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Code 404

TV·2020–2022·3 seasons, 18 episodes·Sky One·Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Crime·25m·6.7

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In the near future, an undercover Detective Inspector gunned down and killed during a botched sting is brought back via an experimental Artificial Intelligence project. Full of glitches, he’s got to track down the person who shot him, prove himself as a cop so as not to get shut down, and save his marriage and his friendship, all with his partner Carver to boot.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Code 404 S03E05Episode 5S03E05 · 8.0Chalmers, the former police commissioner who has plagued Major since the day he was reanimated, faces trial. With Major busy testifying, Carver is running out of time to decipher the latest clue and save the killer's next target.
  2. 02Code 404 S03E06Episode 6S03E06 · 8.0With time running out and suspicions running wild within SIU, Carver must clear Major's name and thwart the killer's final revenge.
  3. 03Code 404 S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 7.5Major screws up during an investigation and Carver wonders whether to turn him in. But when he learns of the consequences, he decides to cover for him.

Cast

Daniel MaysDaniel MaysDI John MajorStephen GrahamStephen GrahamDI Roy CarverAnna Maxwell MartinAnna Maxwell MartinKellyRosie CavalieroRosie CavalieroSuperintendent Dennett

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2020Aired 7.2Season avg
  1. S01E01Code 404 S01E01Episode 1April 29, 2020 7.0Top cop John Major is killed after a failed operation. But then the Met brings him back - as an AI prototype.
  2. S01E02Code 404 S01E02Season's bestEpisode 2May 6, 2020 7.5Major screws up during an investigation and Carver wonders whether to turn him in. But when he learns of the consequences, he decides to cov
  3. S01E03Code 404 S01E03Episode 3May 13, 2020 7.5After he and Carver are given a new assignment by Dennett, a suspicious Major prefers to stake out Kelly's work as he has a hunch she's been
  4. S01E04Code 404 S01E04Episode 4May 20, 2020 7.0The pressure is on in the latest assignment and failure could mean it's shutdown for Major once and for all...
  5. S01E05Code 404 S01E05Episode 5May 27, 2020 7.0To Carver's bewilderment, Major reveals that he is going to move back in with Kelly. Parfit discovers disturbing information in the AI Ethic
  6. S01E06Code 404 S01E06Episode 6June 3, 2020 7.0With Major's AI finally living up to the hype, Carver and Kelly come clean about their relationship. The team lies in wait to catch The Jugg

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2021Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S02E01Code 404 S02E01Season's bestEpisode 1September 1, 2021 7.0Major, Carver and Kelly have gone their separate ways. Things are looking up for the AI-enhanced Major, whilst Carver is gunning for a promo
  2. S02E02Code 404 S02E02Episode 2September 1, 2021 7.0Carver and Major receive new information on the Chelsea Bridge Case – a £50 million robbery committed twenty years ago by a gang who seemed
  3. S02E03Code 404 S02E03Episode 3September 8, 2021 7.0DCS Dennett officially reopens the Chelsea Bridge case, reuniting Major with his absent father, Clifford, who failed to solve the case 20 ye
  4. S02E04Code 404 S02E04Episode 4September 15, 2021 7.0Major's glitchy AI seriously impacts his police work. Dr. Parfitt's solution to Major's problems lead to a troubling realisation for Dennett
  5. S02E05Code 404 S02E05Episode 5September 22, 2021 7.0Carver deals with an unstable Major, and Dennett calls in a favour from Millikan Biotech. When the detective inspectors are assigned to a wi
  6. S02E06Code 404 S02E06Episode 6September 29, 2021 7.0When Carver and Kelly find a collapsed Major with just three hours left to live, they try to get him to accept the truth. Major is determine

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2022Aired 7.2Season avg
  1. S03E01Code 404 S03E01Episode 1August 4, 2022 7.0Major and Carver reunite, but tensions remain high. When a police officer is murdered, Carver becomes hell-bent on solving the case, Major h
  2. S03E02Code 404 S03E02Episode 2August 4, 2022 6.0With a serial killer at large, Major and Carver call on the help of forensic psychologist Professor McAllister. Parfit worries about Major's
  3. S03E03Code 404 S03E03Episode 3August 11, 2022 7.0Major faces an outside threat to his AI, and Carver contends with a serial killer's twisted games.
  4. S03E04Code 404 S03E04Episode 4August 11, 2022 7.0Major and Carver begin to close the net on the killer when a witness provides a shocking revelation.
  5. S03E05Code 404 S03E05Season's bestEpisode 5August 18, 2022 8.0Chalmers, the former police commissioner who has plagued Major since the day he was reanimated, faces trial. With Major busy testifying, Car
  6. S03E06Code 404 S03E06Episode 6August 18, 2022 8.0With time running out and suspicions running wild within SIU, Carver must clear Major's name and thwart the killer's final revenge.

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