World On Fire series two will take viewers from the streets of Britain into occupied France, Nazi Germany, and to the sands of the North African desert, where British troops struggle alongside Indian Sappers and Australian Diggers to adapt to a very different kind of combat.

本剧改编自Bernard Cornwell的“Warlord Chronicles”三部曲中的第一部《凛冬王》。

这部由Emilia di Girolamo负责编剧的剧集讲述1992年的真实犯罪事件 - Rachel Nickell强奸谋杀案。当时警方认为Colin Stagg是真凶但却证据不足，而无奈之下年轻探长决定与国内一名犯罪侧写师合作，并进行一次十分大胆的卧底行动。Niamh Algar饰演卧底警员Lizzie James，她被指派接近嫌疑犯Colin Stagg并引诱对方。

Issues arise related to the gentrification of a small Cornish fishing village.