About Black Earth Rising Season 1, Episode 1 : Episode 1

As a child, Kate Ashby was rescued from the horrific aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. She was adopted and brought up in Britain by Eve Ashby, a world-class international lawyer. Kate has long struggled to escape the shadow of her past, but is now returning to work as a legal investigator in the same chambers as Eve, under leading international lawyer Michael Ennis. Kate and Eve's relationship is strained to breaking point when a controversial militia leader, who had once fought to stop the genocide, is captured in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Eve takes on his prosecution at the International Criminal Court. Guest Stars: Paapa Essiedu, Emmanuel Berthelot, Martin Bassindale, Nyasha Hatendi, Gary Pillai, Elliot Levey, Garrett Hartman, Laurence Dobiesz, Gary Fannin, Briggitte Appiah, Sule Rimi, Nigel Whitmey, John Albasiny, Ekow Blankson, Brimah Watara, Paul Herzberg, Zaris-Angel Hator, Tom Pande, Philip Arditti, Michael Gould, Malou Coindreau, Danny Sapani, Harriet Walter, Kathryn Hunter,