Crime: Episode One (ITV Saturday 1 July 2023)

Crime: Episode One airs Saturday 1 July 2023 on ITV.

What can we expect from this episode

Schoolgirl Britney Hamil has gone missing, and DI Ray Lennox and DS Amanda Drummond are looking into it. Lennox believes the method of murder used in the case of the dead French couple is similar to that of the notorious serial killer Mr. Confectioner. Then Britney’s dead body is found…

Britney Hamil, a young girl, was kidnapped from an Edinburgh street, and though the case nearly drove the detective to despair, Lennox remains obsessed with finding her.

The secret of the abuse that penetrated his very being drives him. This detective inspector has a mission larger than simply catching criminals; he must eradicate evil wherever he finds it.

But this kind of fervour doesn’t come without a price, and we see Lennox’s connections with people gradually dwindle until he’s left with only his old false friends and the temptation of alcohol and drugs.

Crime, however, is a story of second chances, and Lennox finds a way to keep it together. Lennox proves his case that a notorious serial killer responsible for previous crimes pinned on an innocent man murdered Britney, despite the fact that everyone else around him disagrees with him. And so, begins a chase for justice, perhaps to the death.

When the police officer and the killer finally meet, it is the killer, known only as “Mr. Confectioner,” who proves to be the more formidable of the two. Confectioner, sensing the detective’s distress, turns the tables, forcing Lennox to conduct an introspective investigation from which he may not emerge unscathed.

Season 1 Episode 1

When can we see the episode

Crime: Episode One airs Saturday 1 July 2023 at 10.05pm on ITV

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