Scott and Bailey Show Summary, Upcoming Episodes and TV Guide

Returning to Syndicate 9 after a year with Vice, Rachel needs some time to rekindle her neglected friendship with Janet, but the shocking murder of Michael Edgerton forces her to hit the ground running as she steps up to Acting DI under the watchful eye of Julie Dodson. When a teenage boy sees a clip of Michael's murder on the darknet, it's clear that Syndicate 9 are dealing with something much bigger and more sinister than a single, indiscriminate murder. A sick game is being played and Syndicate 9 need to find the next potential victim before the killer does.

Glad of Rachel's return, Janet couldn't have known how much she was going to need her friend. When Taisie is arrested, setting off an inconceivable chain of events, Janet is thrown into turmoil and Rachel's wisdom and experience are exactly what she needs to steer her through the crisis.

Janet is unnerved to discover that DSI Dodson cannot ignore her concerns about Gill's drinking. Just as Rachel feels as if she is getting to grips with the job, she makes a fatal error that puts Janet and Chris in danger. When a man's body is found wedged between rocks on the moors with nothing to identify him, a road block is set up and an appeal put out. Enquiries lead Janet and Chris to a nearby farm, but they discover something much more sinister and shocking than they could ever have anticipated.

When an unconscious baby is admitted to hospital, it's unclear who had his best interests at heart. And while Rachel is stung by Gill's harsh words, Janet feels lost when Elise decides to leave home.

After promising that the chaos of her personal life was behind her, Rachel is torn when she discovers that her mother's new boyfriend is a violent domestic abuser. Janet goes on her first date, but gets cold feet at the last minute when the idea of having to sell herself to a stranger makes her heart sink. The murder of a gay man has all the markings of a hate crime, but why is his friend struggling to answer some simple questions?

When a vulnerable young man goes missing, the suspicion is he's dead already. But a search of a local quarry reveals the unexpected. Meanwhile, both Janet and Rachel's futures lie in Gill's hands.

In the series finale, the story of Joe Bevan and his house of horrors takes another twist as DCI Gill Murray is kidnapped by someone heavily involved in the case. Their friendship in tatters, DCs Scott and Bailey are forced to pull together in order to save their boss, but face a desperate race against time as Gill is taken to Flamborough Head on the east coast, a beautiful clifftop spot notorious for suicides.

Dorothy is not impressed as Rachel hides out at Janet's, and even Rachel knows deep down that she will have to face her husband soon. The disturbing story of Joe Bevan continues to unfold as the body count rises and the team faces the task of identifying the victims. Joe's daughter Helen faces a tough time as the press interest mounts and she begins to realise the true extent of her father's horrific actions.

Rachel's moment of indiscretion threatens to come back and haunt her when Sean takes a phone call from her recent one night stand. Janet forces Ade to move in with his new girlfriend and asks her mum Dorothy to take his place. The team investigates the brutal murder of a wealthy man whose double life left him vulnerable to exploitation. Could his son really be the prime suspect?

Newly-wed Rachel struggles to adjust to living with Sean. Admitting their marriage is over, Janet and Ade put their house on the market, planning to split when it sells. When she is called to a crime scene, Janet discovers the severed head of 75-year-old Eunice Bevan at the bottom of the stairs in her home, with her bedridden husband Joe lying upstairs. Tracing their relatives becomes crucial, but as Joe becomes more lucid in hospital, their daughter Helen's alibi starts to fall apart.