受19世纪80年代一群在残酷的伦敦东区为生存而挣扎的人物的真实故事启发，希西家·莫斯科和亚历克·门罗，这两位逃离牙买加的好友，被卷入了伦敦蓬勃发展的无护具拳击圈的犯罪底层。随着希西家通过拳击艺术获得财富和名声，他引起了臭名昭著的“四十头大象”女王玛丽·卡尔的注意，她利用他的才能来推进自己的犯罪事业。与此同时，东区拳击界自封的霸主、危险人物舒格·古德森决心摧毁希西家，因为希西家在西区比赛的野心威胁到了他建立的一切。随之而来的是旧世界与新世界的斗争。
Antoine Verlaque, Investigating Judge in Aix-en Provence with his romantic partner Marine Bonnet investigates the murders, mysteries, and dark underbelly of their idyllic home in the south of France.
DI Humphrey Goodman and the team are left stumped in the first episode of the new series when millionaire environmentalist and scientist Dan Hagen is shot on his boat while out at sea.
