Life of Crime

2013 • ITV

4.6

7 reviews

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Season 1 episodes (3)

1 Episode 1

5/10/13

In 1985, novice WPC Denise Woods becomes emotionally involved in the rape and murder of 15-year-old Amy Reid, whom she happened to meet the night before she was killed. As the investigation hits a wall amid the chaos of the Brixton riots, Denise takes matters into her own hands.

2 Episode 2

5/17/13

It's 1997, 12 years on from the Amy Reid investigation, and Denise's world is turned upside down when a forensic discovery in a new case casts doubt on the conviction of Mike Holland for the teenager's murder.

3 Episode 3

5/24/13

In 2013, things are looking up for Denise as she is interviewed for the position of superintendent, but life away from work isn't going so well, with ex-husband Ray dropping the bombshell that her estranged daughter is pregnant.

About this show

Set against the backdrop of iconic moments in British history - London's Brixton riots in 1985, the death of Princess Diana in 1997 and the present day - Life of Crime follows the life of an ambitious woman police officer as she progresses through London's Metropolitan Police, and the case that dominates her career. The drama begins in 1985 when Denise Woods is a newly qualified police constable. On a September morning, the body of a teenage girl is found in a narrow lane behind one of Brixton's nightclubs. The victim, Amy, has been strangled. Having met the teenager by chance the night before, Denise is determined to bring Amy's killer to justice.

Ratings and reviews

4.6

7 reviews

Georgia French

April 16, 2014

I loved it because i love hayley atwell she played in captain america as agent peggy carter i wish she was my sister she is so pretty and i loved all the bits with her in but i was crying my eyes out when he had to land the plane but cant wait to see captain america 2 the winter soilder its going to be great

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