Bloodlands (2021–2022)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Crime, Thriller2 seasons, 10 episodes
Bloodlands posterReview score: 70%

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Plot

When a car containing a possible suicide note is pulled out of Strangford Lough, Northern Irish police detective Tom Brannick quickly connects it to an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance. Bloodlands follows his dogged hunt for a legendary assassin, an explosive cat-and-mouse game where the stakes have never been higher.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Bloodlands S02E04Episode 4S02E04 · 8.3With the origins of the gold confirmed, an American gangster arrives in Dunfolan to take back what is his. Birdy makes a shocking discovery.
  2. 02Bloodlands S02E03Episode 3S02E03 · 8.0Birdy steps into the breach and helps Tom to interview Olivia. Jackie is suspicious, and the accountant’s children have only negative things to say about his widow.
  3. 03Bloodlands S02E05Episode 5S02E05 · 8.0Tom is forced to deal with the killer in order to stay in the hunt for the gold, but a revelation from Izzy threatens to knock him off course.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode4Episodes2021Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Bloodlands S01E01Episode 1February 21, 2021 7.0When a former IRA man is abducted, DCI Tom Brannick is forced to confront an assassin who haunts his past, in order to crack the investigati
  2. S01E02Bloodlands S01E02Season's bestEpisode 2February 28, 2021 7.1Tom continues to search for Pat Keenan’s kidnapper, hoping they will lead him to Goliath. But is somebody leading him down a false trail?
  3. S01E03Bloodlands S01E03Episode 3March 7, 2021 6.9Tom and Niamh launch a manhunt for Adam Corry, who has disappeared in mysterious circumstances. Tori Matthews agrees to help Tom in the ques
  4. S01E04Bloodlands S01E04Episode 4March 14, 2021 6.9Tom Brannick enlists the help of Heather Pentland to find out what Jackie Twomey knows about Goliath. Tori Matthews and Tom's daughter, Izzy

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2022Aired 7.6Season avg
  1. S02E01Bloodlands S02E01Episode 1September 18, 2022 7.5The killing of a local accountant leads DCI Tom Brannick and DS Niamh McGovern into a web of intrigue surrounding the accountant’s widow, Ol
  2. S02E02Bloodlands S02E02Episode 2September 25, 2022 7.8A raid on an abandoned house uncovers the hiding place of Robert Dardis. Tom is forced to use drastic measures to find the whereabouts of th
  3. S02E03Bloodlands S02E03Episode 3October 2, 2022 8.0Birdy steps into the breach and helps Tom to interview Olivia. Jackie is suspicious, and the accountant’s children have only negative things
  4. S02E04Bloodlands S02E04Season's bestEpisode 4October 9, 2022 8.3With the origins of the gold confirmed, an American gangster arrives in Dunfolan to take back what is his. Birdy makes a shocking discovery.
  5. S02E05Bloodlands S02E05Episode 5October 16, 2022 8.0Tom is forced to deal with the killer in order to stay in the hunt for the gold, but a revelation from Izzy threatens to knock him off cours
  6. S02E06Bloodlands S02E06Episode 6October 23, 2022 6.3Tom falters on the tightrope between his police investigation and his illicit pursuit of the murder weapon and the gold, as it all threatens

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Cast

James NesbittJames NesbittDCI Tom BrannickLorcan CranitchLorcan CranitchDCS Jackie TwomeyCharlene McKennaCharlene McKennaDS Niamh McGovernLola PetticrewLola PetticrewIzzy BrannickChris WalleyChris WalleyDC William 'Birdy' BirdVictoria SmurfitVictoria SmurfitOlivia Foyle

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