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Liam Ketman (Nick Berry) and Garth O'Hanlon (Stephen Tompkinson) are two undercover detectives who do whatever it takes to gather evidence against various criminal targets.

Former Royal Navy officer Mike Nicholls returns to his childhood hometown of Bridehaven to take on the role of harbourmaster.

When their friend Donald unexpectedly drops down dead pub landlord Colin proposes that he and his older friends Oscar, Julian and Vernon take out life insurance policies, with the last one standing taking all the money. Both the pub and Julian's advertising firm are on hard times whilst teacher Oscar, whose marriage has grown stale, has a sexual encounter with precocious pupil Louise. Wrongly believing that Vernon has a heart condition Julian's wife Susy decides to help him on his way with afternoon sex sessions and soon he has acquired a reputation, causing his wife Gaynor to leave him. With Julian bankrupt, Oscar on a life support after Vernon accidentally ran over him, Colin suffering from burns caused by a kitchen fire and a depressed Vernon about to hang himself it seem s unlikely that any of them will survive to claim the pot.

A Rastafarian birdwatcher, Cordell Johnson, ruffles a few feathers among the twitchers drawn to Bridehaven by the sighting of a rare specimen.

A suicidal holidaymaker, Arthur Denton, arrives in Bridehaven, hankering to find a town that no longer exists.

For Those In Peril: Drama starring Nick Berry as a Sea Captain who witnesses the death of his best friend at sea, and is still paying the price for a crime he didn't commit.

Mike is alarmed by the behaviour of an ex-chief petty officer and Falklands veteran, Alan Semple, who descends on Bridehaven with a group of school young sea cadets for training.

A killer is targeting the members of a dating site with the team working to draw out potential suspects under the guidance of a criminal profiler. Meanwhile, Liam's involvement with an obsessive estate agent leads to his relationship with his ex-wife and children becoming even more fraught.

When Fiona Waddington's teenage daughter and young son are kidnapped a ransom is sent to her family's publishing company. As the kidnappers don't want the police involved, Liam and Garth have to pose as kidnap and ransom specialists.

Garth goes undercover to track down a vice ring-which leads back to the police-so Liam joins his old drug-squad colleagues.

Liam returns to duty after the shooting and aids in the capture of crazed armed robber Sean Denning. However, Denning is released on bail so Liam and Garth have to return undercover as he searches for those who gave him up to the police. Garth, meanwhile, becomes increasingly concerned by Liam's fatalistic behaviour.

After Sophie's assault her phone and notes are missing leaving Liam and Garth at risk as they continue to try and gather new evidence against Denning. Their task is complicated by a malcontent ex-policeman working with the defence team trying to find undercover operatives.