The best episode directed by Richard Laxton is "Episode 1", rated 8/10 from 3 user votes. It was "written by Gwyneth Hughes". "Episode 1" aired on 9/28/2020 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Episode 2".
When Banaz Mahmod's boyfriend reports her missing, DCI Caroline Goode discovers the missing 20-year-old had been to the police five times to report threats to life, even presenting a list of people wanting to kill her for shaming her family.
Director: Richard Laxton
Writer: Gwyneth Hughes
Banaz' body is found in Birmingham following a lead from a phone tap, but the DNA evidence is destroyed when a water pipe bursts. More evidence from the phones lead to Banaz' father and uncle standing trial, where their solicitors mount a convincing defence - until Bekhal courageously steps forward to deliver evidence from behind a screen. Meanwhile, Caroline tries to arrange for the last two perpetrators to be extradited from Iraq to the UK.
Director: Richard Laxton
Writer: Gwyneth Hughes
John successfully applies for a passport to create a new identity, while forcing Anne to demand an inquest into his death so they can get the insurance pay out.
Director: Richard Laxton
Writer: Chris Lang
John has had enough of being dead and returns to England to declare he is suffering from amnesia. Journalists hunt down Anne in Panama and their story starts to unravel.
Director: Richard Laxton
Writer: Chris Lang
Faced with conflicting explanations of her husband's past and a startling revelation about his work, Alison finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew.
Director: Richard Laxton
Writer: Anna Symon
Under intense scrutiny, River must battle to keep his fragile mental state in check.
Director: Richard Laxton
Writer: Abi Morgan
After the sudden death of novelist and ex-Secret Intelligence Service man Alexander Wilson, his wife Alison is forced to investigate when mysteries from her husband's past coming knocking.
Director: Richard Laxton
Writer: Anna Symon
Visiting Coleman again, Alison demands to know who Dorothy is. Coleman tells Alison to stop digging and darkly suggests that, if she persists, she may jeopardise her sons' futures.
Director: Richard Laxton
Writer: Anna Symon
River begins to suspect that the man he chased to his death was innocent.
Director: Richard Laxton
Writer: Abi Morgan
The case seems to take a major turn when Arnold, the son of the dead Cardenas couple, shows up. Meanwhile, Amanda is led to a mystical coven in the woods of Wendimoor led by the forest witch Wakti Wapnasi, where she begins to master her unique powers.
Director: Richard Laxton
Writer: Max Landis
As we grow closer to an answer about the case and the identity of "The Boy," our villains converge to stop our heroes with a shocking outcome.
Director: Richard Laxton
Writer: Sinead Daly