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The Novel
The Empire Writes Back
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News South Asia
The final episode of the series examines how the British Empire was celebrated in the novels of some writers and taken apart and upended by others. Show more
Sandy feels the heat. Convinced that McGuire is the key to cracking the case, Perez travels to Glasgow in an attempt to track him down.
A severed hand washes up on a Shetland beach, with further body parts discovered in a holdall dumped at sea. Perez and the team begin a complex murder investigation. Show more
A horrifying discovery at the Hayes house changes the course of the investigation. Perez establishes the probable cause for Daniel's murder and his sister Zezi's disappearance.
Sure that Zezi is being held on Shetland, Perez and the team ramp up the pressure on their remaining leads. Personally, Perez finds himself in turmoil after his kiss with Alice.