Babylon Episode Synopses

Episode One

A private security firm calls the police for assistance at a Youth Offenders Institution riot giving Richard Miller (Jimmy Nesbit) the ideal opportunity to highlight the force’s opposition to the transfer of essential services from the public to the private sector. But when Scotland Yard’s PR strategy comes under pressure tensions between the police and pro-privatisation City Hall boil over and Commissioner Miller (James Nesbitt) finds himself under attack by Deputy Mayor Grant Delgado (Ralph Brown). As the TSG is despatched to quell the unrest Robbie (Adam Deacon) wonders whether he’ll make it out unscathed on his last day before firearms training and documentary cameraman Matt (Daniel Kaluuya) may have spotted a dangerous liaison within the ranks. Meanwhile, Warwick’s (Nick Blood) nerves are shredded after the police release footage of him shooting an unarmed assailant. Worried colleagues Tony (Stuart Martin) and Banjo (Andrew Brooke) think they may have just the thing to straighten him out...

Episode Two

Eager to justify Commissioner Miller’s (James Nesbitt) faith in her, Liz (Brit Marling) presents her vision for Metwork: the force’s very own digital news channel that will rival established outlets and tell it like it is, for better or worse. It could be a game-changer but to Finn (Bertie Carvel) Metwork is a vanity project and he is determined to kill it. His opportunity comes on the eve of the Mayor’s Conference on Policing. Warwick’s psychological state reaches crisis point after the high-risk pursuit of a gang of armed robbers and firearms trainee Robbie (Adam Deacon) realises he must sharpen up if he is to make the cut…