Rent DCI Banks: Series 5 (2016)
3.8 of 5 from 7 ratings
4h 20min
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- Synopsis:
DCI Banks returns for its grittiest season yet with an explosive serial crime story that weaves through three feature length episodes.
To Burn in Every Drop of Blood
When the victim of a frenzied attack is found in woodland, the team wonder if it's a random killing or related to the location - a shrine to a local girl who recently committed suicide there. But when Banks uncovers a link to local crime boss Steve Richards, he becomes convinced that this is his chance to finally nail the hitherto untouchable criminal.
A Little Bit of HeartWhat starts out as a missing person case in Leeds' Chines community soon escalates into a kidnap and ransom and then finally murder. Banks and his team are plunged into a world of protection gangs and the exploitation of'Immigrants before the discovery of a dark family secret reveals the true motive behind the crimes.
Undertow
Banks and his team struggle to put personal feelings aside as they investigate the stabbing of a fellow officer. As they attempt to nail the culprit, Banks' actions become increasingly reckless, forcing Chief Superintendent Anderson to put him on gardening leave. With Helen made Acting DCI, Banks finds himself operating on the other side of the law, using his years of experience to crack this most harrowing case.- Actors:
- Stephen Tompkinson, Andrea Lowe, Caroline Catz, Jack Deam, Danny Rahim, Keith Barron, Polly Hemingway, Edward MacLiam, Badria Timimi, Steve Toussaint, Aron Julius, Darren Morfitt, Kate Rutter, Charlie Heaton, Holli Dempsey, Simon Meacock, Ginny Holder, Julia Krynke, Daiva Dominyka, Kersti Kreismann
- Directors:
- Robert Quinn, Craig Pickles, Mark Brozel
- Producers:
- Anne-Louise Russell
- Writers:
- Peter Robinson, Nicholas Hicks-Beach, Paul Logue
- Studio:
- 2 Entertain
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Crimes, TV Dramas, TV Mysteries
