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2023-02-13 · 59 min / episode · ★ 6.0

Drama · Crime

After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right twenty years of wrongdoing but satisfying her newfound conscience won't be straightforward.

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Creators
Jonathan Brackley, Sam Vincent
Production companies
SISTER, BBC Studios
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Canceled

Top Cast

Leila FarzadLeila FarzadLou Slack
Lucy BlackLucy BlackDCI Sandy Mosby
Olivia NakintuOlivia NakintuDC Esther Okoye
Carolin StoltzCarolin StoltzAlma McHugh
Andrew BuchanAndrew BuchanCol McHugh
Samuel Edward-CookSamuel Edward-CookCeri Davies
Gavin SpokesGavin SpokesDI Phil Cowper
Mark MoneroMark MoneroCurtis 'Lord' Roy
Zak Ford-WilliamsOwen Davies
Anthony LewisDC Ibbotson
Garry CooperGarry CooperPeter 'Bulgey' Donovan
Junade KhanJunade KhanDS Khan

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