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Better

20236.01 Season5 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right twenty years of wrongdoing but satisfying her newfound conscience won't be straightforward.

Produced by Andy Kitching
NetworksBBC One

Where to Watch

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Hulu

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Top Cast

Leila Farzad

Leila Farzad

Lou Slack

Lucy Black

Lucy Black

DCI Sandy Mosby

Olivia Nakintu

Olivia Nakintu

DC Esther Okoye

Carolin Stoltz

Carolin Stoltz

Alma McHugh

Andrew Buchan

Andrew Buchan

Col McHugh

S

Samuel Edward-Cook

Ceri Davies

Gavin Spokes

Gavin Spokes

DI Phil Cowper

Mark Monero

Mark Monero

Curtis 'Lord' Roy

Z

Zak Ford-Williams

Owen Davies

A

Anthony Lewis

DC Ibbotson

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Themes & Keywords

detectivepolice corruptionmoral reformation

About Better

Better is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of detective, police corruption, moral reformation. it stars Leila Farzad, Lucy Black, Olivia Nakintu. After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right twenty years of wrongdoing but satisfying her newfound conscience won't be straightforward.

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