How DCI Banks Season 5 Finale Ended The Show
The DCI Banksseason 5 finale brought the British crime drama to a close. Starring Stephen Tompkinson in the title role, DCI Banks is based on British-Canadian crime writer Peter Robinson’s series of Yorkshire-set Inspector Banks novels. The first three seasons of DCI Banks were composed of three or four two-episode storylines adapted from Robinson novels including Friend Of The Devil and Dry Bones That Dream.
In DCI Banks season 4, the series took a different direction by focusing not on Robinson’s novels but on original stories developed specifically for the TV series. DCI Banks season 5 took a cue from the previous season, featuring three brand-new, two-part storylines written specifically for the show. Following in the footsteps of other British crime dramas like Netflix's Stay Close, the seriescaptivated audiences all the way up to its gritty end. DCI Banks season 5 was also the first season to feature an ongoing story arc spread over its six episodes that focused on Banks’ investigation into outwardly respectable crime boss Steve Richards and his wife Tamsin, played by Shaun Dooley (King Foltest in The Witcher) and Maimie McCoy. All of this led up to DCI Banks' ending, which was a brutal finale for the detective show.
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Despite no longer being based on Robinson's novels, DCI Banks season 5 maintained the spirit of the popular thriller books. With DCI Banks ending in mind and the fact that there are 27 of Robinson's novels to choose from, audiences are wondering whether the show had been cancelled. Here's how DCI Banks season 5 ended, and whether or not the show was cancelled prior to its finale.
DCI Banks season 5 was hailed as the show’s grittiest season
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