ITV根据英国小说家Jake Arnott的同名小说He Kills Coppers改编的罪案剧集。故事源自英国恶名昭彰的凶犯Harry Roberts的真实事件，当人们忘乎所以地庆祝着世界杯的胜利的时候，被沸腾的喜悦湮灭的是黑暗与罪恶，三名伦敦警察在光天化日之下被谋杀 ，而与之相关的三个男人的命运也彻底被改变。
Frank Taylor (Rafe Spall饰)
Frank沾染了所有旧体制下的伦敦警察坏毛病(如果大家看过life on mars，应该了解那时的办案作风)，但同样他也野心勃勃希望能有所作为，他曾一度和同事也是朋友的Jon Young (by Liam Garrigan)为了一个谜一样的女人Jeannie而争风吃醋，明枪暗箭，但Young的遇害将一切都改变了。
Billy Porter (Mel Raido饰)
Billy，他本应该是一名凶险罪犯，一个反面典型，他抢劫杀人，他被俘监禁，一切的一切反令他成就为了一名无政府主义者的英雄。"Billy Porter is our friend,is our friend, is our friend;Billy Porter is our friend,he kills coppers."人们将他写入了歌谣。
Tony Meehan (Steven Robertson饰)
和两个主角比起来小记者Tony的故事没有那么惊心动魄，而他却同样怀揣野心，一心想抓个头版出人头地。他是三个人中最为矛盾的一个个体，当他在gaybar被老板介绍给一位“客人”的时候，Tony做出激烈地拒绝，苍狂逃窜，而内心深处，比起受到的骚扰令他更恐惧的其实是自己的真实感受。
整部作品被浓浓的怀旧情节包围，采用大量Dusty Springfield作品作为配乐(就连女主角也是Dusty Springfield造型)，将故事氛围烘托得愈加凝重悲切。
1934, America. The Dustbowl. A fugitive named Ben Hawkins finds refuge within a traveling carnival comprised of a tarot card reader and her catatonic/telekinetic mother, a blind mentalist, a bearded lady, and conjoined twins, amongst others. The carnival is owned by the mysterious and unseen Management, who has designs on the young Hawkins, for the boy is concealing an untapped gift: he can heal the lame and raise the dead--at a price. Ben also finds himself disturbed by cryptic and prophetic dreams, which he shares with a Methodist preacher in California, Brother Justin Crowe. Brother Justin, convinced by his dreams he is following God's will, has begun to practice his own extraordinary talents, although the preacher's plans increasingly lead to disturbing and tragic consequences. In this "last great age of magic," Ben Hawkins and Justin Crowe are moving toward a great conflict between Good and Evil, although it not yet clear on which sides these men will stand.
