Overview
- The new season premiered on Sunday, January 18, at 9pm on ITV1, continues in a Sunday/Monday 9pm slot, and the entire six‑episode series is available to stream now on ITVX and STV Player.
- Set a year on, Jo Marshall confronts a baffling killing discovered after wildfire on the moors, bringing her into conflict with powerful local interests as environmental risks persist.
- The long‑running corruption storyline continues as Jo and estranged husband Pat quietly build a case against Sergeant Phil Mackie without revealing plot specifics.
- Returning cast include Sophie Rundle, Nicholas Gleaves, Lorraine Ashbourne, Philip Glenister and Matt Stokoe, with new arrivals Jill Halfpenny, Alun Armstrong, Matthew McNulty and Ian Puleston‑Davies.
- Early reactions note an engaging opener and strong performances, with critics praising Nicholas Gleaves’s DS Phil Mackie and calling the antagonist one of TV’s standout villains.