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The Level

TV·2016–2016·1 season, 6 episodes·ITV1·Drama, Crime·45m

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A police detective finds herself at the centre of the most dangerous case of her life when she is seconded on to the investigation into the murder of a drugs trafficker. What nobody around her knows is that she is the missing witness that the police and the killer are searching for.

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  1. 01The Level S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 8.0Detective Sergeant Nancy Devlin is a good cop with a dark secret - a loyalty to haulier and drugs trafficker Frank Le Saux, to whom she has been close since childhood.
  2. 02The Level S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 8.0Mistrustful of her colleagues, Nancy needs an ally but fears that if she opens up to Hayley it will put them both in danger. Nancy is then unexpectedly forced into the spotlight when the police make a public appeal.
  3. 03The Level S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 8.0Nancy visits the latest suspect, garage owner and Le Saux associate Duncan Elliot, where she spots Theo Kettler's missing car. A vital piece of evidence is later recovered from the vehicle, giving DCI Newman a breakthrough - but placing Nancy in even greater danger. Meanwhile, tensions surface among the Le Sauxs when Hayley and her brother Tate inherit the haulage yard.

Castfull cast & details

Karla CromeKarla CromeNancy DevlinLaura HaddockLaura HaddockHayley SvrcekRobert James-CollierRobert James-CollierKevin O'DowdNoel ClarkeNoel ClarkeGunner MartinAmanda BurtonAmanda BurtonCherie Le SauxLindsey CoulsonLindsey CoulsonMichelle NewmanPhilip GlenisterPhilip GlenisterFrank Le SauxGeoff BellGeoff BellDuncan Elliot

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2016Aired 8.0Season avg
  1. S01E01The Level S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1September 30, 2016 8.0Detective Sergeant Nancy Devlin is a good cop with a dark secret - a loyalty to haulier and drugs trafficker Frank Le Saux, to whom she has
  2. S01E02The Level S01E02Episode 2October 7, 2016 8.0Mistrustful of her colleagues, Nancy needs an ally but fears that if she opens up to Hayley it will put them both in danger. Nancy is then u
  3. S01E03The Level S01E03Episode 3October 14, 2016 8.0Nancy visits the latest suspect, garage owner and Le Saux associate Duncan Elliot, where she spots Theo Kettler's missing car. A vital piece
  4. S01E04The Level S01E04Episode 4October 21, 2016 8.0In a reckless bid to accelerate the investigation and turn the tables on the man who may be hunting her, Nancy proposes a risky undercover o
  5. S01E05The Level S01E05Episode 5October 28, 2016 8.0Stood down by Newman for being too emotionally involved, Nancy is forced to operate outside the law to prove her case against Nash.
  6. S01E06The Level S01E06Episode 6November 4, 2016 8.0Nancy finally sees the truth, but struggles to persuade Newman she is right. With nothing to lose, she must operate outside the law one last

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