Episode 1
Episode 1
After her son almost dies, corrupt detective Lou Slack attempts to make amends for her misdeeds but realises she must betray the dangerous drug baron she has been working for.
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TV series
Better
20231 season6.0 / 10
After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right twenty years of wrongdoing but satisfying her newfound conscience won't be straightforward.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right twenty years of wrongdoing but satisfying her newfound conscience won't be straightforward.
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Episode 2
Episode 2
Lou struggles to keep up appearances with Col, inviting further suspicion. Desperate to get away from Col and clear her conscience, she seeks help from an unexpected source.
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Episode 3
Episode 3
Lou and Vernon’s plans to take Col down threaten to trigger a bloody gang war, while Owen and Donal grow ever closer. Esther becomes curious about Lou’s erratic behaviour.
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Episode 4
Episode 4
Lou makes one last desperate attempt to bring Col down, but things do not go exactly as she hoped. Feeling powerless, Ceri resorts to drastic action in order to defend his family.
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Episode 5
Episode 5
As Vernon is taken into custody, Lou attempts to live a normal life within the law and deal with suspicion from Sandy, but finds herself pushed to breaking point.
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More about Better
Cast
Leila FarzadLou Slack
Lucy BlackDCI Sandy Mosby
Olivia NakintuDC Esther Okoye
Carolin StoltzAlma McHugh
Andrew BuchanCol McHugh
Samuel Edward-CookCeri Davies
Gavin SpokesDI Phil Cowper
Mark MoneroCurtis 'Lord' RoyCredits
- Created by
- Jonathan Brackley, Sam Vincent
Production details
- Status
- Canceled
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 5
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
SISTERUnited Kingdom
BBC StudiosUnited Kingdom
Themes
detectivemoral reformationpolice corruption
