Synopsis: – The critically acclaimed drama returns for another high-octane story starring Philip Glenister as a man on the run and Rosie Cavaliero as the hard-working detective tasked with finding him. Prison officer Dave Murdoch finds life has suddenly become much more complicated when a routine visit to a Manchester hospital with female prisoner Jules Hope spirals out of control. When the life of his heavily pregnant daughter Emma is threatened, Dave has no choice but to go on the run with Jules. Meanwhile no-nonsense cop DS Susan Reinhardt, searches for clues as to what has driven Dave to such extreme behavior. A high-stakes game of cat and mouse ensues, with Dave desperate to unravel the truth surrounding his daughter’s disappearance while avoiding Reinhardt’s officers. Can Dave find his beloved daughter in time or will Reinhardt get to him first?

Episode Highlights

Episode 1 – Monday, 23 February 2026

In dark woodland David Murdoch is running from dogs and police sirens, dragging behind him the younger woman Jules Hope, who’s handcuffed to him. Emerging from woodland onto the Manchester Ship Canal, their pursuers are getting closer, now appearing on both sides of the canal as Murdoch urges on a reluctant Jules as they jump into the water. DS Susan Reinhardt arrives with a younger detective Richard Iddon a moment too late.

Episode 2 – Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Reinhardt is rushing up the stairs to the Cherry Tree Gardens flat where Murdoch and Jules have been seen and where Crabtree’s body lies smashed on a car parked below. Iddon breaks into the flat but Murdoch and Jules give him the slip by hiding and then locking him onto the balcony, then pushing past Reinhardt on the stairs, knocking her down to make their escape. Reinhardt’s furious with Iddon for going ahead of her without back-up – they’ve lost Murdoch and Jules, again.

Episode 3 – Wednesday, 25 February 2026

One week earlier. We’re in flashback and we see that Jules has been more involved than she has been saying. Her brother Dan visited her in prison to warn her about Eddie. Murdoch’s been arrested in Blackpool, and Reinhardt and Iddon have to tell him that it’s Dan, not Eddie, who they need to find as Eddie’s dead. As Murdoch takes on board all the new information Reinhardt is worried about Lucy’s safety and has to persuade Murdoch to help them find Dan.

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