Nicola Walker

"Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix's children's school. Josie has been listening to Alix's podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her...

The Defoes are back at newly merged law firm Noble Hale Defoe. And Hannah's latest case - the divorce of the UK's most powerful celebrity couple - is set to put NHD on the map. As Hannah fights one of the most public cases of her career, she's also fighting a private battle to save her own marriage. Following the devastating revelation of Nathan's betrayal, her formerly rock-solid marriage is beginning to crack. And, as she finds herself in a passionate...

Hannah's personal and professional lives collide when Nathan helps out with the Hansen case, as she desperately tries to cover up evidence of her affair with Christie.

With the revelation of Hannah and Christie's affair out in the open, Hannah tries to make amends and rebuild her marriage.

Secrets come out and lies unravel as Hannah deals with the fallout from her Anniversary Party, while the Noble Hale Defoe team attend an awards ceremony for Ruth.

Sunny makes further investigations into David Walker's life that suggest he was a troubled man with a number of issues. Marion has a prickly chat with Cassie about her past and the inquiry reveals her close relationship with an IRA activist. As the police investigation encroaches on their life, Sara and Colin open up to their partners with secrets about their past.

When the remnants of a body are found hidden in a river, DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan are faced with an impossible investigation. There are four suspects - they are the pieces of the jigsaw Cassie and Sunny must solve. But the harder they try to put this picture together, the more blurred it becomes. It's a case that will test their relationship in unexpected ways, and question their assumptions about the most damaged and destructive in society....

Working on a case involving a member of Parliament, Hannah grows increasingly close to Christie and further away from Nathan and her family. Davey is confronted by Goldie during an important meeting, revealing she is threatening far more than just him if she keeps digging into the finances. As Rose and James's wedding draws near, Ruth hosts a dinner party for all the family, including James's parents, with disastrous consequences - forcing Nathan...

Things become increasingly complicated for Hannah as she faces Christie's ex-wife in a tricky prenup, and the three sisters meet their father for the first time.

Hannah represents a woman fighting to save the embryos created during a marriage now ending in divorce. Oscar's return continues to impact on the whole family.