As London Kills season 4 returns with five new episodes of the whodunnit, the British capital is once again in the spotlight as a savage garden of homicide, revenge plots, turf wars and family sagas.
When we last saw the elite murder squad, DI David Bradford (Hugo Speer), DS Vivienne Cole (Sharon Small), DC Rob Brady (Bailey Patrick) and newly promoted DS constable Billie Fitzgerald (Tori Allen-Martin) were caught up in a complicated case involving corrupt coppers. Namely, Sergeant Ian Durrant (Benjamin O’Mahony) and DCS Jack Mulgrew (John Michie). To muddy matters, Mulgrew was Vivienne’s ex-husband!
By the time the credits closed on season three Mulgrew had been murdered, Rob and Billie managed to arrest vile racist Durrant, and Vivienne and David had a passionate smooch!
As London Kills series four opens the special crime squad are in a mind-bending new bind, as they must investigate one of their own — friendly family man and all-round team player Rob is in the frame for murder!
And David, being David, unwittingly escalates this nightmare situation into a living hell when he attempts to help his valued colleague… resulting in another rollercoaster series with twists, turns and loyalties severely tested!
London Kills Season 4 — release date
London Kills season 4 is coming to BBC One’s daytime schedules on Friday, October 27, at 1.45 pm. All episodes will be available on BBC iPlayer on the same date.
London Kills season 4 is also available to watch on Acorn TV and Amazon Prime Video.
For anyone who wants to catch up before the new BBC outing, London Kills seasons 1, 2 and 3 are currently on BBC iPlayer.
Is there a trailer for London Kills season 4?
Yes, check out this post via Acorn TV!
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London Kills season 4 — what’s in store for the team
When viewers catch up with the team for the new series there’s barely time to get reacquainted, as episode one sees DC Rob Brady (Bailey Patrick, Bodyguard, The Nest, Bridgerton) charged with murder.
Meanwhile, superior officer DI David Bradford (Hugo Speer, Five Days, The Musketeers, Shadow and Bone) is determined to get the charges dropped, by any means necessary. DS Vivienne Cole (Sharon Small, Nightsleeper, Mistresses, Stonemouth, and The Bay) is conflicted. And Detective Constable Billie Fitzgerald (Tori Allen-Martin, Mrs Sidhu Investigates, Here We Go, Unforgotten) has questions!
See our episode guide below for more…
London Kills season 4 — guest stars, departing cast and new arrivals…
London Kills has been a magnet for British TV talent since it first kicked off in 2019 and the latest outing is no exception.
Series one guest stars included Jon Pointing (Plebs, Pls Like, Big Boys), Dean Andrews (Ashes to Ashes, Last Tango in Halifax, Emmerdale), Frances Tomelty (Catastrophe, The Nevers, The Woman in the Wall) Glynis Barber (Dempsey and Makepeace, EastEnders, Hollyoaks) and Laurie Brett (Waterloo Road, EastEnders, Shetland).
Series two saw Sophie McShera (Downton Abbey), Kelly Adams (Hustle), Marc Baylis (Coronation Street), Laura Aikman (Waterloo Road, The One), and Steve John Shepherd (EastEnders) among the guest cast.
Guest stars for series three included Lucinda Dryzek (Silent Witness), Joe Sims (Broadchurch), Deirdre Mullins (Man Down) and Elizabeth Tan (Top Boy).
Holby City’s John Michie also joined the cast in series three, as DCS Jack Mulgrew — DS Vivienne Cole’s ex-husband, who had an unholy alliance with bent copper Sergeant Ian Durrant (Benjamin O’Mahony, Ripper Street). But, given how things ended last year, neither actor will be returning for the new series…
Now, series four sees Laila Rouass (Hollyoaks, Footballers’ Wives, Holby City) join the cast as a new semi-regular character called DI Yasmin Rafiq.
Chanel Waddock (This Is Going to Hurt, Sneakerhead) returns as Saskia Dunleavy.
While Nicola Stephenson (Brookside, Clocking Off, The Long Shadow), Martin Hancock (Coronation Street, Cradle to Grave, Doctors), Janet Kumah (Criminal Record, The Revengelists), Akuc Bol (The Swimmers, The Dumping Ground) are among this season’s guest stars.
See more cast credits for season 4 in our episode guide below.
