Name: DCI Banks
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2011-09-16
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Stephen Tompkinson, Andrea Lowe, Caroline Catz, Jack Deam, Samuel Anderson

Yorkshire's grumpiest detective solves murders while being spectacularly bad at feelings.

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moody British crimesmall-town noirgrumpy man + stubborn woman

Latest Episode

8.345 min

Season 5 • Episode 6

Latest

Undertow: Part 2

Oct 5, 2016

Banks' mission to solve Annie's murder is made all the harder by the fact he has been taken off the case and sent on gardening leave - but that won't stop him.

Overview

Drama Crime

A thrilling drama based on the novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot.

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based on novel or book detective police police detective murder investigation police procedural

isolation and connectionthe weight of the pastmasculine emotional repressionmoral ambiguity in justice

Standout Aspects

Acting

Tompkinson's resting scowl could solve cases alone.

Cinematography

Yorkshire landscapes as brooding as Banks himself.

Writing

Peter Robinson's novels adapted with surprising fidelity.

Best for:Solo·Binge·Streaming

Heads up:Violence

First AiredSep 16, 2011

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelmedium

Seasons5·Episodes30

Top Cast

Stephen Tompkinson

Alan Banks

Andrea Lowe

Annie Cabbot

Caroline Catz

Helen Morton

Jack Deam

Ken Blackstone

Samuel Anderson

Vince Grady

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Stephen Tompkinson was so committed to authenticity that he attended real Yorkshire murder trials for research. Method or madness? You decide.

Cultural

The series helped cement ITV's 'grumpy northern detective' template alongside Vera and Scott & Bailey—proving Britain has infinite variations on 'sad person solves crime in bad weather.'

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