Detective Chief Inspector Burnside arrived at the scene, the air thick with the grim certainty of a murder linked to a series of brutal assaults. The latest victim, Andy Wilson, had spoken of an angel during his attack, a detail that linger…

PC Smith operates under deep cover as a bodyguard for Tony Rourke, a South African drug importer. Rourke offers Smith a contract: kidnap and torture a senior police officer to silence a police informant. Tasked by DCI Tasker of SO10 to main…

Northumbria Police apprehended an individual known as Frank Bentley following a pursuit involving a high-speed car chase through Newcastle. The arrest revealed a quantity of drugs and a handgun in Bentley's possession. However, Bentley and …

Despite the risks of their undercover assignment, Burnside permits Liz Rawton a visit to her mother. A close call at a family gathering, when her cousin's boyfriend proved connected to Saul Anderson, is weathered, and Rawton and Burnside ma…

Detective Inspector Conway and his team from Sun Hill participated in riot simulation training at the Metropolitan Police training depot in Hounslow. Simultaneously, Detective Constable Glaze went undercover at the Cockroft Estate, tasked w…

Brownlow joins the funeral service for a former comrade from his days in 182 squad, but soon discovers that old wounds are stirring, and long-held resentments resurface. When his longtime adversary, fueled by drink, assaults two men at the …

Inspector Monroe finds himself struggling with a group of reckless youths who are tormenting an elderly couple. The situation escalates tragically when the elderly man dies following a confrontation with the gang. Brownlow urges Monroe to a…

Detective Inspector Conway’s path crossed with the “Sun Hill Angels” at a social gathering – an escort service that Detective Sergeant Boulton suspected was involved in drug trafficking. Boulton persuaded Conway to assist him in orchestrati…

Detective Constable Sam Harker gained access to the animal rights group through an unexpected connection: Steve Burton, a friend from their days in Liverpool. The group’s leader, Ged Mellings, was under suspicion of plotting terrorist acts.…

Deakin’s anger flared when news reached him of a fourth assault on a drug dealer in as many days – a case that had been assigned to Beech. He sought out Lennox, and together they quickly identified two potential suspects: the O’Brien brothe…

Detective Constable Jim Carver returns to active duty following treatment for his alcoholism. His reunion is complicated by a new partnership with PC Dale Smith, and their first assignment immediately involves alcohol. Responding to what se…

Detective Inspector Danny Glaze witnesses a horrifying scene on the Larkmead Estate: a man engulfed in flames. Driven by a sense of duty, he resolves to unravel the mystery. CCTV footage allows them to identify a suspect's vehicle, and Dete…

Detective Chief Inspector Rod Skase finds himself immersed in the unsettling case of a missing child. Driven by a desperate need for resolution, he makes a fateful decision, urging a witness to identify the man Skase believes to be responsi…

Beech and Deakin moved into the shadowy world of a crooked poker game, where the dealer, Steve Travis, had been known to pay with drugs when defeat was his fate. To expose Travis's illicit dealings, Deakin adopted the guise of an Irish busi…

Boyden and Worrell apprehended a man involved in supplying drugs to students, but their initial discovery unveiled a more complicated reality. The suspect was the son of a crucial witness in a case that Beech was determined to resolve. Beec…

During a routine patrol, Boyden experiences a harrowing near-accident when a van ahead of him strikes a teenage girl. The girl’s companion is identified by a mall security guard as someone with a history of shoplifting. After the girl refus…

Following a string of assaults and robberies targeting patrons on Barrack Lane – the latest leaving a victim with a knife wound across his face – Worrell assumes the guise of a prostitute to infiltrate the criminal underworld. He finds hims…

Following the attack on Quinnan and Stamp as they attempted to transport an overdose victim from the Jasmine Allen Estate to the hospital, Brownlow initiates a community program designed to rebuild trust with the estate’s residents. Quinnan…

Boulton examines the shooting of a young man from Quinnan’s circle. Suspecting a connection to Donna Hunter's death, he searches the victim’s home, only to discover the girl had been involved in drug dealing, much to Quinnan’s dismay. When …

The aftermath of Robbie Hunter’s death hung heavy on Quinnan, a fresh wound layered over the relief of his rescue. Adding to the devastation, news broke on the day of Donna’s funeral that her savings were missing. Her mother, a woman harden…

Santini attempts to persuade his lover, Jess Orton, to introduce him to individuals involved in the drug trade. He yearns to leave Sun Hill, and DS Timpney, a contact in Area Drugs, has offered him a position within the squad in exchange fo…

