Blackpool:
Season:     1     / Episode:     5    
Episode 5

As Alec and Ellie come under fire, the people of Broadchurch start to turn against each other.

Ellie tries to reconcile with her son, Tom. Ellie and Hardy investigate Ricky's alleged disappearance the night his daughter was killed. Susan continues to testify, to the detriment of the defence. Ellie and Hardy confront Claire about her lies regarding the night of the Sandbrook murders. Beth and Mark quarrel over the direction their married life will take. Ricky talks with Hardy and Ellie about the Sandbrook murders while Lee watches from afar. Ellie pledges to solve the case. Ricky attacks Lee, and Hardy intervenes. Afterward, Hardy asks Lee more questions about Sandbrook. Bishop confronts Knight about her refusal to defend her son, Jonas. Ellie and Hardy investigate Thorp Agriservices, which is linked to the Sandbrook case.

Derek forms an entertainment committee to discuss plans for a cabaret show at Broad Hill. Kev wants to produce a play of his Duran Duran film script, casting staff and residents as the band.

The Medway animal rescue centre comes to visit, and for Derek that means playing with Ivor. Meanwhile, Kev has suddenly taken up an interest in sculpture.

On the anniversary of her mother's death, Fleabag and Claire return to their family home for the annual memorial lunch. Although this time there is an interloper... Things get heated between Fleabag and Godmother, who muscles her way into the occasion and reveals plans for her sex-hibition.

Claire has a crisis and turns to Fleabag for help, whilst a familiar face makes a reappearance at the cafe. Hilary makes a friend, Martin demands answers, and Godmother and Dad’s wedding hangs in the balance.

In hospital, Catherine fights for her life following Royce's attack, while Clare and Daniel undertake a bedside vigil. When she finally pulls through, Catherine learns that Royce has escaped the police and is still at large. She falls further into her depression when she learns she has missed Kirsten's funeral and takes her anger out on Ryan when he continues to misbehave at school. Royce kills his partner in crime, Lewis, and temporary flatmate, Brett, because they both posed a threat to keeping the kidnapping under wraps from the police. Whilst being murdered, Lewis fights back, stabbing Tommy in the abdomen. Tommy assumes a disguise to remain unseen from the public in Hebden Bridge. Meanwhile, Ashley and Kevin are arrested, but Ashley is released after telling secrets to the police about a large drug smuggling trade he knew of, and his family is put into Witness Protection. Kevin, who is being raped by other prisoners, is moved to a safer prison.

Sean denies having committed any of the murders. When another corpse is found during his remand, he is released. Meanwhile, John returns home and demands that his unfaithful wife move out. Catherine discovers that Drummond delivered the birthday present and is encouraging Ryan to contact his father. At their farm house, Daryl makes a shocking confession to his mother, leading to a drastic outcome.

An art dealer's wife is taken hostage, with the kidnappers demanding a set of valuable diamonds in exchange for her life. The husband goes to the police for help because his wife has swallowed the diamonds, and he fears that if this is revealed, the kidnappers will kill her to get them. Events spin rapidly out of control when it is revealed that DCI Reed had knowledge of the robbery, and allowed it to go ahead in exchange for a portion of the profits. Reed kills his criminal contact to cover his trail, and then the kidnapper himself. He flees, finally killing Zoe in an attempt to draw Luther out, framing Luther for the crime.

Holden and Bill return to a perplexing case in Pennsylvania where a set of clues leading in multiple directions leaves no shortage of suspects.

Thomas deals with an IRA chief bent on avenging his cousin's death. Grace must decide whether her loyalties lie with Campbell or Thomas.

The Peaky Blinders are under attack. Tommy's power base in London is obliterated and both Arthur and Michael are arrested and imprisoned.

As the Russians test the Peaky Blinders, Tommy realises that he is seriously outmanoeuvred. But he has an ace up his sleeve.

Jackson invites Maeve over for dinner to meet his parents, as they have been dating for a month. The encounter starts going south when the parents enquire about Maeve's parents, so she sneaks out of the back door. Later, she apologises to Jackson and comes clean about her dysfunctional family, causing Jackson to open up about his insecurities. Maeve and Otis try to find out who is disseminating a particularly embarrassing photo of one of their clients while Otis and Eric plan to attend Hedwig and the Angry Inch in full costume as part of their yearly tradition for Eric's birthday. In the process of solving the photo mystery, Otis stands Eric up. Eric's phone and wallet are stolen, and he is assaulted by two homophobes on the way home. He calls Jean and she picks him up; when Otis returns home, he and Eric get into a massive verbal fight, and both storm off.