Summary
A thrilling drama based on the novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Time to watch it all
23 h
30 episodes, about 45 min each
An episode a night: about 4 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 14 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+4
First aired
2011
September 16, 2011
Ended 2016
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
- TV-14United States
Not for young kids: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 48 · most episodes first
Stephen TompkinsonAlan Banks · 30 episodes
Andrea LoweAnnie Cabbot · 30 episodes
Jack DeamKen Blackstone · 30 episodes
Caroline CatzHelen Morton · 24 episodes
Lorraine BurroughsWinsome Jackman · 12 episodes
Danny RahimTariq Lang · 12 episodes
Samuel AndersonVince Grady · 6 episodes- BTBadria TimimiDr. Allen · 4 episodes
Lily LovelessTracy Banks · 3 episodes
Charlie HeatonGary McCready · 2 episodes
Charlotte RileyLucy Payne · 2 episodes
Christine BottomleyKaty Heath · 2 episodes
Oliver WoollfordKyle Heath · 2 episodes
John LightbodyPaul Cain · 2 episodes
Rick WardenMark Campbell · 2 episodes
Alice HenleyMaddy Phillips · 2 episodes
Ellora TorchiaNafeesah Kamel · 2 episodes
Susan CooksonTess Collinson · 1 episode
Monica DolanMaggie Forrest · 1 episode
Sian BreckinPC Janet Taylor · 1 episode
Michael KeoghPC Dennis Morrisey · 1 episode
Samuel RoukinMarcus Payne · 1 episode
Matt ChapmanParamedic · 1 episode
Barry SloaneJackie Wray · 1 episode
Directing · 13
- Paul Whittington Director
- David Richards Director
- Mat King Director
- Craig Pickles Director
- Marek Losey Director
- Bill Eagles Director
Writing · 8
- Robert Murphy Writer, Executive Producer
- Nicholas Hicks-Beach Writer
- Rob Williams Writer
- Catherine Tregenna Writer
- Paul Logue Writer
- Laurence Davey Writer
Production · 5
- Andy Harries Executive Producer
- Gabriel Silver Executive Producer
- Radford Neville Co-Executive Producer, Producer
- Emma Kingsman-Lloyd Producer
- Anne-Louise Russell Producer
Camera · 2
- Fabian Wagner Director of Photography
- Matt Poynter Steadicam Operator, "B" Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Jason Rayton Assistant Editor
Other crew · 1
- Michelle Camp Post Production Supervisor
Tropes
DCI Banks episodes
5 seasons · 30 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Aftermath: Part 1, 7.5
- S1 E2 Aftermath: Part 2, 7.5
- S1 E3 Playing with Fire: Part 1, 7.3
- S1 E4 Playing with Fire: Part 2, 7.4
- S1 E5 Friend of the Devil: Part 1, 7.7
- S1 E6 Friend of the Devil: Part 2, 7.9
- S1 E7 Cold Is the Grave: Part 1, 7.8
- S1 E8 Cold Is the Grave: Part 2, 7.9
- S2 E1 Strange Affair: Part 1, 7.7
- S2 E2 Strange Affair: Part 2, 7.8
- S2 E3 Dry Bones That Dream: Part 1, 7.6
- S2 E4 Dry Bones That Dream: Part 2, 7.6
- S2 E5 Innocent Graves: Part 1, 7.6
- S2 E6 Innocent Graves: Part 2, 7.7
- S3 E1 Wednesday's Child: Part 1, 7.6
- S3 E2 Wednesday's Child: Part 2, 7.7
- S3 E3 Piece of My Heart: Part 1, 7.5
- S3 E4 Piece of My Heart: Part 2, 7.5
- S3 E5 Bad Boy: Part 1, 7.5
- S3 E6 Bad Boy: Part 2, 7.6
- S4 E1 What Will Survive: Part 1, 7.5
- S4 E2 What Will Survive: Part 2, 7.6
- S4 E3 Buried: Part 1, 7.5
- S4 E4 Buried: Part 2, 7.6
- S4 E5 Ghosts: Part 1, 7.6
- S4 E6 Ghosts: Part 2, 7.8
- S5 E1 To Burn in Every Drop of Blood: Part 1, 7.6
- S5 E2 To Burn in Every Drop of Blood: Part 2, 7.7
- S5 E3 A Little Bit of Heart: Part 1, 7.6
- S5 E4 A Little Bit of Heart: Part 2, 7.7
- S5 E5 Undertow: Part 1, 7.7
- S5 E6 Undertow: Part 2, 7.9
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