Driven by a need to know if Jess Orton had betrayed him, Santini breaks into her home to confront her, inadvertently causing her to fall and die. DCI Pallister removes Fox from the investigation, cautioning her that she could face criminal …

Santini’s trial at the Old Bailey for the murder of Jessica Orton commenced, but he attempted to deflect suspicion by suggesting the involvement of Quinnan and Rawton to the CID. A prison guard informed Santini that Sherman’s drug charges w…

Hagen assumes the guise of a driver for Allison Spencer, a manager in a chain of massage parlours. Spencer is suspected of facilitating a prostitution ring for her uncle and Charlie Mayne, a long-standing adversary of Detective Chief Inspe…

Mickey Webb’s first night shift at Sun Hill finds him assisting a stretched uniform in the pursuit of Craig Ronson, a dangerous prison escapee serving an eight-year sentence for armed robbery and murder. Ackland cautions the newcomers that …

Investigating a suspected money launderer named Terry Jowit, wanted by Scottish police, Holmes uncovers a cheque in his mail from an antiques dealer. This discovery leads her to believe Jowit is using expensive acquisitions as a way to clea…

Brownlow and Mannion sat through the panel convened for a Metropolitan Police hearing against a Sergeant accused of disobeying a direct order, an act that had resulted in a career-ending injury to a fellow officer. Mannion was quick to acce…

Lennox is assigned to assist Webb and Holmes with a drug operation, but a meeting with an old acquaintance – a prominent figure in the Scottish Parliament – shifts his focus. He becomes more interested in conducting a private inquiry into a…

Sun Hill has acquired a new vehicle specifically for rapid arrests, and the assignment of Boyden, Hagen, and Proctor to its crew provokes considerable resentment among their colleagues. Proctor receives a list of targets from DI Deakin, ins…

Stanton and Lennox are assigned to investigate a savage assault that occurred outside a nightclub, where the victim had pouches of what appeared to be narcotics forced into his mouth. The club's owner, Vince Carter, is a significant player …

The personal entanglements of Boulton and Stanton loom over their investigation, as Stanton struggles to compartmentalize the events of the previous night. Holmes, after persuading Meadows to keep the two inquiries distinct, uncovers a furt…

Cryer, Smithy, and McCann arrive at the scene of an RTA, discovering a supply of cocaine and two firearms concealed in the boot of one of the vehicles. Smithy accompanies one of the injured to hospital, where he learns the man is a veteran …

Conway readily offers his assistance to Sadie Tyler, the celebrated pop star of the Sixties, after reports surface that her autobiography has been pilfered by a devoted fan. When the scheduled host for a charity function Conway is organizin…

The Flying Squad, hampered by a shortage of personnel, temporarily assigns Stamp as a driver. He finds it difficult to gain the approval of Detective Sergeant Harrap, though Detective Inspector Lomax offers him steady encouragement. Lomax’s…

A police constable on Barton Street is stabbed while pursuing two suspects into Sun Hill. Around the same time, a young black man, later identified as Mark Okin, is found beaten unconscious. Carver is assigned to the Okin family as the newl…

The practice of stop and search is reinstated following a surge in street robberies. Mannion requests that Brownlow fill in for him in a television interview, but Brownlow deflects responsibility after two undercover journalists are subject…

With the key witnesses in the robbery case refusing to testify, Boulton and Holmes are left to manage the fallout. Holmes observes a shift in Boulton’s demeanor, a subtle change that leads him to suspect his colleague may be falling for a w…

Detective Webb is assigned to the case of Kevin Hewlitt, a businessman discovered unconscious in his kitchen by his wife, Sandra, after a savage beating. The inquiry yields scant clues regarding the attacker's reason for the assault, and ey…

Following an apparent drug-related murder, Operation Trident extends its reach to Sun Hill, where suspicion falls on Yardie street gangs operating in the area. A new initiative by Conway, designed to enlist taxi drivers as police informants…

To fund his entry into the Yardie drug trade, Jones and his crew commit a robbery at a building society, with Rickman reluctantly serving as their getaway driver. Though the police were alerted, the officers are stationed at the wrong bank …

Held captive by the rival dealer Touissant, Leroy Jones prompts Rickman to undertake a second transaction with the syndicate. Following her contact to a high-rise building in the city, Rickman witnesses Touissant's crew storm the location, …

Stanton longs for release from the Beech investigation, her desire fueled by affection for Boulton, but Hodges reassures her of her competence. Boulton accepts an invitation to a complimentary night at a luxurious hotel in the Docklands and…

At the urgent summons, Smithy arrived to find himself delivering a child in the street. Concerned for the mother’s well-being, he delved into her past, uncovering a history of hardship marked by prostitution and drug dependence. When she di…

