Dark Heart

During a heatwave, DI Will Wagstaffe and his team investigate what turns out to be a series of horrifying and brutal attacks on accused but unconvicted paedophiles.

The heatwave continues and so does DI Will Wagstaffe's investigation into the horrendous murders of unconvicted paedophiles.

The team investigate the death of a young nurse on the London Underground. CCTV reveals the victim fleeing an invisible assailant, forensics find a DNA link which changes everything.

As the team delves deeper into the mysterious poisonings, Staffe suspects that whoever is behind the attempts to cover up the supply chain has a powerful influence.

A young woman is found murdered in an East London church and Staffe must establish if the culprit is her stalker or if the answer lies in her tumultuous personal life.

When a prime suspect in the Suzy Moyland murder case is discovered dead in the same East London church, Staffe finds himself at a crossroads. Is this the sad act of a devastated partner or simply a cowardly exit by a guilty murderer?

The original director's cut pilot, aired on Nov 9, 2016. Now exclusive to BritBox. Still haunted by the unsolved murder of his parents when he was 16, ‘Staffe’ is about to continue a personal hunt for their killers when he’s called to the scene of a disturbingly brutal murder.

Across a stifling week during a London heat wave, DI William Wagstaffe, a workaholic whose personal life is as complex as his day job, investigates a string of horrifying murders in this atmospheric new crime thriller.