Life of Crime
Life of Crime
Life of Crime
One murder, three decades.
Crime
Drama
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Overview
Set against the backdrop of iconic moments in British history, Hayley Atwell stars as an impulsive rookie cop who becomes obsessed with tracking down the killer of a teenage girl.
Status: Ended
First Air Date: 2013-05-10
Runtime: 0h 45m
Director: Jim Loach
Writer: Declan Croghan
Top Cast
Hayley Atwell
Hayley Atwell
Denise Woods
Richard Coyle
Richard Coyle
Ray Deans
Julian Lewis Jones
Julian Lewis Jones
Mike Holland
Amanda Drew
Amanda Drew
Beverley Reid
Alex Hassell
Alex Hassell
Colin Nash
Con O'Neill
Con O'Neill
DCI Ferguson
Ruth McCabe
Ruth McCabe
Rose Woods
Joel Beckett
Joel Beckett
DI Gainham
Chris McHallem
Chris McHallem
Paul Reid
Lara Rossi
Lara Rossi
Jay Tomlin
Christopher Fulford
Christopher Fulford
Furlong
Ray Panthaki
Ray Panthaki
DS Nabeel Kothari
Episodes - Season 1
1985
1985
Episode 1
The year is 1985 and Denise who is in her early twenties, begins a new life as an WPC for the Met Police, fighting sexism along the way. She is assigned to work with plain clothes Detective Sergeant Ray Deans and, while they attempt to apprehend a suspect, she suffers a knock to the head that sees her in hospital. Whilst there she meets Amy Reid, a fifteen year old girl who’s recently come from a club in Brixton called Subotica. Amy has been violently dragged out of the club by her father but made a run for it. After Amy is later found murdered, Denise is determined to see the culprit brought to justice.
1997
1997
Episode 2
It’s 1997 and Denise Woods is now a successful Detective Inspector at Brixton. In an era of ‘cool Britannia’ and ‘Blair’s babes’ she’s ideally placed to climb the ranks, but is struggling to find time for husband Ray Deans and their young daughter. Denise is investigating another rape-murder, this time of a young girl called Lauren Hinds, whose body is found on an estate. Denise’s world turns upside down when DNA on Lauren Hinds is cross-checked on the ‘all-new DNA database’ and matches unknown samples found on Amy Reid back in 1985.
2013
2013
Episode 3
The year is now 2013 and DCI Denise Woods has managed to turn her life around and is now interviewing for the Superintendent of Lambeth job. Her ex‐husband Ray and his new wife invite her to a ‘family’ dinner with news that Denise’s nineteen year old daughter, Charlotte is going to have a baby. Denise does not take the news well though. At work, she investigates the case of a murdered girl called Joanna Andrews, whose body was discovered the morning after an outdoor concert.
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