If you think catching criminals is tough, try catching police officers.
A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.
Creator: Jed Mercurio
DS Steve Arnott
DC Kate Fleming
SI Ted Hastings
Ryan Pilkington
DI Ian Buckells
DCI Jo Davidson
Philip Osborne
Farida Jatri
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2 episodes
All you need to know ahead of series 3 of the award-winning police anti-corruption drama.
Runtime: 60 minMother of God! DS Arnott, DI Fleming and Superintendent Hastings are back and only interested in one thing, catching bent coppers. In an exclusive ‘deleted’ scene from series five, all three can be seen interrogating DC Taylor, an accused corrupt copper (played by Jason Isaacs) who they suspect knows the identity of the real ‘H’. Unfortunately for DC Taylor, his representation comes in the form of ineffective lawyer David Rickman (played by Lee Mack).
Runtime: 60 minDS Steve Arnott is transferred to the police anti-corruption unit after the death of a man in a mistaken shooting during a counter-terrorist operation by another cop.
5 episodes
When Steve Arnott is transferred to a police anti-corruption unit, he finds his target is the city's top detective, Tony Gates. Can Gates really be as good as he appears? Arnott must engage in a cat-and-mouse struggle to uncover Gates' secret.
Runtime: 59 minHaving been duped into covering up Jackie's crime, Gates is desperate to sever ties with her. But, as Arnott and Fleming close in on his secret, Gates is plunged into an even more dangerous situation than he first thought.
Runtime: 58 minArnott is convinced Gates played a part in Jackie's disappearance. With Fleming's help, the anti-corruption team tries to trap Gates into revealing his involvement in covering up Jackie's crimes.
Runtime: 59 minDesperate for proof of Gates's corruption, Fleming pushes her relationship with him to the limit. But her behaviour causes Morton to question if she might not be such a loyal colleague after all.
Runtime: 60 minWith Gates on the run, the anti-corruption team come under pressure to close the case once and for all. Arnott is forced to make some tough decisions about where his loyalties lie. Fleming and Hastings go all out to catch Gates, leading to a shattering conclusion.
Runtime: 59 minAn ambush of a police convoy results in three police officers dead and a protected witness seriously injured. The sole surviving police officer is Detective Inspector Lindsay Denton. Deputy Chief Constable Mike Dryden takes personal charge, assigning AC-12 to the case. Initially AC-12’s most valuable witness, the suspicion soon arises that Denton could be their prime suspect. In the pursuit of corruption, how far will they go to uncover the truth?
6 episodes
A brutal ambush on a police convoy leaves three officers dead and a protected witness fighting for his life. AC-12 turn their spotlight on Lindsay Denton, the officer who led the convoy but escaped unscathed.
Runtime: 60 minFollowing the tragedy at the hospital, AC12's Kate Fleming is planted undercover in Lindsay Denton's Missing Persons Unit. But Lindsay in turn gathers compromising evidence against the anti-corruption team.
Runtime: 60 minLindsay is denied bail and finds herself targeted in prison. Growing increasingly desperate, she tells Kate about a relationship with an executive police officer and her theory of why she is being framed.
Runtime: 59 minFollowing the violent attack she suffered in prison, Lindsay is granted special dispensation to visit her dying mother. Meanwhile, deputy chief constable Dryden shrugs off allegations about his relationship with Lindsay and possible links to the ambush.
Runtime: 60 minLindsay fights for her life as troubling details emerge of a vicious conspiracy involving corrupt police officers. With growing evidence of links between DCC Dryden and the ambush, Hastings is under pressure to arrest his senior officer.
Runtime: 60 minAC12's investigation finally exposes a vicious criminal gang run from within the police. But while Steve now appears convinced of Lindsay's innocence, Kate remains determined to prove she had a role in the ambush.
Runtime: 59 minAfter a criminal is shot dead during a police raid, the AC-12 team begins examining the conduct of Sergeant Danny Waldron, leader of an elite unit. But Waldron’s loyal team obstructs the investigation, and the truth about the shooting proves more complicated than Arnott and Fleming could ever have imagined.
6 episodes
Sergeant Danny Waldron and his armed response team shoot dead a hardened criminal.
Runtime: 60 minAfter the shooting at the drugs house, DC Fleming increases the pressure on Danny Waldron.
Runtime: 60 minDS Steve Arnott believes there is a dark secret in Danny Waldron's past.
Runtime: 60 minFresh testimony launches AC-12 back on the trail of a corrupt officer.
