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Mysterious images that show incidents 18 hours before they happen are transmitted from space. As a space scientist attempts to explain their source, detectives race against time to change the future.

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    2/5. Rebecca is determined to save a boy's life, but she learns of a second scheduled death.

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      1/5. An astrophysicist claims to have received images of an explosion from the future.

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Seven new images appear that predict the future. What will this mean for the team?

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Go behind the scenes this week and: Discover more about Wormholes; find out why most of the camera shots in the show were handheld and what would happen if the whole world could predict the future?

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CHARACTER PROFILE: DI Rebecca Flint (Tamzin Outhwaite)

DI Rebecca Flint is a high-ranking detective who always goes the extra mile to solve a case. However, when she is shown images by space scientist Dr Christian King of an event that's still to happen, her world and belief system is thrown into turmoil.

Character Profile: Dr Christian King (Emun Elliot)

Christian King is the outsider – the dark space scientist informing the police of things beyond their comprehension and, potentially, beyond their control.

Character Profile: DS Ben Holt (Mark Bonnar)

DS Ben Holt refuses to believe the images they've been given are from the future but, as events unfold, will he be forced to change his views?

Character Profile: DC Callum Gada (Chike Okonkwo)

DC Callum Gada is a rookie detective who joins DI Rebecca Flint's unit determined to prove his worth. However, when faced with trying to alter the course of people's destinies it pushes his religious beliefs to the limit.

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Tuesday, 21:00 on BBC One

3/5. Rebecca vows to stop a serial rapist from committing a violent attack and murder.

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