Tony Hodge

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

Over the course of four decades, the personal lives of a quartet of Newcastle friends—Nicky, Geordie, Mary, and Tosker—intertwine with various political machinations, often for the worse: slum housing projects, police corruption, the rise of Thatcherism, political sleaze, and specific events like the 1984 Miners' Strike.

After taking his young son Roddy to a remote Northumberland village, Peter Greenbank meets a violent death, leaving the boy alone with no family to speak of. Roddy is adopted and raised by Kate Makepeace, a good friend of his father’s, and develops a close friendship with Hal and Mary Ellen. But their sibling bond is put to the test as they mature. The hidden secrets of the past are painfully unearthed as their lives are intertwined by a tragic destiny.

Inspired by Stephen Sayers' rise from the backstreets of Newcastle's West End to the top of the criminal ladder and the authorities subsequent attempt to bring him crashing back down again.

Yozlaşmış bir dedektif olan Robert Bryant, ortağını öldüren mafya üyesi beraat edince intikam almak için güzel bir kadın suikastçı olan Maria’yı tutar. Ancak Maria’nın ücretini karşılayamayınca, bu kez onu öldürmesi için başka bir suikastçı, Madison’ı kiralar. Çifte oyundan sağ kurtulan Maria, kendisine olan borcu tahsil etmek için harekete geçer – ne pahasına olursa olsun.