DCI Banks: Series 5
Season 5 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 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
To Burn in Every Drop of Blood: Part 1
Aug 31, 2016 · 45 min
When a young man is found brutally murdered, Banks' instinct drags his team into a world of organised crime.
To Burn in Every Drop of Blood: Part 2
Sep 7, 2016 · 45 min
The apparent suicide of a young girl drags Banks deeper into the dark world of 'untouchable' criminal Steve Richards.
A Little Bit of Heart: Part 1
Sep 14, 2016 · 45 min
When a devoted husband and father goes missing, a ransom demand takes Banks and his team on a journey into the Chinese community.
A Little Bit of Heart: Part 2
Sep 21, 2016 · 45 min
Following the murder of a recently rescued hostage, Banks and his team must untangle secrets and lies from the closed world of the Chinese community.
Undertow: Part 1
Sep 28, 2016 · 45 min
Banks and the team begin the painful job of finding out exactly who was responsible for Annie's death, an incident that has affected all their lives.
Undertow: Part 2
Oct 5, 2016 · 45 min
Banks' mission to solve Annie's murder is made all the harder by the fact he has been taken off the case and sent on gardening leave - but that won't stop him.