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DCI BANKS ***NEW SERIES***

DCI Banks: Series 5 Image Name: DCI Banks: Series 5 Description: Picture Shows: L-R DS Annie Cabbot (ANDREA LOWE), DCI Alan Banks (STEPHEN TOMPKINSON) and DI Helen Morton (CAROLINE CATZ)
DCI Banks: Series 5 Image Name: DCI Banks: Series 5 Description: Picture Shows: Steve Richards (SHAUN DOOLEY) and Tamsin Richards (MAIMIE MCCOY)
DCI Banks: Series 5 Image Name: DCI Banks: Series 5 Description: Picture Shows: Steve Richards (SHAUN DOOLEY)
DCI Banks: Series 5 Image Name: DCI Banks: Series 5 Description: Picture Shows: Picture Shows: Vince Grady (SAMUEL ANDERSON)
DCI Banks: Series 5 Image Name: DCI Banks: Series 5 Description: Picture Shows: DI Helen Morton (CAROLINE CATZ)
DCI Banks: Series 5 Image Name: DCI Banks: Series 5 Description: Picture Shows: DCI Alan Banks (STEPHEN TOMPKINSON)
DCI Banks: Series 5 Image Name: DCI Banks: Series 5 Description: Picture Shows: DCI Alan Banks (STEPHEN TOMPKINSON)
DCI Banks: Series 5 Image Name: DCI Banks: Series 5 Description: Picture Shows: L-R DS Annie Cabbot (ANDREA LOWE), DCI Alan Banks (STEPHEN TOMPKINSON) and DI Helen Morton (CAROLINE CATZ)
DCI Banks: Series 5 (6 eps): Ep 001 Image Name: DCI Banks: Series 5 (6 eps): Ep 001 Description: Picture shows: DI Helen Morton (CAROLINE CATZ) and DCI Alan Banks (STEPHEN TOMPKINSON)
DCI Banks: Series 5 (6 eps): Ep 001 Image Name: DCI Banks: Series 5 (6 eps): Ep 001 Description: Picture shows: DCI Alan Banks (STEPHEN TOMPKINSON)
DCI Banks: Series 5 (6 eps): Ep 001 Image Name: DCI Banks: Series 5 (6 eps): Ep 001 Description: Picture shows: DC Ken Blackstone (JACK DEAM), DS Annie Cabot (ANDREA LOWE) DCI Alan Banks (STEPHEN TOMPKINSON) and DI Helen Morton (CAROLINE CATZ)
DCI Banks: Series 5 (6 eps): Ep 001 Image Name: DCI Banks: Series 5 (6 eps): Ep 001 Description: Picture shows: DI Helen Morton (CAROLINE CATZ)

DCI Banks Series 5 kicks off on RTÉ2 with a double bill of part 1 and part 2 of “To Burn In Every Drop Of Blood”.

Series 5, episode 1 – 9pm

“To Burn In Every Drop Of Blood Part 1”

When a victim of a frenzied attack is found in the woods with his head caved in, initially the team wonders if it’s a random attack or related to the location – a shrine to a local girl who recently committed suicide there. When the victim is identified as small time drug dealer Damon Horsley and Banks uncovers a link to local crime boss Steve Richards, Banks is convinced the hitherto untouchable Richards had a part in the murder.

As the rest of the team learns more about Damon and more suspects come under the spotlight they begin to wonder if the infallible Banks has got it wrong. However, whilst Richards is safely in custody, events take a tragic turn for the worse when another body is discovered in the woods.

Series 5, episode 2 – 9.55pm

“To Burn In Every Drop Of Blood Part 2”

The post mortem into the daughter of crime boss Steve Richards reveals that her death isn’t a simple suicide – could someone else have been involved? And if so, who? While the violent Richards conducts  his own unique brand of investigation, the focus shifts once again when the team discover that despite Kat’s confession, she can’t have murdered Damon Horsley.

The break comes when evidence is uncovered that puts Kyle Finn, who found Horsley’s body, in the spotlight, and under questioning he  confesses to something truly shocking – but Banks already knows he’s lying, the real murderer has been hiding in plain sight all along.

Overview

Contemporary detective drama DCI Banks starring Stephen Tompkinson (Trollied, Truckers, Wild At Heart), Andrea Lowe (Love Life, Monroe) and Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) is returning to ITV, set in the stunning county of Yorkshire.
The six‐part drama features new cast members Samuel Anderson (Trollied, Doctor Who) who plays Vince, the latest member of Banks’ team, Shaun Dingwall (Legends, Silent Witness) as Chief Superintendent Colin Anderson, Shaun Dooley (Broadchurch, Ordinary Lies) as hardened career criminal Steve Richards and Maimie McCoy (Musketeers) as Richards’ wife, Tamsin.
The series also sees the return of popular cast members Jack Deam (New Tricks, Casualty) as DC Ken Blackstone and Keith Barron (Holby City, Doctors) as Banks’ father, Arthur Banks.
Produced by award‐winning indie Left Bank Pictures, series five is set to be the grittiest season yet with the Yorkshire detective facing Banks’ toughest investigation to date.
The series is comprised of 6 x 60’ original episodes inspired by the books from acclaimed novelist Peter Robinson. The drama features self‐contained stories told over two episodes, but also, in an explosive serial crime story that weaves throughout the whole series, DCI Banks will be forced to question all that he holds dear, as he pits his detective skills against a criminal who will stop at nothing to escape the law.
When Banks confronts a powerful adversary who has been dubbed by his superiors as too big to bring down, his dogged pursuit of justice sets in motion a chain of events that rips at the very fabric of his life, both professional and personal.
Helen encounters unexpected challenges when she tries for promotion and Annie pursues her own results‐driven, gut instinct style of policing which threatens to ruin her relationship with Banks.

STARRING:

STEPHEN TOMPKINSON as DCI Alan Banks
ANDREA LOWE as DS Annie Cabbot
CAROLINE CATZ as DI Helen Morton
SAMUEL ANDERSON as DC Vince Grady
SHAUN DINGWALL as Ch/Supt Anderson
SHAUN DOOLEY as Steve Richards
MAIMIE MCCOY as Tamsin Richards
JACK DEAM as DC Ken Blackstone
KEITH BARRON as Arthur Banks

WRITTEN BY:

NICHOLAS HICKS-BEACH (LEWIS, LAW & ORDER UK)
PAUL LOGUE (DEATH IN PARADISE)

BASED ON THE NOVELS BY: 
PETER ROBINSON

DIRECTORS: 
CRAIG PICKLES
ROBERT QUINN
MARK BROZEL

PRODUCER
ANNE-LOUISE RUSSELL

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
ANDY HARRIES
RADFORD NEVILLE