DCI Banks: Series 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of DCI Banks Season 2.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Wednesday's Child: Part 1
Feb 3, 2014 · 45 min
When two bogus social workers come to Katy Heath's house and take her son away, Banks is drawn into a massive search for the boy - but is Katy telling the truth?
Wednesday's Child: Part 2
Feb 10, 2014 · 45 min
An 11-year old's body is found and Banks wonders if there is a connection between his death and Kyle's disappearance.
Piece of My Heart: Part 1
Feb 17, 2014 · 45 min
When a journalist is found dead in a remote village, Banks notices a connection between the case and a mysterious death in the 1980s.
Piece of My Heart: Part 2
Feb 24, 2014 · 45 min
Banks races to locate a mysterious recording that appears to connect Jack Barber and the members of The Crystal Kiss together.
Bad Boy: Part 1
Mar 3, 2014 · 45 min
The discovery of a gun in the bedroom of a neighbour sees Banks involved in an internal investigation which could break up the team.
Bad Boy: Part 2
Mar 10, 2014 · 45 min
While Helen's career hangs in the balance, Banks risks everything to rescue his daughter who has been taken hostage by Jaff Kitson.