Better: Limited Series

2023

90%
74%
5 episodes
Drama
BBC

After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective (Leila Farzad, I Hate Suzie) undergoes a painful moral awakening,... More

After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective (Leila Farzad, I Hate Suzie) undergoes a painful moral awakening, but righting twenty years of wrongdoing won't be easy.

For DI Lou Slack to achieve redemption, she must make an enemy of Col McHugh (Andrew Buchan, Broadchurch), a man she loves like a brother - and who she has helped reach the top of Leeds' criminal underworld.

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Where to watch Better: Limited Series

Better: Limited Series is available to stream in Australia now... More on ABC iView and Binge.

Better: Limited Series episodes

Episode 1

After her son almost dies, corrupt detective Lou Slack attempts... More to make amends for her misdeeds but realises she must betray the dangerous drug baron she has been working for.

Episode 2

Lou struggles to keep up appearances with Col, inviting further... More suspicion. Desperate to get away from Col and clear her conscience, she seeks help from an unexpected source.

Episode 3

Lou and Vernon’s plans to take Col down threaten to... More trigger a bloody gang war, while Owen and Donal grow ever closer. Esther becomes curious about Lou’s erratic behaviour.

Episode 4

Lou makes one last desperate attempt to bring Col down,... More but things do not go exactly as she hoped. Feeling powerless, Ceri resorts to drastic action in order to defend his family.

Episode 5

As Vernon is taken into custody, Lou attempts to live... More a normal life within the law and deal with suspicion from Sandy, but finds herself pushed to breaking point.

Better: Limited Series | Ratings & Reviews

90_%10 reviews
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74_%9 reviews
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"Farzad and Buchan have a cracking chemistry, and it is their relationship that makes this five-part drama stand out and rise above the limitations of the plot."

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