Marcella Backland

A former detective lured back to the force by the return of a notorious serial killer she previously investigated. Marcella left the police to embrace family life after falling pregnant with her second child, but never quite came to terms with leaving in the midst of investigating the violent "Grove Park Killer". Marcella returns to the force following the breakdown of her marriage and is unflinching and unrelenting in her renewed pursuit of the culprit. She's a loner who appreciates others but will resolutely follow her hunch; no matter the blind alleys and brick walls she runs up against. Marcella has an innate recklessness; she knows not where boundaries and conformity lie. She's justicedriven - even if in its pursuit, she risks damaging herself. Marcella's our unreliable series centre; a potential victim, witness and suspect in the series investigation.