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Overview
After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right twenty years of wrongdoing but satisfying her newfound conscience won't be straightforward.
Status
Canceled
Created By
Jonathan Brackley, Sam Vincent
Network
BBC One
Seasons & Episodes
Series 1
Episodes
Episode 1
After her son almost dies, corrupt detective Lou Slack attempts to make amends for her misdeeds but realises she must betray the dangerous drug baron she has been working for.
Episode 2
Lou struggles to keep up appearances with Col, inviting further suspicion. Desperate to get away from Col and clear her conscience, she seeks help from an unexpected source.
Episode 3
Lou and Vernon’s plans to take Col down threaten to trigger a bloody gang war, while Owen and Donal grow ever closer. Esther becomes curious about Lou’s erratic behaviour.
Episode 4
Lou makes one last desperate attempt to bring Col down, but things do not go exactly as she hoped. Feeling powerless, Ceri resorts to drastic action in order to defend his family.
Episode 5
As Vernon is taken into custody, Lou attempts to live a normal life within the law and deal with suspicion from Sandy, but finds herself pushed to breaking point.
Top Cast
Leila Farzad
Lou Slack
Lucy Black
DCI Sandy Mosby
Olivia Nakintu
DC Esther Okoye
Carolin Stoltz
Alma McHugh
Andrew Buchan
Col McHugh
Samuel Edward-Cook
Ceri Davies
Gavin Spokes
DI Phil Cowper
Mark Monero
Curtis 'Lord' Roy
Zak Ford-Williams
Owen Davies
Anthony Lewis
DC Ibbotson
Garry Cooper
Peter 'Bulgey' Donovan
Junade Khan
DS Khan
