故事开始于1976年的8月，年幼的菲古斯结识了他日后一生的挚友弗兰奇，两个天真单纯的男孩之间结下了深厚而又真挚的友谊。长大后，他们双双加入了英国特种精英部队，为国家卖命。时间一晃来到了2004年，辞职后的菲古斯和弗兰奇决定前往巴格达在那里组建他们的安保小组。然而，一场意外中，弗兰奇不幸失去了生命，菲古斯不愿意相信警方给出的模棱两可漏洞百出的结案报告，于是决定依靠自己的力量调查好友死亡的真相。唯一支持和帮助菲古斯的，是弗兰奇的恋人瑞秋，在两人寻找证据接近真相的同时，他们之间亦产生了美好的感情

《摩斯探长前传》第八季共3集，将于2021年9月播出。本季过后，该剧总集数将与“牛津探案”系列剧的另外两部《摩斯探长》和《刘易斯探案》一样达到33集。

这是一部以真实故事为基础的虚构剧集，背景为编剧JamesGraham本人成长的一个诺丁汉郡矿业村。故事聚焦两起惊人的谋杀案，谋杀案导致本就分裂的社区彻底破碎，并引发了英国史上最大型的追捕行动之一。当地警局的IanStClair督察和伦敦警察厅的KevinSalisbury，两人必须放下过去的竞争，共同侦破案件。人们普遍怀疑，这些死亡事件有可能激化了1980年代矿工罢工期间引发的历史性分歧，致使众多家庭破裂。

ThetenaciousandstubbornDCIBanksunravelsdisturbingmurdermysteriesaidedbyhisyoungassistants,DSAnnieCabbotandDIHelenMorton.

ContemporarydetectivedramaDCIBanksstarringStephenTompkinson(Trollied,Truckers,WildAtHeart),AndreaLowe(LoveLife,Monroe)andCarolineCatz(DocMartin)isreturningtoITV,setinthestunningcountyofYorkshire.Thesix‐partdramafeaturesnewcastmembersSamuelAnderson(Trollied,DoctorWho)whoplaysVince,thelatestmemberofBanks’team,ShaunDingwall(Legends,SilentWitness)asChiefSuperintendentColinAnderson,ShaunDooley(Broadchurch,OrdinaryLies)ashardenedcareercriminalSteveRichardsandMaimieMcCoy(Musketeers)asRichards’wife,Tamsin.TheseriesalsoseesthereturnofpopularcastmembersJackDeam(NewTricks,Casualty)asDCKenBlackstoneandKeithBarron(HolbyCity,Doctors)asBanks’father,ArthurBanks.Producedbyaward‐winningindieLeftBankPictures,seriesfiveissettobethegrittiestseasonyetwiththeYorkshiredetectivefacingBanks’toughestinvestigationtodate.Theseriesiscomprisedof6x60’originalepisodesinspiredbythebooksfromacclaimednovelistPeterRobinson.Thedramafeaturesself‐containedstoriestoldovertwoepisodes,butalso,inanexplosiveserialcrimestorythatweavesthroughoutthewholeseries,DCIBankswillbeforcedtoquestionallthatheholdsdear,ashepitshisdetectiveskillsagainstacriminalwhowillstopatnothingtoescapethelaw.WhenBanksconfrontsapowerfuladversarywhohasbeendubbedbyhissuperiorsastoobigtobringdown,hisdoggedpursuitofjusticesetsinmotionachainofeventsthatripsattheveryfabricofhislife,bothprofessionalandpersonal.HelenencountersunexpectedchallengeswhenshetriesforpromotionandAnniepursuesherownresults‐driven,gutinstinctstyleofpolicingwhichthreatenstoruinherrelationshipwithBanks.

Wednesday’sChildWhenamotherreportsherchildashavingbeenabductedbyamanandawomanmasqueradingassocialworkers,Banksisdrawnintoastrangeandunsettlingsearchforthemissingyoungboy.PieceofMyHeartFollowingthedeathofajournalist,Banksandhisteamdiscoverconnectionstoasuspiciousdeathintheeightiesinvolvingthesurvivingmembersofapopband.BadBoyAterriblechainofeventsissetinmotionwhenanoldneighbourofBanks’findsaloadedguninherdaughter’sbedroom.CircumstancestakeadramaticturnwhenBanksbeginstofearforthesafetyofhisowndaughter.

WhatWillSurviveDCIBanksstrugglestocopewiththesuddendeathofhismother,asheinvestigatesthemurderofayoungEstonianwomanandthedisappearanceofherdrug-dependentsister.BuriedBanksmustnavigatedifficultemotionalterritorywhenthebodyofaneminentlawyeriswashedupinanundergroundriverandhesuspectsamemberofhergrievingfamilyisresponsibleforherdeath.GhostsThebodyofauniversitystudentisfounddumpedinaravine.Hisfriendsclaimhewasamodelundergraduate,butofficersAnnieandKensoondiscoverthathehadadoublelifemanufacturingecstasy.

讲述了一位高级督察搭配美女探长搭档为本地警察局凶杀组破案的故事。