ITV has announced that the fourth season of contemporary crime drama DCI Banks will begin next month.

Stephen Tompkinson returns as DCI Alan Banks at 9pm on Wednesday 4 March on ITV with ‘What Will Survive’, the first of six new episodes inspired by Peter Robinson’s books.

Andrea Lowe (Monroe) is also back as DS Annie Cabbot, alongside Caroline Catz (Doc Martin) as DI Helen Morton.

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Season 4 will feature “powerful personal stories for the lead characters, both in their private lives and in their work environment”, including a deeper exploration of Banks’ relationship with his parents, further complications in Annie and Banks’ on/off romance and a personal crisis that threatens Helen’s career.

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