Better: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Better is a thrilling redemption story set in Leeds, using the landscape of the city and surrounding countryside as a backdrop to what becomes an epic battle for one woman's soul.

After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right 20 years of wrongdoing - but satisfying her newfound conscience won't be straightforward. She slowly realises that her redemption will only be complete once she brings down the powerful gangster she has worked for all this time, a man she helped rise to power, and has come to love like a brother.

Series details

• Title: Better
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2023-02-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-02-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 58 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 54402
• IMDb ID: tt14466190
• TVDB ID: 400188

Cast and credited roles

• Leila Farzad — DI Lou Slack
• Andrew Buchan — Col McHugh
• Zak Ford-Williams — Owen Davies
• Olivia Nakintu — DC Esther Okoye
• Samuel Edward-Cook — Ceri Davies
• Ceallach Spellman — Donal McHugh
• Anton Lesser — Vernon Marley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-02-13; final listed air date 2023-02-13; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Better on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.