In The Dark
- 6.8
- Drama
- 2017
- 45m
- PG-13
a four-part BBC crime thriller starring MyAnna Buring as pregnant DI Helen Weeks, who returns to her hometown to investigate the disappearance of two girls. Adapted from Mark Billingham’s novels, it’s a deeply personal story of friendship, betrayal, and the dark secrets that bind the past to the present.
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In the Dark (2017) is a taut, emotionally charged British crime drama that centers on Detective Inspector Helen Weeks, a woman both strong and vulnerable, returning to her hometown of Polesford, Derbyshire, under the weight of unexpected pregnancy and unresolved personal history. When Helen learns that the husband of her childhood best friend Linda is arrested for the abduction of two young girls, she is drawn into a case far more personal than she anticipated. Her partner, DI Paul Hopwood, stands by her, but as old wounds reopen, Helen finds herself confronting not only the mystery of the missing girls but also her own deeply buried past.
As Helen investigates, she moves between Polesford’s rainy lanes and Manchester’s criminal underworld, unraveling a web of lies that stretches across time. In the first half of the series, she pieces together clues, reconnects with Linda, and grapples with the fear that the man accused might not be guilty — or might be worse than anyone imagines. , the series balances the detective procedural with a deeply personal character study. Helen’s pregnancy, her past, her friendship with Linda, and her moral compass all collide and fracture, making the investigation more than just a case — it becomes a crucible where she must prove her strength, her faith in truth, and her capacity for forgiveness. The drama feels claustrophobic yet expansive, shifting fluidly from tense interrogation rooms to lonely hospital corridors to gritty city streets, each setting echoing Helen’s internal struggle. In the closing moments, revelations come not with triumphant clarity but with bittersweet understanding: some answers cost more than justice, and some wounds never fully heal.