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Life of Crime

Life of Crime

Description: Hayley Atwell stars in this gritty, urban crime drama as risk-taking and impulsive policewoman Denise Woods, who becomes obsessed with tracking down the killer of a teenage girl. Written by Declan Croghan `Waking the Dead', and `Ripper Street', the three-episode series follows Woods' progression through the Metropolitan Police Force over three decades and shows how choices she makes as a rookie officer have lasting and explosive repercussions on both her professional and personal life.
Genre: Crime
Year Released: 2013
Number of episodes: 3
First episode air date: May 10, 2013
Network: ITV
Created By: Declan Croghan
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