S01E01 1985
The year is 1985 and Denise who is in her early twenties, begins a new life as an WPC for the Met Police, fighting sexism along the way. She is assigned to work with plain...
Life of Crime
One murder, three decades.
S01E02: 1997
It’s 1997 and Denise Woods is now a successful Detective Inspector at Brixton. In an era of ‘cool Britannia’ and ‘Blair’s babes’ she’s ideally placed to climb the ranks, but is struggling to find time for husband Ray Deans and their young daughter. Denise is investigating another rape-murder, this time of a young girl called Lauren Hinds, whose body is found on an estate. Denise’s world turns upside down when DNA on Lauren Hinds is cross-checked on the ‘all-new DNA database’ and matches unknown samples found on Amy Reid back in 1985.
Overview
Set against the backdrop of iconic moments in British history, Hayley Atwell stars as an impulsive rookie cop who becomes obsessed with tracking down the killer of a teenage girl.
Episodes
S01E02 1997
It’s 1997 and Denise Woods is now a successful Detective Inspector at Brixton. In an era of ‘cool Britannia’ and ‘Blair’s babes’ she’s ideally placed to climb the ranks, but is struggling to find time...
S01E03 2013
The year is now 2013 and DCI Denise Woods has managed to turn her life around and is now interviewing for the Superintendent of Lambeth job. Her ex‐husband Ray and his new wife invite her...
Cast
Hayley Atwell
Denise Woods
Richard Coyle
Ray Deans
Julian Lewis Jones
Mike Holland
Amanda Drew
Beverley Reid
Alex Hassell
Colin Nash
Con O'Neill
DCI Ferguson
Ruth McCabe
Rose Woods
Joel Beckett
DI Gainham
Chris McHallem
Paul Reid
Lara Rossi
Jay Tomlin
Christopher Fulford
Furlong
Ray Panthaki
DS Nabeel Kothari
