Major Crimes Unit

5 In Development Crime

1 Season · 2 Episodes · Premiered May 11, 2026

Seconds is all it takes for the most brutal of crimes to be committed and lives to be shattered forever. When the worst happens, one team steps forward, and the brave men and women of the West Midland's Major Crime Unit take control - specialist detectives highly trained to piece together the smallest of clues and pick up the faintest of trails. Every lead matters and every second counts.With unprecedented access to this elite crime-fighting unit, the series follows investigators as they race against time to track suspects, uncover the truth, and deliver justice for victims and their families. No stone unturned, no suspect safe - this is law enforcement at its most relentless.

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Next Air Time: Mon, May 11 2026 8:00 PM GMT+0000

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

2 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Mon, May 11 2026 8:00 PM GMT+0000 90 min
In the first edition, the team is called in when nine men ambush five men in a car on a quiet residential side street, with a gun being fired into the vehicle. The officers' instincts tell them this wasn't random, but was planned and executed with precision. Could this be a violent conflict driven by territory, drugs and status?
E02
Episode 2
Mon, May 18 2026 8:00 PM GMT+0000 90 min
Late evening on a quiet, leafy street in Dudley. Inside her home, a young mother quietly moves through the hallway. Upstairs, her children are asleep. Then without warning, gunfire rips through her front door. One shot strikes her in the hip. In pain and unable to move, she reached for her phone, she calls 999, pleading for help as police and paramedics race to the scene.The Major Crime Team take charge, with DS Lucy Mooney and DC Charlotte Smith tasked to find out who could have committed such a crime. This is no random act and detectives knows it.

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