A guide for repeat viewing

Continuity notebook

Track the objects, decisions and unresolved questions that gather meaning across the programme’s three series.

S01E01–S01E02

Simon’s telephone

The unexpected call overturns the assumption that Simon’s disappearance can be treated as closed.

S01E02–S01E04

Christopher Waller and the payments

Peter’s search links Simon to a deceased client, regular payments and the Waller family.

S01E05–S02E03

Simon’s debts and hidden money

Gambling debts, attempted repayments and cash hidden in the office steadily raise the cost of Simon’s return.

S01E06–S02E03

Honor and Daniel

Honor’s arrival changes the family story; Daniel and Lyle’s feelings create consequences beyond Simon himself.

S01E04 · S02E05

Peter and Cambridge

Cambridge connects Peter’s education, former tutor and later investigation into missing research.

S01E06 onward

Lyle choosing Market Shipborough

The eviction case helps turn a possible London departure into a deeper commitment to the town and its clients.

Across all series

Land under pressure

Road plans, a lighthouse, compulsory purchase, a golf course, allotments and river pollution repeat the tension between development and belonging.

S03E05–S03E06

Peter’s health and parentage

His collapse leads to a diabetes diagnosis and then the final revelation that reopens the meaning of the Kingdom family.

Details to watch for next time

  • When Peter’s Alvis links locations that are geographically separate in real Norfolk.
  • How files, telephone calls and money move the Simon mystery forward before he returns.
  • Cases that echo the Kingdom family’s own problems with inheritance, identity and loyalty.
  • Changes in Lyle’s confidence, responsibilities and relationship to the practice.
  • Recurring development disputes that turn landscape into a character rather than a backdrop.

Open research questions

Exact prop models, complete vehicle appearances, end-credit character names and shot-level filming matches remain useful areas for fan contributions. Each submission is most valuable when it includes an episode and approximate timestamp.