約14年ぶりに右京とタッグを組む薫は、曲がったことが嫌いで超が付くほどの熱血漢。ただ、お人好しで楽天的な性格が災いし、面倒事に巻き込まれたり、自らトラブルを引き起こすこともあった。論理的な右京とぶつかることも少なくなかったが、数々の事件を解決していくうちに強い信頼関係で結ばれていく。season7の第9話で、高校時代の友の死をきっかけに、彼の遺志を継いで子供たちに“正義”を教えるため、不正が蔓延する南アジアの小国・サルウィンに移住していた。
Returning for an extended duration of eight episodes, Patience (Ella Maisy Purvis) will continue her work in the police criminal records department of City of York Police after establishing herself as an invaluable member of the team, bringing her unique insight into a series of perplexing cases. However, when a new boss, Detective Frankie Monroe (Jessica Hynes) brings a very different management style, it proves tricky for them both to navigate. Love is also in the air in this series as Patience begins a relationship with a work colleague Elliot and the police department gets a makeover with the arrival of a new PR consultant all whilst tackling intriguing crimes in extraordinary settings such as York Minster.
