DCI Banks: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of DCI Banks Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Wednesday's Child: Part 1
Feb 3, 2014
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
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
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
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
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
While Helen's career hangs in the balance, Banks risks everything to rescue his daughter who has been taken hostage by Jaff Kitson.