison Peebles (Dept. Q).

 

CAST CREDITS

Solly McLeod - Robbie Summerhill / Angus McKinnon 

Robyn Malcolm - Angela Garton 

Richard Roxburgh - Mike Garton 

Mabel Li - Hannah Garton 

Thomas Weatherall - Colm

Katie Leung - Sheila Armstrong 

Alison Peebles - Morvern Barclay 

Anita Hegh - Tracey Campbell 

Nathalie Morris - Young Tracey

 

CREW CREDITS

Louise Fox - Co-creator, Writer, Executive Producer 

Helen FitzGerald - Co-creator, Executive Producer 

Ian Collie - Executive Producer 

Rob Gibson - Executive Producer 

Claire Mundell - Executive Producer 

Deanne Cunningham - Executive Producer 

Adrian Burns - Executive Producer 

Christian White - Writer 

Stevie Cruz-Martin - Director 

Angela Littlejohn – Producer

Marianne Jade, Maura Faye Casting - Casting Director (Australia)

Kelly Valentine Hendry, CDG CSA - Casting Director (UK) 

Lilly Hanbury, CSA - Casting Director (UK) 

Genevieve Graham - Costume Designer (Australia)

Carole K. Millar - Costume Designer (UK)

Susie Glass - Make Up & Hair Designer (Australia) 

Kat Morgan - Hair & Makeup Designer  (UK)

Tommy Reilly – Composer

 

Careless is an original drama by Australian broadcaster and streamer, Stan, produced by Easy Tiger Productions and Synchronicity Films, in association with Channel 4, Nine Network, Banijay Rights and Screen Scotland, supported by Screen NSW. 

 Produced by Angela Littlejohn with Ian Collie and Rob Gibson as Executive Producers for Easy Tiger, alongside Claire Mundell and Deanne Cunningham who are Executive Producers for Synchronicity Films. Louise Fox and Adrian Burns are also Executive Producers. International sales for the series will be handled by Banijay Rights, with major production investment from Screen Scotland’s Broadcast Content Fund and Screen NSW’s Made in NSW TV Drama Fund. Stan Executive Producers are Michael Healy and Andy Ryan, Polly Scates has pre-bought the series for Channel 4, and Kieran Hannigan executive produces for Screen Scotland. 

Careless launches Wednesday 2nd December at 9pm on Channel 4.

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12 Nov 26 Press Pack Article

Interview with Claire Mundell -Executive Producer

What is Careless? Careless is a glossy, provocative thriller starring Solly McLeod, Robyn Malcolm, Richard Roxburgh and Katie Leung. Made for Stan and Channel 4, it's a compelling domestic thriller that delivers all the suspense, tension and twists audiences expect, while also exploring the

12 Nov 26 Press Pack Article

Interview with Ian Collie -Executive Producer

What was the origin of Careless? It's an interesting backstory. We reached out to Helen FitzGerald, who's the creator of Careless. Helen is also the author of The Cry, which Synchronicity later adapted, and she's written a number of novels. Although she's Australian, she lives in Glasgow, and we

12 Nov 26 Press Pack Article

Interview with Louise Fox – Co-creator and Executive Producer

What is Careless about? Careless is about a young Scottish traveller called Robbie, who comes to Sydney to work as a live-in carer for a very wealthy couple. He's caring for Mike, who has MS, while his wife Angela has a demanding career. Robbie arrives with what I'd describe as an ulterior motive

12 Nov 26 Press Pack Article

Interview with Robyn Malcolm and Richard Roxburgh – Angela Garton and Mike Garton

What attracted you to the project? Robyn Malcolm: They sent me the scripts and I just thought it was a really great story. It's a tight little thriller with a small group of actors and, essentially, one main location, so it felt a bit like a play. I loved that. I also remember someone saying to me,

12 Nov 26 Press Pack Article

Interview with Solly McLeod – Robbie Summerhill/ Angus McKinnon

What drew you to this project? This project came to me while I was working on another show. It started as an audition. They sent me some scenes to tape, along with what I think was the first episode, and I had some time over the weekend to read it. I was immediately drawn to the complexity of Robbie

12 Nov 26 Press Pack Article

Interview with Stevie Cruz-Martin – Director

What attracted you to the project? Initially, what attracted me to Careless was the beautiful Robyn Malcolm. I knew she was attached to play Angela, and she's someone I've admired for years and wanted to work with for a long time. Our schedules had never aligned before, so when I saw she was already