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A second chance to catch the killer!
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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Episode 1
In 1948, post-war Britain, an ex-soldier has been found dead with his skull nailed to the floor. Now this case has been re-opened due to media attention and pressure created by his grandson.
Directed by Andy HayWritten by Tony McHaleGuest stars Dave King, Hannah-Jane Pawsey, Clive Standen, Andrew Obeney, Andi Osho, Leighton Haberfield, James Hoare, Emmanuel Ighodaro
Episode 2
Is the Second World War the linking factor? The team must find the next possible victim but no-one knows where he is.
Guest stars Geoffrey Bayldon, Michael Byrne, Richard Mayes, Claire Cooper, Clive Wood, Alibe Parsons, JJ Feild, Kananu Kirimi
Episode 3
As a garage is demolished in contemporary London, demolition work is halted at the sight of a skeleton sitting in the driver’s seat. An unexploded bomb is found under the car which is soon linked to an Irish terrorist cell from the late 1970s.
Directed by Suri KrishnammaWritten by Stephen Davis, Tony McHaleGuest stars Orla Charlton, David Firth, Clarence Mitchell, Alan Calder Rawlings, Timothy West, Dearbhla Molloy, Frances de la Tour, Danny Webb
Episode 4
While the security services begin using underhand methods, a former army officer promises Boyd explosive new evidence—but their meeting is destined never to happen.
Written by Stephen DavisGuest stars Timothy West, Dearbhla Molloy, Oliver Cotton, Frances de la Tour, Danny Webb, Caroline Lee-Johnson, Tom Georgeson, Catherine Russell
Episode 5
Two five-year-old twins are taken from their home in Notting Hill Carnival and a nationwide search is launched, but they are not found. Thirteen years later, one of the twins, Jason, is admitted to hospital after a traffic accident. The hunt now begins to establish where his sister, Cindy might be and if she is still alive.
Directed by Andy Hay, Ben BoltWritten by Stephen Davis, Ed WhitmoreGuest stars Christopher Ashley, Howard Saddler, John Warman, Daniel York Loh, Sean McGinley, Ray Stevenson, Joe Armstrong, Maimie McCoy
Episode 6
After shooting an unarmed man in the raid on the nursery, Mel is suspended from the case pending an inquiry. Grace and Boyd, meanwhile, have more questions for Roper—but the doctor's in no position to answer them.
Directed by Ben BoltGuest stars Sean McGinley, Ray Stevenson, Joe Armstrong, Maimie McCoy, Patrick O'Kane, Charlotte Avery, Elizabeth Quinn, Ella Burton
Episode 7
After Sam is released from prison, a man is murdered in the hostel where he stays. Soon he is a suspect. But it looks as though Sam was in fact the intended victim. On the surface Sam appears to be a devoted family man, but he has a hidden past which the team can only speculate about.
Directed by Andy HayGuest stars Nigel Terry, T. P. McKenna, Kerry Fox, Andrew Tiernan, Helen Schlesinger, Kate McNab, Kwabena Manso, Arnold Wesker
Episode 8
When the gun stolen from Frankie is used in another murder, the Squad suspect the victim's gopher. It is revealed the first murder could have been a case of mistaken identity. Frankie and Grace begin to get creeped out by the effects of Boyd's Anger Management!
Directed by Andy HayGuest stars Nigel Terry, T. P. McKenna, Kerry Fox, Andrew Tiernan, Helen Schlesinger, Kwabena Manso, Arnold Wesker, Eva Alexander
Episode 9
A sadomasochistic serial killer is at large. The killings are brutal and the victims are found with the word 'Sorry' carved in their backs.
Directed by Andy HayWritten by Doug Milburn, Ed WhitmoreGuest stars Phil Daniels, Julian Glover, Stephen Noonan, Salima Saxton, Damian Lynch, Criselda Cabitac, Jordan Smith, Emma Fielding
Episode 10
When the killer strikes at the heart of the team, the investigation takes a new track and the motive for the murders takes on a very different meaning.
Guest stars Phil Daniels, Emma Fielding, Julian Glover, Phyllida Law, James Dreyfus, Paul Reynolds, Adam Bareham, Bill Fellows
Episode 11
A young woman who has psychiatric problems has killed her family through an arson attack on her family home. She claims she was incited to do this by a mysterious figure known only as 'The Shepherd'.
Directed by Andy HayWritten by Ed WhitmoreGuest stars Kenneth Cope, Paul Kaye, Lucy Gaskell, Eve Best, Coralie Rose, Akbar Kurtha, Bill Rourke, Louise Marwood
Episode 12
Boyd and the team continue to investigate the arson case and the other two other possible crime connections to 'The Shepherd'. Will the team discover this person's true identity or will it all turn out to be a part of the imagination of a mentally ill woman?
Directed by Andy HayWritten by Ed WhitmoreGuest stars Kenneth Cope, Paul Kaye, Lucy Gaskell, Eve Best, Robin Laing, Coralie Rose, Laurence Penry-Jones, James Larkin
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Trevor EveDCI Peter Boyd
Sue JohnstonDr. Grace Foley
Tara FitzgeraldDr. Eve Lockhart
Wil JohnsonDS Spencer Jordan
Esther HallDr. Felix Gibson
Eva BirthistleDet Supt Sarah Cavendish
Stacey RocaDS Katrina Howard
Félicité Du JeuDC Stella Goodman
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
