Based on the graphic novel of the late Si Spencer. Star Stephen Graham only makes a brief appearance in the first episode.
A time travel murder mystery. The same dead body is found in the East End of London in 2023, 1941 and 1890. There is a bullet that went through his eye and lodged on his brain.
Only the pathologist in Victorian London cannot find the bullet.
In 2023, there is no signs of who the dead person is. There are no fingerprints and DNA of him in the police database.
Only in the wartime segment, does a mysterious woman order DS Karl Whiteman to go and collect a corpse.
Then there is a coda at the end of the episode which is set in the future, 2053.
It is certainly stylish and intriguing. Two of the police investigating the case are from marginalised groups. DS Whiteman is Jewish and suffers from antisemitic abuse from his fellow officers. DS Hasan in the present is a hijab wearing policewoman. There certainly seems to be an element of outsiders examining the murder.
Even though the first episode seemed to be mainly shot in the north of England rather than London itself. It looked stylish with producer Susie Liggat having previously worked on Doctor Who.