Klein and Hagen arrive at a shopping centre to find a foreign aid worker gravely wounded, left near death after a brutal stabbing. Initial inquiries focus on Wayne Stevens, a local with a history of violence who was seen fleeing the scene. …

Facing mounting pressure regarding his unsatisfactory work record, Proctor resolves to ensnare a burglar. His motivation is to avoid a transfer from Sun Hill, a prospect that was recently relayed to him by Deakin, who had a position awaitin…

Driven by a ruthless ambition, Boulton intends to dismantle a notorious drug dealer by leveraging his wife as an informant. His plans, however, unravel when a raid on the dealer’s property descends into chaos, leaving Boulton deeply dissati…

Detective Inspector Conway was taken aback when an elderly man, a retired officer himself, appeared at the station carrying a suitcase filled with half a million pounds, which he insisted he’d discovered lying on the pavement. While PC Rick…

Glaze and Holmes are called upon to investigate the seemingly self-inflicted death of local councillor Anthony Snape. Their inquiry reveals a conspiracy among two fellow councillors, Colin Cooper and Steven Trent, to obstruct justice by pre…

Conway was taken aback when an elderly man, Charles Arthur Cullen – a former police officer – appeared at the station with a suitcase containing half a million pounds, which he claimed to have discovered on the street. He asked Hollis to in…

When Webb displays a dismissive indifference to the discovery of a body on a roundabout, Cryer resolves to investigate the matter himself. His inquiries lead him to the conclusion that the deceased is Graham Dennis Anderson, a man sought by…

Following a reported assault in a Whitegate shopping centre alleyway, Lennox and Webb meticulously review the CCTV footage, yet the woman remains elusive. The truth emerges that she had been concealing the incident to shield herself from he…

Boyden is stunned to learn of an imposter who has been infiltrating underground poker games, pilfering the winnings. Determined to expose the fraud, he resolves to go undercover as a gambler, setting a trap for the culprit. But the operatio…

Smithy and Rickman interrupted a break-in at a primary school and discovered a seven-year-old boy searching for food. Subsequent inquiries revealed the child had been living alone for three days, with no sign of his parents. Deakin’s interv…

As the search for Tim Tze progresses, Smithy finds himself drawn closer to the young man. The unresolved failure to properly investigate the attack on the Chinese restaurant continues to weigh on him, but a revelation – that the perpetrator…

Smithy and Tim Tze were being held against their will. Their captors issued a demand: the return of funds, to be delivered by Lenny Tze. However, Lenny was absent, and Deakin grew increasingly convinced that the boy was dead, as Jung Tze’s …

Emma Roberts lived in a state of perpetual fear, convinced she was being stalked. The unsettling incidents began with paint thrown over her car, escalating to the mysterious death of her cat. After a night spent at Emma’s home, Hagen remain…

Page’s bond with Emma Roberts deepens, fueling her resolve to unmask the stalker, and a chilling suspicion begins to grow that he is nearer than she realizes. The surfacing of a past accusation against Woods prompts Emma to pursue legal act…

Page begins to understand the true meaning of victimhood as the stalker intensifies her harassment, escalating to persistent nuisance calls, a break-in, and the deliberate destruction of her clothing. Lennox and Glaze narrow their investiga…

The barbs concerning his physical condition landed sharply on Lennox, igniting a fierce resolve to defeat Brownlow at squash, a pursuit he would undertake only after apprehending a figure from his shadowed past. The subsequent violation of …

Newly appointed police constables Ben Hayward and Roz Clarke begin their first day at Sun Hill, immediately finding themselves the targets of playful pranks from the seasoned officers. Boyden deceives Clarke into believing he has struck an …

Following a calamitous start, Hayward and Clarke resolve to seek retribution against the merchants peddling wind-up toys amongst the relief. Ackland is incensed to learn that a significant portion of the aid distribution is complicit in the…

During a routine raid on the nightclub, The Pink Cockatoo, Carver felt a prickle of unease, convinced he'd spotted someone from his past amongst the crowd. Later that night, he intercepted a driver clearly struggling with the effects of alc…

In the hospital, recovering from his injuries, Roach agrees to divulge everything he knows about Mickey Owen to Carver, making one condition: that the police safeguard his lifelong friend and former informant, Roxanne, from Owen's reach. As…

At a poker game, Beech encounters businessman Howard Fallon. A sudden windfall for Beech, however, proves to be a deception – the winnings are counterfeit. He confronts Fallon, who then proposes a considerable bribe: to identify the person …

