在伦敦郊区，生活着一对葡萄牙夫妇贝拉、若塔和他们的三个孩子。作为移民家庭，他们需要非常努力才能维持生计，但是他们的聋哑女儿在学校因为误会遇到了一些麻烦，英国社会服务机构开始担心起他们孩子的安全。《倾听》讲述了移民父母为了让家人团聚而与法律进行不懈斗争的故事。

Shipton Abbott continues to keep DI Humphrey Goodman and his team busy, with a baffling new crime each episode. From a death on a steam train to a missing teacher, the team have their work cut out. Even more so with Police HQ’s threat of the local station house closure hanging over them – the pressure is on to get results.　　Meanwhile, Humphrey and Martha’s journey to find their own version of a family continues as they explore the possibility of fostering. Martha’s mother Anne throws herself into the world of online dating, and a well-meant gesture from Esther’s daughter Zoe threatens to uncover a long-held secret…