8.345 minSeason 5 • Episode 6
LatestBanks' mission to solve Annie's murder is made all the harder by the fact he has been taken off the case and sent on gardening leave - but that won't stop him.
A thrilling drama based on the novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot.
Acting
Tompkinson's resting scowl could solve cases alone.
Cinematography
Yorkshire landscapes as brooding as Banks himself.
Writing
Peter Robinson's novels adapted with surprising fidelity.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stephen Tompkinson was so committed to authenticity that he attended real Yorkshire murder trials for research. Method or madness? You decide.
The series helped cement ITV's 'grumpy northern detective' template alongside Vera and Scott & Bailey—proving Britain has infinite variations on 'sad person solves crime in bad weather.'
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