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DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.
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Episode 1
Since Lynley's arrest and suspension for threatening a suspect, Havers has been without a partner. She begins a new case in Kent alongside the heavily pregnant, no-nonsense Detective Inspector Fiona Knight. Together, they investigate the murder of Edie Covington, whose body has been discovered in a local lake.
Written by Peter JukesGuest stars Liza Tarbuck, George Costigan, Saskia Reeves, Adrian Rawlins, Michael Vivian
Episode 2
When a key witness is murdered, Lynley and Havers find their case against violent criminal Michael Shand crumbling around them.
Guest stars Jodi Albert, Valerie Lilley, Brett Fancy, Rupert Procter, Abby Rakic-Platt, Trevor Byfield, Tom Georgeson
Episode 3
When aspiring lawyer Emily Proctor is found axed to death in Hyde Park, Lynley and Havers are drawn to the chambers of human rights lawyer Tony Wainwright and his clerk Hester Reed. Wainwright's passionate temper and a concealed affair with the victim seem to place him as the main suspect, but when Emily's double life is exposed, Lynley and Havers enter a world of internet porn and a family haunted by secrets.
Directed by Robert BiermanWritten by Ed WhitmoreGuest stars Blake Ritson, Joe Armstrong, Samuel West, Lindsey Coulson
Episode 4
When former war photographer Peter Rooker is shot, a murder trail from tabloid newspaper mogul Eddie Price and editor Melissa Booth is traced back to a family executed by the Serbian militia in Bosnia. When Lynley asks his wife Helen to assist him with unlocking the psychological history behind the killing, he sets in motion a tragic trail of events.
Directed by Brian KellyWritten by Ed WhitmoreGuest stars Indira Varma, Ania Sowinski, Danny Webb, Richard Copestake, Glen Davies, Mark Womack, Phoebe Thomas, Serge Soric
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Nathaniel ParkerInspector Thomas Lynley
Sharon SmallSergeant Barbara Havers
Honeysuckle WeeksTania Thompson
James D'ArcyGuy Thompson
Kate MilesKate Myers
Nicholas GecksMike Thompson
Georgina RylanceJulia Oborne
Nicholas FarrellSam Oborne
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