DCI Banks fingerprintNo humor.
Calm and low-key
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
DCI Banks is calm and low-intensity.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and mystery. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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DCI Banks is included with a subscription to BritBox in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 7.7). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-14 in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
5 seasons
It has 5 seasons with 30 episodes of about 45 minutes each.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
It ran from 2011 to 2016 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
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TV Tropes lists 31 storytelling tropes for DCI Banks, including ...Or So I Heard, Being Good Sucks, Office Romance.
7.7
