Major Crimes Unit (2026–present)

Name: Major Crimes Unit
Genre: Crime

Plot

Seconds is all it takes for the most brutal of crimes to be committed and lives to be shattered forever. When the worst happens, one team steps forward, and the brave men and women of the West Midland's Major Crime Unit take control - specialist detectives highly trained to piece together the smallest of clues and pick up the faintest of trails. Every lead matters and every second counts.With unprecedented access to this elite crime-fighting unit, the series follows investigators as they race against time to track suspects, uncover the truth, and deliver justice for victims and their families. No stone unturned, no suspect safe - this is law enforcement at its most relentless.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

01Taking Down the GangsS01E01 · 7.5In the first edition, the team is called in when nine men ambush five men in a car on a quiet residential side street, with a gun being fired into the vehicle. The officers' instincts tell them this wasn't random, but was planned and executed with precision. Could this be a violent conflict driven by territory, drugs and status?

Episodes by season

Season013Episodes2026Aired 7.5Season avg

S01E01Taking Down the GangsMay 11, 2026 7.5In the first edition, the team is called in when nine men ambush five men in a car on a quiet residential side street, with a gun being fire
S01E02Terror in SuburbiaMay 18, 2026—Late evening on a quiet, leafy street in Dudley. Inside her home, a young mother quietly moves through the hallway. Upstairs, her children a
S01E03Shooter on the High StreetMay 25, 2026—The officers investigate a shooting in West Bromwich in which a driver was hit in the back and shoulder and quickly realise that this was a

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Narinder SamraSelf - Narrator (voice)

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