Based on a graphic novel series, the Netflix
limited series
Bodies is a time-bending crime drama that follows four
detectives in four vastly different time periods in England, as they all
investigate the same murder case after the same dead body appears out of nowhere
in a London alleyway. The mystery playing out in the 1890s is investigated by
Detective Inspector Alfred Hillinghead (played by
Kyle Soller) who comes upon the body at nearly the same time as photojournalist Henry Ashe
(played by
George Parker). Believing his photos will help the investigation, Alfred ends up enlisting
Henry's assistance, despite discovering his homosexuality, which at the time was
a major crime. It isn't long before the two men are engaged in a clandestine
affair while attempting to unravel the mystery. This puts Alfred into conflict
with his colleagues and his family, as he's married with a daughter who is the
target of the show's main villain Mannix. Alfred is blackmailed into agreeing to
frame Henry for the crime, but he ultimately refuses. Alfred convinces Henry to
flee town and then confesses to the crime himself in an effort to spare Henry
from the police and spare his family the truth of his own sexuality. Mannix
later kills Alfred after confessing his scheme to him. However, after the
time-spanning mystery is solved and Mannix is stopped, time is reset and the
characters are returned to where they were before the mystery body ever
appeared. In the finale, Alfred & Henry still share a chance encounter on
the street hinting that their fates will once again connect.
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