Patience, an invaluable member of the City of York Police's criminal records department, will return to work for eight episodes after establishing herself as a valuable asset to the team. Her unique insight into a series of perplexing cases continues to be sought after by her colleagues. However, when a new boss, Detective Frankie Monroe (Jessica Hynes), arrives with a very different management style, it proves tricky for Patience and her colleagues to navigate. As they try to balance their work with personal lives, love is also in the air for both Patience and her colleague Elliot. With a new PR consultant bringing a fresh perspective to the police department, there are exciting changes happening around them. Meanwhile, Patience continues to tackle intriguing crimes in extraordinary settings, such as York Minster.