The five-part thriller from Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent, set and shot in Leeds, tells the story of a woman’s hunt for redemption as she tries to take back the honour she gave to a man many years ago. 

DI Lou Slack (Leila Farzad) is confident and quick-witted, whose father was a beloved legendary detective of the Yorkshire police force. Her peers see her as one of the best detectives on the team, but her career is built on lies and corruption. 

Col McHugh (Andrew Buchan) is charming and charismatic, he knows how to get what he wants and is a successful businessman and property developer. However, in reality, he is the cold and ruthless head of a powerful citywide drug trafficking gang. 

When Lou was a young police officer 19 years ago, she was at rock bottom and Col was a low ranking but ambitious newcomer in the Leeds underworld. 

When their paths crossed, they made a deal that changed the trajectory of their lives forever. It allowed Col to become very rich and powerful and Lou to turn her failing career around.

As the pair's bond grew, Lou slid deeper into corruption, with criminality slowly seeping into every part of her life and the stakes continuously rising. 

Now, Lou’s family is about to fall apart and everything she has built could come tumbling down, which awakens her long-repressed conscience.

To find redemption and makeup for her ethical failings, Lou will need to bring down a man she now loves like a brother. Col is a dangerous enemy to make, however, Lou’s biggest battle will be with herself. 

The rest of the cast includes Samuel Edward-Cook (Peaky Blinders) as Ceri, Lou’s husband, who loves her but struggles with her arrangement with Col.

Zak Ford-Williams (Wolfe) stars as Owen, their smart and sensitive teenage son, Ceallach Spellman (Cold Feet) plays Donal, Col’s son, a broken young man who fails to live up to his father’s expectations, and Carolin Stoltz (Liar) stars as Alma, Col’s wife and a crucial member of his inner circle. 

Leila Farzad commented: “Better is a brilliant fresh take on the morality tale. I am excited to have the opportunity to play Lou Slack, the vehicle through which we explore the multivalent layers of good and bad. A complex, flawed yet utterly human character. I feel very lucky to be a part of such a wonderful show with an incredibly talented team attached to it.”