Overview
- Producers confirm a plotline in which the murder trial exposes a long-buried secret that disrupts the police and the criminal underworld.
- Richard Dormer reprises Gerry Cliff in a brief return expected via flashback, joined for one episode by Hannah McClean and Jonathan Harden to address unresolved questions.
- Core officers Grace Ellis, Annie Conlon and Tommy Foster continue three years into the job under escalating pressure from a new street threat.
- Returning cast includes Siân Brooke, Katherine Devlin, Nathan Braniff, Martin McCann, Andi Osho, Joanne Crawford, Frank Blake and Abigail McGibbon, with Cathy Tyson and Michael Smiley also back.
- The season comprises six 60‑minute episodes for BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with BritBox carrying it in select regions and a 2026 premiere expected without a confirmed date.