Boulton and Stanton delve into the brutal assault on Rachel Booker, a dancer employed at one of Howard Fallon's establishments. Beech is incensed when Fallon reveals that his telephone number was among her belongings. The detectives determi…

With Warren Askew, the prime suspect, deceased in custody, Stanton implored Deakin to refrain from prematurely closing Rachel Booker's murder investigation. Subsequently, Scotland Yard deciphered a series of enigmatic numbers discovered in …

Harker accepted the assignment of working with a youth offenders group in Canley and was immediately drawn to Carmel, the group’s organizer. When Carmel's foster son, fourteen-year-old Scott, began to stray, Harker intervened to try and sta…

Stanton seeks to ascertain whether Boulton is collaborating with Beech. The reappearance of star witness Lynette prompts their immediate concealment in a secure location, where she reveals Ray Bazzini’s culpability in Rachel Booker's death.…

At the construction site, Quinnan and Carver discover Boulton’s body. The news sends a shockwave through Sun Hill, none more profoundly affected than Stanton, who harbors a growing suspicion when Beech offers a false account of their meetin…

Stanton is deeply disturbed when Beech persuades Hodges to trap Fallon, along with two officers from the Drugs Squad who were indebted to him, in exchange for a complete confession. He meets with DI Tasker and DS Garrard to orchestrate a do…

The Criminal Investigation Bureau descended upon Sun Hill, suspending the entire CID department with immediate effect. All ongoing cases were subsequently transferred to uniform. Lennox was horrified to discover that Stanton was a CIB infor…

Beech once again slips away from Stanton, though not before bringing Maggie Lyons in for questioning. He secures the services of a disreputable lawyer, along with other favors, and procures a false passport. With funds pilfered from Howard …

A fresh CID team takes up residence at Sun Hill, headed by the newly appointed station commander, Superintendent Tom Chandler. His affable demeanor with the relief officers is met with suspicion by individuals like Cryer, Smith, and Meadows…

A simmering rage consumed Meadows when Chandler tasked him with replacing Cullen as Senior Investigating Officer following Darren Freeley’s murder. The pressure to solve the case swiftly weighed heavily on Meadows; he knew Chandler would be…

Quinnan discovers Dennis Quigley’s body in his car; the victim of a heart attack. While delivering the deceased’s personal belongings to his wife, Quinnan is deeply embarrassed to find a gift intended for Quigley's mistress, a woman named A…

Glaze is dispatched on an undercover operation, tasked with infiltrating a drug ring that has recently become entangled with the notorious Bunny Small, a figure long sought by the local drug squad. Meadows views this as a chance to bolster …

During a routine crime prevention patrol, Spears enters a local building society and finds himself unexpectedly embroiled in an armed robbery. Smithy attempts to intervene as the robbers flee, but is taken hostage in the process. As SO19 un…

Smith and McCann's inquiry into a local robbery led them to Lennie Cox's flat. There, they discovered him in conversation with Jurgen Holz, a Neo-Nazi criminal sought by Interpol on drug trafficking charges. Holz managed to evade capture, b…

Klein spends the entire night DJing at a local nightclub, and fabricates an excuse to Cryer when he calls in sick the following day. After his car is broken into, his belongings are turned over to the police, and Cryer soon begins to piece …

Spears and Worrell pursue a suspect fleeing the scene of a violent assault. They soon learn the victim, Donna Elliot, is the sister of Frank and Peter Elliot, two insurance brokers suspected of orchestrating a post-game brawl between rival …

When a house fire traps two young girls, both are hospitalized in critical condition. Webb and Spears are assigned to investigate, and quickly, suspicion lands on a loan shark observed near the property just before the blaze. However, witne…

Detective Boyden leads a raid on a brothel, exposing a network trafficking Croatian women into forced prostitution. The establishment's owner, Carson, offers to identify those responsible for smuggling the girls into England in exchange for…

At a public house, Page and Hayward encounter a violent scene: the landlord and a regular patron are under attack by three men concealed in masks. Simultaneously, Stamp, Quinnan, and Klein arrive at another location to witness a similar ass…

Klein’s absence from the morning parade was immediately noticed. Quinnan and Stamp discovered him later, unconscious and severely injured, in the wreckage of a van belonging to the late Tony McBride and his cigarette smuggling operation. Wi…

A quiet shop assistant finds an unlikely champion in Smithy, who, along with Rickman, steps into the role of knight in shining armour after they apprehend a shoplifter. The suspect is under suspicion of a brutal assault on another employee …

The quiet rhythm of Sun Hill begins to settle again after the Christmas break, though an air of unease lingers around Quinnan and Page following their meeting before the holidays. As they attempt to revive their clandestine relationship, Le…