One of the most-watched crime series on BBC One, Bloodlands, will be premiering with another exciting and suspenseful episode this week. Created by Chris Brandon, Bloodlands follows the story of a DCP named Tom Brannick, who has a hidden side behind the facade of a commissioner. The role is played by James Nesbitt.
The show first aired on 21st February 2021. By the end of the first season, producers had announced that another season was in the making. With a rating of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, this show is filled with pure thrill and mystery. The story unfolds with each episode, revealing how it feels to have a villain as the protagonist.
Season 2 of Bloodlands started airing on 18th September 2022. It was ordered for around 6 episodes, scheduling the series to end by this month. The first season received positive feedback all over the country, and when the 2nd season premiered, it had a total of 8 million viewers, becoming one of the most-watched series on the platform.
Bloodlands: The plot of The show
When the first season was first aired, everyone was rooting for the main protagonist to find out who the assassin behind the murders was. What they didn’t expect was that Tom Brannick himself would be the infamous Goliath. As shocking as it was, we’re revealed through season two that Goliath has done much more than just simple assassinations.
The Season starts with the police finding out about a murder of an accountant named Colin Foyle, but there is no evidence as to who he was murdered by. Our DCP Tom Brannick and His DS Niamh McGovern are called to the scene to start the investigation. As the investigation proceeds, Tom realizes that the victim is not a normal accountant. He had a much deeper mystery surrounding him.
What’s more mysterious is his wife, Olivia Foyle. Although she says she’s innocent, her actions tell another story.
As the story has been going on so far, It looks like Tom Brannick had once stolen a huge amount of gold and had hidden it away. That same gold is the reason behind the murder of Colin Foyle.
Bloodlands Season 2 Episode 3: Recap
The 3rd episode aired on October 2nd, 2022. The episode starts with the interrogation of Olivia Foyle, who by now knows that Tom is involved in the gold case as well. Tom’s DC, Birdy asks Olivia a wide range of questions to determine her true connection with Robert Dardis.
During Colin’s funeral, Tom meets his kids, who seem to hate his new wife Olivia. They talk about her marrying their dad just for money and that she has had a criminal past which they didn’t know much of. The daughter and son of Colin reveal that they knew their father was doing dirty work, but he never talked about it.
While Niamh takes a picture of the funeral, she notices Tom and Olivia having a chat in private. Birdy gets closer to Tom’s daughter, Izzy Brannick.
Tom and Niamh try to search for locations Colin had been to and stumble upon a Jeweler’s shop. The owner of the place informs that she was just one of Colin’s clients and had nothing to do with his murder. Brannick notices a cloth on the shelf, which is similar to the cloth the Murder weapon, M24 was wrapped in. They arrest her and later find a gold bar in her safe.
Izzy takes up therapy, as being near police and crime scenes has affected her mental health.
The gold’s origin is traced back to the US intelligence agency, where an officer informs that the gold was stolen from the IRA in the year 1998. Back at the office, upon interrogation, the jeweler reveals that Colin had given the gold bar to her, But now that he was dead, she thought she would keep it. She also reveals that it was given to Colin by an assassin who goes by the name Goliath. Shocked, Niamh now doubts the belief that Goliath had died.
Bloodlands Season 2 Episode 4: Release Date
Bloodlands Season 2 Episode 4 will release on October 9th, 2022. New episodes of Bloodlands are aired every Sunday, so be sure to tune in this Sunday to find out how Goliath, our DCP, will proceed next to hide his identity and past.
Bloodlands Season 2 Episode 4: What To Expect
We can expect things to take a much more dramatic turn next, as now Niamh knows Goliath is involved. Dunfoland will be visited by one of the Americans that was a part of the gold transportation in 1998. It also looks like Birdy, played by Chris Walley, will come across an astonishing secret.
Where to Watch Bloodlands Season 2?
All episodes of Bloodlands air on BBC One on Sundays at 9:00 pm. It is available on demand at BBC iplayer for UK viewers. Acorn TV airs new episodes as well.
American Viewers can access the series on Prime Video. Platforms like Roku and Apple TV only have the first season.
Unfortunately, viewers outside of the UK and US do not have access to the 2nd season as of now.
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