DCI Banks
2010 · TV Series · TV-14 · 45 min · ★ 7.1
A tenacious chief inspector and his headstrong detective sergeant tackle unsettling cases in a moody, emotional British crime drama based on popular novels. As they pursue suspects and piece together clues, personal tensions and stubborn choices sometimes complicate the investigations.
Based on Inspector Alan Banks
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Streaming on BritBox.
23 hours to watch · 30 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2010–2016
- Release date
- 2011-09-16
- Network
- ITV1
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (80 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want character-driven British mysteries with a darker, emotional atmosphere and ongoing personal tension, similar to Waking the Dead; Not for you if you need strict realism or dislike messy workplace relationships.
Pros: intriguing mysteries; moody emotional tone; bingeable seasons | Cons: uneven early episodes; stilted dialogue at times; questionable character choices
Themes
- detective
- based on novel or book
- police
- police detective
- murder investigation
- police procedural
Cast & crew
Stephen Tompkinson
as Alan Banks
Andrea Lowe
as Annie Cabbot
- RW
Rick Warden
as Mark Campbell
Charlie Heaton
as Gary McCready
- AH
Alice Henley
as Maddy Phillips
- CB
Christine Bottomley
as Katy Heath
- GR
Gabriela Romanov
as Mrs Petri
- SE
Steven Elder
as Dr. Patterson
- JL
John Light
as Mark Keane
- MM
Michael Maloney
as Malcolm Austin
Directed by Jim Loach, Tim Fywell, Robert Quinn +10 more
Episodes5 seasons · 30 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1Playing with Fire: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E2Playing with Fire: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E3Friend of the Devil: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E4Friend of the Devil: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E5Cold is the Grave: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S1E6Cold is the Grave: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
Season 26 episodes
- S2E1Strange Affair: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S2E2Strange Affair: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S2E3Dry Bones That Dream: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S2E4Dry Bones That Dream: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S2E5Innocent Graves: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S2E6Innocent Graves: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
Season 36 episodes
- S3E1Wednesday's Child: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E2Wednesday's Child: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E3Piece of My Heart: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E4Piece of My Heart: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E5Bad Boy: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E6Bad Boy: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
Season 46 episodes
- S4E1What Will Survive: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S4E2What Will Survive: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S4E3Buried: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S4E4Buried: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S4E5Ghosts: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S4E6Ghosts: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
Season 56 episodes
- S5E1To Burn in Every Drop of Blood: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S5E2To Burn in Every Drop of Blood: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S5E3A Little Bit of Heart: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S5E4A Little Bit of Heart: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S5E5Undertow: Part 145mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S5E6Undertow: Part 245mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox