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Under pressure, fraying at the edges. In relentless night-time Liverpool, copper Chris is paired with a rookie. Will they save or destroy each other?
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Under pressure, fraying at the edges. In relentless night-time Liverpool, copper Chris is paired with a rookie. Will they save or destroy each other?
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Episode 1
Chris is trying to get better and go straight, but when DCI Barnes tricks him into doing a dodgy car stop, he is drawn into a drug war between two of Liverpool’s top dealers.
Directed by Jeanette NordahlWritten by Tony SchumacherGuest stars MyAnna Buring, Lois Cringle, Debbie Brannan, Matthew Cottle, Louis Emerick, Gina Fillingham, Neil Fitzmaurice, Austin Haynes
Episode 2
Chris and Rachel are on the hook to Franny, and the only way to fix it is to pay him. Chris’s solution? Get money from Jodie for picking up a bag of drugs from the docks.
Directed by Jeanette NordahlWritten by Tony SchumacherGuest stars MyAnna Buring, Lois Cringle, Philip Barantini, Debbie Brannan, Matthew Cottle, Louis Emerick, Elijah Larsen, Zach J. Levene
Episode 3
Chris needs Franny to get him a day job, so he agrees to pick up a guy Franny is looking for called Vernon Hartley. But can he convince Vernon’s mother and grandmother to give him up?
Directed by Mounia AklWritten by Tony SchumacherGuest stars MyAnna Buring, Victor McGuire, Chris Cairns, Jude Cooper-Kelly, Philip Barantini, Matthew Cottle, Louis Emerick, Elijah Larsen
Episode 4
Chris has Franny’s encro phone, but can’t decide whether to hand it over to the drug squad, or return it to Franny. As he wavers, Franny hunts him throughout the city.
Directed by Mounia AklWritten by Tony SchumacherGuest stars Nieve Hearity, Tony Schumacher, Shaun Fagan, Mounia Akl, Philip Barantini, Dominic Carter, Joseph Clarendon, Pauline Dainiels
Episode 5
In accepting a new flat from Franny, Chris becomes fully corrupt. His first job – to deliver Casey. But will Chris cross the line and hand Casey over to impress his new boss?
Directed by Charlotte ReganWritten by Tony SchumacherGuest stars MyAnna Buring, Lois Cringle, Matthew Cottle, Elijah Larsen, Emily Brady, Daniel Boyarsky, Lola Campbell, Michael Dolan
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
Martin FreemanChris Carson
Adelayo AdedayoRachel Hargreaves
Emily FairnCasey
Josh FinanMarco
Mark WomackBarry
MyAnna BuringKate Carson
Warren BrownRaymond Mullen
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
Dancing Ledge ProductionsUnited Kingdom