Runtime: 60 minLoyalties are divided when DS Steve Arnott comes under scrutiny from his colleagues.
Runtime: 59 minDS Steve Arnott is arrested on suspicion of murder but continues to protest his innocence.
Runtime: 88 minThe fourth series sees AC-12 facing their most devious opponent yet! Under pressure from her superiors, DCI Roz Huntley charges a young man with a series of murders after months of fruitless investigation, but is he guilty? The Chief Forensic Investigator has doubts and turns to AC-12.
6 episodes
DCI Roz Huntley is under intense pressure from her superiors to apprehend a serial murderer after months of fruitless investigation.
Runtime: 58 minAC-12 crank up their investigation into Operation Trapdoor. Kate makes progress in her undercover role.
Runtime: 60 minAs AC-12 wrestle with the new forensic evidence casting doubt over Tim Ifield, Kate is approached by another woman claiming to have been assaulted by Michael Farmer.
Runtime: 60 minRoz's husband Nick is brought in for questioning by AC-12. But while Nick denies any involvement in Steve's attack, his suspicions about Roz mount.
Runtime: 59 minDCI Roz Huntley struggles to allay her husband's suspicions. AC-12 find a new angle to pursue their case against her.
Runtime: 59 minWhile Nick Huntley faces lengthy questioning, AC-12 remain convinced of Roz's involvement.
Runtime: 58 minSeries 5 follows the actions of Superintendent Ted Hastings, D.I. Kate Fleming and D.S. Steve Arnott as they investigate an Organised Crime Group with links to missing undercover officer D.S. John Corbett.
6 episodes
Following the deadly hijack of a police convoy, AC-12 target a ruthless organised crime group known to have links with corrupt officers.
Runtime: 58 minKate and Steve attempt to track down a lead. A fresh police leak enables another audacious raid, while Steve’s attempts to gather information put him in a dangerous situation.
Runtime: 58 minCorbett's most daring plan yet requires McQueen to exploit links with corrupt police officers.
Runtime: 58 minTensions rise in the OCG following the events at Eastfield. With troubling questions hanging over the identity of ‘H', suspicions mount at AC-12.
Runtime: 58 minAs the hunt for 'H' intensifies, Steve and Kate wonder if Hastings is guarding a dark secret.
Runtime: 58 minIn a nail-biting 90-minute finale, Hastings's secrets are laid bare. Will 'H' be revealed at last?
Runtime: 84 minSeries 6 sees AC-12 facing their most enigmatic adversary so far: Detective Chief Inspector Joanne Davidson, the senior investigating officer of a high-profile unsolved murder.
7 episodes
DCI Jo Davidson receives new information about the whereabouts of a suspect in the unsolved murder of investigative journalist Gail Vella. En route to raid the property, she spots an armed robbery in progress and stops the convoy. Suspicious of her motives, AC-12 launch an investigation. Still dealing with the fallout from their explosive investigation into undercover officer John Corbett, AC-12 soon realise they are facing their most enigmatic adversary yet.
Runtime: 57 minHaving opened an official inquiry into DCI Jo Davidson and Operation Lighthouse, AC-12 begin to suspect a cover up. Steve and Chloe dig into Gail Vella’s controversial reporting for clues to her murder, and find links to previous AC-12 cases. Their investigation takes a shocking turn when they begin to scrutinise Jo's personal life.
Runtime: 58 minOn the strength of evidence from a new witness, DCI Jo Davidson brings Terry Boyle back in for questioning about Gail Vella's murder. Kate is torn between loyalty to Jo and wanting to assist AC-12's investigation, and tensions increase when Kate encounters a face from the past with links to organised crime.
Runtime: 58 minDCI Jo Davidson faces increasing pressure from all sides as AC-12 make major breakthroughs in the investigation, but an attempt to interview a key witness goes horribly wrong.
Runtime: 58 minAC-12 link Gail Vella’s murder with a historic case of police corruption, and Kate hatches a plan to tell once and for all if Jo is bent. They are closer than ever to cracking the case, but when Hastings’ authority is undermined it leaves his team in a potentially dangerous situation.
Runtime: 58 minAs AC-12 struggle to deal with the repercussions of tragic events, Hastings makes one final bid to uncover institutionalised corruption before his time runs out.
Runtime: 59 minWith time running out, AC-12 attempt to unmask 'H', the Fourth Man (or Woman) commanding the network of corrupt officers behind the murder of Gail Vella. But sinister and powerful forces appear intent on orchestrating a cover-up.
Runtime: 58 min