From Darkness

From Darkness
Genre Crime drama
Created by Katie Baxendale
Written by Katie Baxendale
Starring
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 4 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Oliver Kent
Hilary Martin
Producer(s) Helen Ziegler
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network BBC One
BBC One HD
Picture format 16:9 1080i
Audio format Stereo
Original release 4 October (2015-10-04) – 25 October 2015 (2015-10-25)
External links
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From Darkness is a British psychological crime drama that premiered on BBC One on October 4, 2015. The series stars Anne-Marie Duff as former police officer Claire Church.[1] A total of four episodes were broadcast. The series was both critically and commercially panned,[2] leading to the likeliness of a second season materializing being very slim. A DVD of the complete series was released on November 9, 2015.[3] Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on November 1, 2015, on BBC First.[4]

Plot

Claire Church (Anne-Marie Duff), a former police officer who moves away to the remote Western Isles in an attempt to escape the violent past that still haunts her, finds herself pulled back by her former lover and colleague DCI John Hind (Johnny Harris), and his new DS Anthony Boyce (Luke Newberry), into an investigation she thought she had left well behind. When two victims are uncovered beneath the murky depths of a Manchester building site, Hind links them to a serial killer whose identity has been discovered. Now, 17 years on, he appears to be killing again. But can Church and Hind piece together all of the clues - old and new - to finally discover the killer's identity?[5]

Cast

Episode list

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date UK viewers
(millions)[6]
1"Episode 1"Dominic LeClercKatie Baxendale4 October 20156.09m
Now living on a Scottish island with her younger partner Norrie and their daughter, former policewoman Claire Church gets a visit from her old colleague John Hind, following the discovery of two skeletons in Claire's old patch in Manchester. Hind believes these are related to an unsolved, seventeen year old case in which a serial killer murdered prostitutes and in which Claire was heavily involved before resigning. Claire makes it clear to Hind, whose apparent obsession with solving the case is annoying his wife, that she has no intention of returning to work to help him. Then another victim is discovered, killed in the same way as the others and with a cryptic note attached to the body.
2"Episode 2"Dominic LeClercKatie Baxendale11 October 20155.23m
Following evidence linking her to the fresh murder of Agota Calgys, Claire returns to Manchester, to the annoyance of Norrie, who discovers that she is not taking her anti-depressants. Hind's chief suspect is dogs' home owner Roy Marsh, but CCTV footage from 1999 reveals that victim Sally Fisher got into a car with Gareth Harding, who knew her, but has an alibi for Agota's murder. Claire wonders if two different killers have been at work. While visiting Agota's flat, Claire is assaulted by an intruder and later receives a disturbing package.
3"Episode 3"Dominic LeClercKatie Baxendale18 October 20154.90m
Placing Claire under witness protection, Hind tells her his view that Harding - who has a stake in clearing the red light area - is the killer. However Claire believes the current murderer is a survivor of the first series of attacks, her research leading her to an ex-student called Lucy Maxley. She receives a call from a woman accusing her of offering to help in the past, but lying to her. This inclines her to Hind's view that Harding is responsible - but when she confronts him at his daughter's wedding, Claire makes a fool of herself before making a confession to Hind.
4"Episode 4"Dominic LeClercKatie Baxendale25 October 20154.46m
Claire tells Hind that her suspect has been calling her and threatening to kill more victims if the original murderer is not apprehended - and believes that they need help. Hind disagrees but is suspended following complaints by the Hardings, so he tries a little sleuthing of his own, helped by young sergeant Boyce, establishing a context for the original slayings. However Claire discovers that two killers may have been at work, one in the late 90s and now one in the present. With what she knows will she be in time to save another potential victim?

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