Season 5 • Episode 6
LatestAlisha obtains evidence to incriminate Drummond from his wife Chrissy and, after she is attacked and it is stolen, its recovery proves that Drummond's son Luke was the attacker. Realizing that the game could be up for him Drummond goes to see Joseph and asks him to keep a secret. The connection between Joseph, Mo Jones and Drummond will eventually solve the mystery as to who killed Sarah, and Martha and her husband and bring Drummond down.
Set in London, each episode is a self-contained story, starting with a news report, then following the team of three detectives as they investigate the circumstances the crime. The cases themselves are hard-hitting with contemporary themes, such as the search for a soldier with PTSD, a murder that has been made to look like an assisted suicide and the gang rape of a young teenager.
Acting
Improvised dialogue feels illegally authentic.
Direction
Handheld chaos puts you IN the investigation.
Editing
News report framing device slaps every episode.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Actors improvised all dialogue from detailed scene outlines, creating documentary-level authenticity that scripted procedurals can't touch.
Channel 5's rare prestige gamble — critics loved it, viewers slept on it, and it quietly changed how UK crime drama could look.
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