这一系列故事发生在1959年漫长炎热的夏天，婚礼季节在剑桥郡格兰切斯特村如火如荼。

牧师威尔·达文波特（WillDavenport）将幸福的夫妇团结在神圣的婚姻中，侦探督察乔治·基廷（GeorgieKeating）一如既往地忙于调查一系列当地谋杀案。随着新的十年即将到来，每个人都在思考未来的问题，不仅仅是威尔，但在50年代进入摇摆不定的60年代之前，有一些罪行需要解决，还有一些改变生活的决定需要做出，这些决定可能会永远改变格兰切斯特的生活。

TheseriesbeginswhensuspectedhumanremainsareuncoveredonWhitneyMarsh-JessandSunnyareimmediatelycalledtothescene,abandoningtheireveningplanstoJess’shusband’schagrin.DrBalcombe’sanalysisrevealsthattheremainsarerelativelyrecentandsuggestagrimconclusion:thebodywasplacedtherealreadydismembered.Withthisinsight,JessandSunnyintensifytheirsearchcertainthatotherbodypartsmaynotbefaraway.Astheinvestigationunfolds,viewersareintroducedtoadiversenewcastofcharacters:MelindaRicci,anoutspokentelevisioncommentatorbasedinIreland;Martin‘Marty’Baines,anautisticmanlivingwithhismotherDotinDeal,Kent;AsifSyed,anAfghantrainingforhisUKcitizenshiptest;andJulietCooper,ahistorylecturerandfacultyheadataLondonuniversity.Whilethesecharactersliveseeminglyseparatelives,theyareintricatelyconnectedbytheirpasts.It’suptoJess,Sunny,andtheirdedicatedteamtouncoverthesehiddenlinksandultimatelyexposethetruthbehindthecoldcasemurder.

Basedonthebest-sellingnovelsfromgloballyrenownedauthorPeterJames,seriesfivewillcompriseofthefollowingfourfilms-DeadIfYouDon’t,DeadAtFirstSight,NeedYouDeadandFindThemDead.