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The team investigates the abduction of a young woman and her daughter, who are being held prisoner by somebody who wishes the team to release a prisoner arrested on a murder charge a year ago. At the same time, Sam faces a life or death situation in 2006 when he thinks he has accidentally been given an overdose. As the deadline draws closer, Sam collapses into a deeper coma, leaving his colleagues to tackle the mystery on their own - albeit using some of his earlier suggestions.
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John Simm
as Sam Tyler
Philip Glenister
as Gene Hunt
Liz White
as Annie Cartwright
Dean Andrews
as Ray Carling
Marshall Lancaster
as Chris Skelton
Noreen Kershaw
as Phyllis Dobbs
Reece Dinsdale
as Simon Lamb
Lesley Clare O Neill
as Mrs. Bathurst
Olwen May
as Mavis Witham
Jonty Stephens
as Don Witham
Adam Beresford
as Graham Bathurst
James Wells
as Mitch Bathurst
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