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The Kingdom family chronology
Follow the continuing family story in broadcast sequence while keeping stated events separate from inferred timing.
The Prodigal Returns
Establishes Simon’s disappearance, Beatrice’s return from rehabilitation and the telephone call that proves the mystery is not settled.
Open episode →Debts
The trace on Simon’s telephone introduces Christopher Waller and turns a private disappearance into a larger investigation.
Open episode →Home to Roost
Peter follows Simon’s financial trail to Christopher Waller’s parents and the payments they received.
Open episode →Cambridge or Nowhere
Peter learns that Simon approached his former Cambridge tutor for money shortly before disappearing.
Open episode →Sartorial Discord
Peter pays Simon’s gambling debts but discovers that the threat surrounding the family may continue.
Open episode →Out of the House and Home
Honor arrives pregnant and identifies Simon as the father, changing the Kingdom family story at the close of the series.
Open episode →Lighthouse and Lay-bys
Honor and Daniel have become part of Peter’s household, Beatrice learns she is pregnant, and Simon’s return overturns the family’s fragile stability.
Open episode →Seen and Unseen
Simon conceals cash in the office, Beatrice leaves before giving birth, and the police discover that Simon is alive.
Open episode →Dereliction of Duty
Simon’s bail threatens the practice, Honor leaves and Lyle uses the hidden money to secure Simon’s release.
Open episode →Brother's Keeper
Simon returns to the practice and begins an affair with the cricketer’s wife, deepening the damage caused by his return.
Open episode →The Truth Will Set You Free
Working together exposes the brothers’ different instincts while Simon’s danger remains unresolved.
Open episode →Tempest
Simon says the hidden money belonged to their father, drives into the storm and is later found dead on the beach.
Open episode →Combat Wounds
The opening episode re-establishes the practice after Simon’s death and begins the final series’ concern with duty and identity.
Open episode →Crop Circle Case
Lyle meets Emily, and professional rivalry begins to turn into personal interest.
Open episode →A Worthy Cause
Beatrice’s attempt to fund Petra’s schooling brings Petra’s father back into the story.
Open episode →Blackmailing the Bench
Beatrice becomes part of Peter’s investigation, and both cases test appearances against underlying motives.
Open episode →Family Pressure
Lyle’s family background moves to the foreground, while Peter’s worsening health ends in collapse.
Open episode →Inheritance
Peter is diagnosed with diabetes and discovers that he and his younger siblings did not share the same father.
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