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In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the police who investigate crime, and the Crown Prosecutors who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.
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- 01
UnsafeWhen a metal-detecting pensioner unearths a shallow grave by the side of the Thames, DS Ronnie Brooks and DS Matt Devlin are forced to reopen a contentious murder case. Their investigations into the case of Luke Slade threaten to unravel a conviction made by James Steel eight years ago, with questions over the handling of the prosecution, James' career is on the line. - 02
BuriedWhen the remains of an eight-year-old boy are uncovered, twenty-five years after he was reported missing, DS Brooks and DS Devlin re-interview the man arrested during the original enquiry. The boy's childhood friend reluctantly agrees to undergo EMDR therapy and appears to recall the events of the night that Tommy disappeared, but George Castle is sceptical about the value of her recovered memories. - 03
AleshaWhen Alesha Phillips' gynecologist touches her inappropriately during a medical examination, she purses justice with both the police and CPS. However, when no additional evidence surfaces, Alesha takes drastic action to secure a case against the doctor.
Castfull cast & details
Bradley WalshDetective Sergeant Ronnie Brooks
Harriet WalterDetective Inspector Natalie Chandler
Freema AgyemanJunior Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips
Jamie BamberDetective Sergeant Matt Devlin
Dominic RowanSenior Crown Prosecutor Jacob "Jake" Thorne
Peter DavisonCrown Prosecution Service Director Henry Sharpe
Ben DanielsSenior Crown Prosecutor James Steel
Bill PatersonCrown Prosecution Service Director George CastleEpisodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
CareFebruary 23, 2009When the evacuation of a central London hospital leads to the discovery of a tragic death, DS Ronnie Brooks and DS Matt Devlin investigate. - S01E02
UnlovedMarch 2, 2009A 13-year-old boy is found kicked to death at Euston Station. DS Brooks and DS Devlin discover that the boy's mother is a reformed drug-addi - S01E03
ViceMarch 9, 2009An ex-vice officer is found beaten to death in a Paddington underpass. Investigating, DS Brooks and DS Devlin uncover some uncomfortable tru - S01E04
Season's bestUnsafeMarch 16, 2009When a metal-detecting pensioner unearths a shallow grave by the side of the Thames, DS Ronnie Brooks and DS Matt Devlin are forced to reope - S01E05
BuriedMarch 23, 2009When the remains of an eight-year-old boy are uncovered, twenty-five years after he was reported missing, DS Brooks and DS Devlin re-intervi - S01E06
ParadiseMarch 30, 2009DS Brooks and DS Devlin investigate an arson attack on a Turkish social club, which leaves seventeen undocumented immigrants dead. A complex - S01E07
AleshaApril 6, 2009When Alesha Phillips' gynecologist touches her inappropriately during a medical examination, she purses justice with both the police and CPS
Season02
- S02E01
SamaritanJanuary 11, 2010When a tragic communication error leaves PC Nick Bentley caught in the cross-fire of armed drug-dealers with no back-up, DS Brooks and DS De - S02E02
Season's bestHiddenJanuary 18, 2010When the body of missing ten year old, Jodie Gaines, is found dumped in a skip in Euston, DS Brooks and DS Devlin are faced with two suspect - S02E03
Community ServiceJanuary 25, 2010When a bi-polar man living in a camper van is found beaten nearly to death with an iron bar at the centre of a well kept square, DS Brooks, - S02E04
SacrificeFebruary 1, 2010DS Brooks and DS Devlin are called to investigate an unusual crime, a man has been attacked and had his kidney surgically removed. The team - S02E05
Love and LossFebruary 8, 2010When DS Brooks and DS Devlin are called to the death of a drug mule, they are surprised to discover she is a middle class white girl, Debbie - S02E06
Honour BoundFebruary 15, 2010Ronnie agrees to help his old friend and partner, DS Jimmy Valentine in an undercover drug sting, but a gun is pulled and someone ends up de
Season03Best season
- S03E01
Season's bestBrokenSeptember 9, 2010DS Brooks and DS Devlin investigate a particularly heartbreaking case when the body of a 5 year-old boy is discovered in an empty flat. They - S03E02
HoundedSeptember 16, 2010When the body of a 16 year-old schoolgirl is found dead in her home in the middle of the afternoon, the investigating police cannot be sure - S03E03
DefenceSeptember 23, 2010When three people are brutally murdered in a shop in central London and a fourth left for dead, Matt and Ronnie are up against the clock to - S03E04
ConfessionSeptember 30, 2010A case hits close to home for Matt Devlin when investigating the death of a police officer, and his best friend, Pete Garvey. Devlin and Gar - S03E05
SurvivorOctober 7, 2010When Prison Officer Charlie Tyner is found shot dead on a council estate in Hackney, it soon comes to light that, rather than being the good - S03E06
MasqueradeOctober 14, 2010The mystery surrounding the stabbing of student, Archie Rahman, has Devlin and Brooks chasing their tails when the only clue they have to go - S03E07
AnonymousOctober 21, 2010For two years, Stephanie Blake has been stalked by a man who calls himself ‘Giovanni'. She knows nothing about him but he knows everything a
Season04
- S04E01
HelpMarch 7, 2011When as ex-premier league footballer is beaten to death with a tyre iron on a London street one evening in what looks like a robbery gone wr - S04E02
