

2010–2016 · ITV1 · Ended
No-nonsense Yorkshire detective Alan Banks (Stephen Tompkinson) tackles each new case with the weary professionalism of a man who has seen too much. Watch him doggedly decipher the clues in the gruesome murders on his patch.
Wednesday at 21:00 (Europe/London)
This series has ended.
Last aired
S05E06 · Undertow (2)
2016-10-05
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To Burn in Every Drop of Blood (1)
2016-08-31 · 60 min
To Burn in Every Drop of Blood (2)
2016-09-07 · 60 min
A Little Bit of Heart (1)
2016-09-14 · 60 min
A Little Bit of Heart (2)
2016-09-21 · 60 min
Undertow (1)
2016-09-28 · 60 min
Undertow (2)
2016-10-05 · 60 min
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