Season 5
Stephen Tompkinson reprises his role as DCI Alan Banks with Andrea Lowe playing DS Annie Cabbot and Caroline Catz as DI Helen Morton.
Season 5 sees the Yorkshire detective tested in his toughest investigation yet, comprising of 6 x 60' original episodes inspired by the books from acclaimed novelist Peter Robinson.
The drama not only features self-contained stories told over two episodes, but, in an explosive serial crime story that weaves through the whole series, DCI Banks is forced to question all that he holds dear, as he pits his detective skills against criminals who will stop at nothing to escape the law.
When Banks confronts a powerful adversary who has been dubbed by his superiors as too big to bring down, his dogged pursuit of justice sets in motion a chain of events that rips at the very fabric of his life, both professional and personal.
Banks needs his team around him but Helen's rule-following approach threatens to undermine him and her desire for promotion could cause a divisive rift.
Spurred on by Helen's ambition, Annie pursues her own results-driven, gut instinct style of policing, and Ken faces a dilemma when he is entrusted with a secret about Annie's marriage.
The first story finds Banks drawn into the dark world of cyber shaming and self-harm when a school teacher and pupil are found dead.
In the second story, Annie discovers a disturbing secret as the team investigate a kidnap within Leeds' Chinese community, and in the final two episodes, Banks' team question how far he will go in pursuit of justice when he enters a dangerous cat-and-mouse game to pin down a man who is seemingly outside the reach of the law.
Season 5 is produced by Anne-Louise Russell (Casualty as producer, DCI Banks, Crossing Lines as script executive). Radford Neville (DCI Banks, The Game, The Borrowers) who produced Season 4 of the drama returns as co-executive producer alongside Left Bank Pictures Chief Executive, Andy Harries.
Peter Robinson continues his involvement in the creative process, ensuring the stories are true to his characters and the spirit of DCI Banks.