DenialMarch 14, 2011When high court judge Rachel Callaghan is shot in an underground car park, in what looks like a car robbery gone wrong, it soon becomes appa - S04E03
Season's bestIDMarch 21, 2011When a pregnant junior doctor, Alice Cullen, is found beaten to death in the car park of the hospital where she works, the prime suspect bec - S04E04
Duty of CareMarch 28, 2011When a fire at his home leads to the death of a teenager with severe disabilities - DS Devlin and DS Brooks soon discover the fire was no ac - S04E05
ShakenApril 4, 2011An unfolding tragedy takes unexpected twists and turns as what initially looks like a cot death of 6 month old Alex Raines is later diagnose - S04E06
SkeletonsApril 11, 2011The body of a missing child is found with a note reading 'They Must be Destroyed' - a terrifying echo for DS Brooks of an old case in which
Season05
- S05E01
Season's bestThe Wrong ManJuly 10, 2011Brought into an extremely busy A&E with flu-like symptoms and leaving in a body bag, Suzanne Morton's death is treated as suspicious by - S05E02
SafeJuly 17, 2011When two year old Ryan Stark goes missing from a high street merry-go-round, his distraught mother reports him kidnapped and a massive polic - S05E03
CrushJuly 24, 2011Found in a hotel lying in a pool of blood, call girl Katka Cizek, seems to have only one admirer capable of her murder. A man with her on th - S05E04
Tick TockJuly 31, 2011A night club peppered with bullets. Two victims bleeding out on the floor. The start of a deadly gun rampage through the streets of London. - S05E05
IntentAugust 7, 2011Stabbed to death while they slept, the killings of David and Elaine Lerner prove a mystery to DS Devlin and DS Brooks. Universally loved, th - S05E06
DealAugust 14, 2011When Lia Brown is killed by a stray bullet, the team struggles to understand the involvement of 12-year-old Kaden Blake in the shooting. Kad
Season06
- S06E01
Survivor's GuiltJanuary 6, 2012A drive-by shooting outside the Old Bailey leaves one police officer dead and another wounded in what appears to be a targeted attack on a w - S06E02
ImmuneJanuary 13, 2012A bungled robbery leads to an innocent hero being shot dead and a hostage with a potentially life threatening medical condition being seized - S06E03
HauntedJanuary 20, 2012When a petty criminal makes a deathbed confession to the murder of a teenage girl, Ronnie is left shaken to the core as he is forced to reop - S06E04
TrialJanuary 27, 2012The murder of an elderly janitor in his home is carried out with such precision and planning that the only evidence the killer leaves is des - S06E05
Season's bestLine UpFebruary 3, 2012A murder investigation is launched when a concerned citizen alerts the police to a shocking video that is spreading like wildfire on the web - S06E06
Dawn Till DuskFebruary 10, 2012Over the course of one long day, the team works on three separate cases, including tracking a serial killer, intervening in a family dispute - S06E07
Fault LinesFebruary 17, 2012The frenzied stabbing of a police forensic lab technician unsettles the team in a way they never expected when DS Sam Casey falls for the ki
Season07
- S07E01
Season's bestTracksJuly 14, 2013A suicidal man drives his car across a railway causing a massive train crash and killing over a dozen innocent passengers, but somehow he su - S07E02
TremorsJuly 21, 2013DS Sam Casey is suspended over the death of Finn Tyler and DI Leyton gets hands on with this investigation, with a reluctant Ronnie as his p - S07E03
PaternalJuly 28, 2013A man is found shot dead in a hotel room and the cash he was carrying has gone missing. Sam and Ronnie learn that the man owed his ex-wife - S07E04
Fatherly LoveAugust 4, 2013The body of Charlotte Leigh is pulled from the Thames, and after ruling out suicide, Ronnie and Sam focus their enquiries on the victim's ab - S07E05
MortalAugust 11, 2013Following a break-in, a frail, elderly woman is found dead in her flat. DS Brooks and DS Casey suspect a robbery gone wrong and treat it as - S07E06
DependantAugust 18, 2013A gay father is found beaten to death and his adopted son is missing. Ronnie and Sam track down the baby's biological parents, a recovering
Season08
- S08E01
FlawMarch 12, 2014Ronnie and his new partner DS Joe Hawkins are leading an investigation into the death of jeweller Harry Bernstein, who is found dead with no - S08E02
Safe from HarmMarch 19, 2014The stabbing of a psychiatrist who treated teenagers and children initially leads Ronnie and Joe to question his violent adolescent clients. - S08E03
I Predict a RiotMarch 26, 2014Whilst helping out the drugs squad on a bust, Ronnie and Joe stumble upon a body that has been hidden inside the boot of a car in the Thames - S08E04
PrideApril 2, 2014The death of a seemingly innocent family man leads Ronnie and Joe to go on the hunt for the murderer, but they soon discover that the accuse - S08E05
Season's bestCustomsApril 9, 2014When Ronnie and Joe are called to a suicide it doesn't take long for Ronnie to suspect foul play: Ranya Habib had no reason to kill herself. - S08E06
Bad RomanceApril 16, 2014A bloody hotel room and a stolen credit card lead Ronnie and Joe to Charles Hutton, a member of the wealthy upper-class who dotes on his wif - S08E07
Hard StopApril 23, 2014When a series of shootings claims one of their own, Ronnie and Joe have little time to grieve – they must catch the killer before he or she - S08E08
Repeat to FadeJune 11, 2014After a fatal stabbing in a crowded market place, the pressure is on to make Londoners feel safe again. Ronnie and Joe have a new boss to co
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