London Kills season 4 — episode guide
London Kills season 4 — episode 1
Wake-up Call
As the pacy police procedural returns with a new series, it jumps slap bang into the middle of the action. In this opening episode DC Rob Brady wakes up in his car in Epping Forest with a dead woman in the passenger seat and accelerates from there. New character, DI Yasmin Rafiq (Laila Rouass), arrests him for murder, but Rob’s governor, DI David Bradford, ain’t having it.
David drags colleagues DS Vivienne Cole and DC Billie Fitzgerald into a dangerous shadow investigation, while conveniently forgetting to mention his secret history with Yasmin. Rude. Especially as he’s just been captured on CCTV kissing Viv!
Cast: Chanel Waddock returns as Saskia Dunleavy and Laila Rouass (Holby City) is introduced as DI Yasmin Rafiq.
Jackson Bews (Catch-22), Chris J Gordon (Slave Market, Get Even), Daisy Jelley (Geek Girl), Waseem Mirza (Pennyworth) and Maurice Sardison (Suspect) also star.
London Kills season 4 — episode 2
Fallout
One of the joys of this daytime drama is that it’s a treasure trove for familiar guest stars and this episode boasts two soap legends — Nicola Stephenson, best known for a certain kiss on Brookside and recently seen in devastatingly excellent drama The Long Shadow and Martin Hancock, AKA Corrie eco-warrior-turned-copper, Spider Nugent.
Here Nicola stars as Kathy Lawrence and Martin plays Stu Green, two single parents whose lives unexpectedly collide after Kathy’s dad, Major Len Miller, is murdered in his home. They’re both desperate to protect their respective sons. Meanwhile the elite London murder team investigates and begins to unravel a web of lies spun around the dead man’s dark secrets…
Cast: Nicola Stephenson (The Worst Witch) stars as Kathy Lawrence, Tommy Rodger (Victoria, Shadow and Bone) plays Caleb Lawrence, and Martin Hancock (AKA Coronation Street’s Spider Nugent) plays Stu Green.
London Kills season 4 — episode 3
Old Wounds
A young medical student is stabbed to death and Billie believes it may be connected to another similar gang related incident.
There are twists and turns as the team attempts to get to the bottom of this callous killing and the community it occurred in. Meanwhile, tension simmers between David and Vivienne - and not in a good way. Will a confrontation compromise their professional relationship?
Cast: Akuc Bol (The Dumping Ground) stars as Shanice Williamson, Narinder Samra (Kidnapped, Grantchester, Ackley Bridge) plays Divnesh Patel, Sophia Capasso (Casualty, EastEnders) plays Ella Baker and Sasha Desouza-Willock (Deep Heat) plays Amina Patel.
London Kills season 4 — episode 4
Amnesia
A delivery driver is killed and a trace of his movements places him at a pub that his wife is a regular at. She has motives for murder, but claims she can’t recall whether or not she killed her husband due to her alcoholism. Meanwhile, David has questions to answer when he goes MIA while he’s meant to be on duty.
Janet Kumah (In the Long Run) stars as Marilyn Akintunde, Dempsey Bovell (The Continental, Young Wallander, The Deceived) plays Wayne Abbey, Malachi Pullar-Latchman (The Three Musketeers) plays Stephen Akintunde and Muki Zubis (Nautilus, The Devil's Hour) plays Lola Smith.
London Kills season 4 — episode 5
Vendetta
A boxer confesses to killing her manager, but the detectives think she may be covering for her father. Later, David comes to the devastating realisation that the team doesn't trust him after a suspect accuses him of planting evidence. Knowing that his work friends doubt his honesty he makes a decision about his future on the force…
Cast: Laila Rouass returns as DI Yasmin Rafiq, Holly Dempster (Ackley Bridge) plays Aileen Brennan, Aidan Kelly (Stay Close) plays Cormac Doyle and Violet Verigo (Anatomy of a Scandal) stars as Nadia Pawlak. Mick Slaney and Michael Slaney also star.
London Kills — additional information
London Kills filming locations
London Kills is filmed on location in London.
Who created London Kills?
The series was created by Paul Marquess, whose credits include Family Affairs, The Bill, Hollyoaks, Crime Stories, Suspects and Hope Street.
Will there be a London Kills season 5?
It remains unconfirmed whether London Kills will be renewed for a fifth series. This guide will be updated once more information is available.
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