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In the Dark

2017TV-MA1 season6.3 / 10

DI Helen Weeks grapples with pregnancy as she undertakes a very personal abduction case.

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Synopsis

DI Helen Weeks grapples with pregnancy as she undertakes a very personal abduction case.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Time of Death (1)

56m6.8 / 10

As Weeks grapples apprehensively with pregnancy, she is compelled to return to her loathed rural home town of Polesford, Derbyshire. Two girls have been abducted, and the man arrested is married to Helen's childhood best friend, Linda. But is he guilty? And why is Helen so desperate to come to Linda's aid after avoiding Polesford for all these years?

Episode credits

Directed by Gilles BannierWritten by Daniel BrocklehurstGuest stars Clive Wood, Pearce Quigley, Stewart Scudamore, Annabel Tiffin, Ashley Walters, Jessica Gunning, Joey Batey, Emma Fryer

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Episode 2

Time of Death (2)

57m6.3 / 10

Weeks and Hopkins are joined by pathologist friend Phil Hendricks as they become further embroiled in the abduction case. The clock is ticking to find Poppy alive and clear Bates's name, but to Hopkins' vexation, Weeks seems increasingly disturbed by being in Polesford. Is she too distracted by pressing secrets past and present to keep her mind on the case?

Episode credits

Directed by Gilles BannierWritten by Daniel BrocklehurstGuest stars Clive Wood, Pearce Quigley, Stewart Scudamore, Ashley Walters, Jessica Gunning, Joey Batey, Emma Fryer

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Episode 3

In the Dark (1)

58m7.0 / 10

A gangland shooting has tragic consequences, and Weeks is plunged into a murder investigation in Manchester's criminal underworld, forcing her to question everything she holds dear.

Episode credits

Directed by Ulrik Imtiaz RolfsenWritten by Daniel BrocklehurstGuest stars Pearce Quigley, Annabel Tiffin, Jordan Bolger, Johann Myers, Leah Walker, Robert Morgan, David Prosho, Craig Whittaker

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Episode 4

In the Dark (2)

57m5.5 / 10finale

Weeks' investigation pulls her further into Manchester's criminal underworld. Meanwhile, can Theo cheat death as the gang continues to be hunted by a mystery gunman?

Episode credits

Directed by Ulrik Imtiaz RolfsenWritten by Daniel BrocklehurstGuest stars Clive Wood, Stewart Scudamore, Annabel Tiffin, Jordan Bolger, Johann Myers, Leah Walker, Robert Morgan, David Prosho

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More about In the Dark

Cast

MyAnna BuringDI Helen Weeks
Ben BattDI Paul Hopkins
David LeonDI Adam Perrin
Jamie SivesDCI Jack Gosforth
Georgia TennantJenny
Matt KingPhil Hendricks
Clive WoodRobert Weeks
Pearce QuigleyTrevor Hare

Credits

Created by
Daniel Brocklehurst
Written by
Daniel Brocklehurst, Mark Billingham

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Miniseries
Episodes
4
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • BBC OneUnited Kingdom
  • BBC StudiosUnited Kingdom

Themes

husband wife relationshipminiseriespolice corruptionpregnancyschool friend