Better is a British crime drama television drama series, created and written by Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent, about a corrupt police officer who attempts to turn her life around, only for it to get much worse. The series began broadcast on BBC One on 13 February 2023, with all five episodes available on BBC iPlayer simultaneously.
Premise After her son Owen almost dies, corrupt police detective Lou Slack attempts to make amends for her sins and escape Col McHugh, the powerful criminal she has been working for.
Cast and characters Main Leila Farzad as DI Lou Slack Andrew Buchan as Col McHugh Samuel Edward-Cook as Ceri Davies Zak Ford-Williams as Owen Davies Olivia Nakintu as DC Esther Okoye Cel Spellman as Donal McHugh Anton Lesser as Vernon Marley Garry Cooper as Peter "Bulgey" Donovan
Recurring Carolin Stoltz as Alma McHugh Lucy Black as DCI Sandy Mosby Moe Bar-El as Artem Mark Monero as Curtis "Lord" Roy Junade Khan as DS Pritam Khan Joseph Steyne as Joleon Tillie Amartey as Jade Wilkes Gavin Spokes as DI Phil Cowper
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Production This is the first on-screen drama where a disabled actor showed that by masking their own condition and then revealing it they could portray a progressive condition.
Broadcast Better premiered on BBC One on 13 February 2023, with all five episodes available on BBC iPlayer simultaneously.
Reception Sean O'Grady from The Independent gave the first episode four out of five stars, praising Farzad and Buchan. Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian awarded the first episode three stars out of five, criticising the opening but finding it gained momentum by the end. Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph also gave it three stars out of five, unimpressed by the plot.
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