Character Relationship Map: Blitz

Characters

• Tom Brant (played by Jason Statham) — protagonist

  A hot-headed and gruff Detective Sergeant with a history of violent incidents. He becomes an unlikely ally to Nash, helping identify the serial killer's pattern. After failing to secure a legal convic...

• Porter Nash (played by Paddy Considine) — protagonist

  A newly transferred Sergeant tasked with leading the investigation into a serial killer targeting police. Initially an outsider mocked for being openly gay, he partners with Brant. He coordinates medi...

• Barry Weiss (played by Aidan Gillen) — supporting

  The primary antagonist, a serial killer targeting former police officers who arrested him. He communicates with a reporter, demands the moniker Blitz, and kills an informant and a gang member. After b...

• Elizabeth Falls (played by Zawe Ashton) — supporting

  A police constable targeted by the serial killer. She investigates a gang member's tip and agrees to a date with Stokes for police assistance. She is attacked by the killer at her home but survives af...

• Craig Stokes (played by Luke Evans) — supporting

  A Detective Inspector who agrees to assist Falls with her investigation on the condition that she goes on a date with him. His role is limited to facilitating the investigation and serving as Falls's...

• Metal (played by Steven Harwood-Brown) — minor
• Dunlop (played by David Morrissey) — supporting

  A newspaper reporter who gains the killer's attention by promising extensive press coverage. He receives murder updates from Weiss and attempts to purchase informant details. After alerting police to...

• Roberts (played by Mark Rylance) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Elizabeth Falls → Tom Brant (Professional Fellow Officer) — Falls is part of Brant's police network and investigation.

  Brant and another police constable determine that Falls is likely to be Blitz's next victim, and police arrive during the attack on her.

• Elizabeth Falls → Porter Nash (Professional Fellow Officer) — Falls and Nash belong to the police operation confronting Blitz.

  Falls is a police constable in the branch where Nash is transferred to lead the investigation into the police murders.

• Elizabeth Falls → Craig Stokes (Romantic Date Partners) — Their date is connected to Stokes's conditional assistance.

  Stokes agrees to help Falls investigate Metal's concern if Falls goes on a date with him, and Falls returns home from that date before the attack.

• Barry Weiss → Dunlop (Professional Source And Reporter) — Weiss uses Dunlop as a channel for publicity.

  Weiss contacts Dunlop to ensure press coverage and promises to keep him updated about his murders.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Elizabeth Falls → Metal (Social Friend) — Falls knows Metal personally and responds to his plea for help.

  Metal visits Falls because he is afraid his gang may have killed someone, and Falls promises to look into the situation.

• Dunlop → Tom Brant (Conflict Adversary) — Dunlop's hostile reporting makes him a target of Brant's retaliation.

  At the end, Brant sets the dogs free on Dunlop to chase him for writing articles against Brant and the police.

• Barry Weiss → Metal (Conflict Murderer) — Metal dies while defending Falls from Weiss.

  Metal intervenes when Weiss attacks Falls, and Metal is killed in the ensuing struggle.

• Barry Weiss → Roberts (Conflict Murderer) — Weiss kills Roberts and uses his uniform during the deception.

  The plot states that Chief Inspector Roberts is bludgeoned to death, and later reveals that Weiss enters Roberts's funeral wearing the uniform he stol...

• Barry Weiss → Elizabeth Falls (Conflict Target) — Falls becomes the killer's intended next victim.

  Brant and another officer realize that Falls is most likely Blitz's next victim. Weiss attacks her at home.

• Porter Nash → Barry Weiss (Conflict Investigative Adversary) — Nash coordinates the official pursuit of Weiss.

  Nash leads the investigation into the police murders and works with Brant to release Weiss's picture to the media.

• Tom Brant → Barry Weiss (Conflict Personal Enemy) — Their previous violent encounter becomes the basis for the final trap.

  Brant recognizes Weiss as the man he beat up in a billiard hall a year earlier. Weiss later follows Brant after the funeral seeking revenge.

• Tom Brant → Porter Nash (Alliance Investigation Partner) — Brant and Nash form the central investigative partnership.

  Nash is transferred to lead the investigation, and Brant becomes his unlikely ally. They work together to identify Blitz and devise a plan to stop him...

Story Analysis

A police investigation against a killer collapses into an extrajudicial revenge plot when legal evidence proves insufficient.

Plot Progression

1. A Killer Targets Police — Police officers are murdered in South East London, prompting a new investigation. Nash arrives as an outsider and forms an uneasy partnership with the volatile Brant.
2. The Informant's Dangerous Lead — Falls receives a troubling request from Metal while Brant and Nash follow Radnor's lead toward Weiss. The suspected killer remains protected by the absence of immediate evidence.
3. Blitz Seeks Publicity — Weiss recruits Dunlop to publicize his murders and claims the name Blitz. Radnor discovers the killer's trophy car, but Weiss kills him before the truth can be sold.
4. Falls Becomes the Next Target — The investigators identify Falls as the likely next victim. Weiss attacks her at home, and Metal dies while saving her from the killer.
5. The Lawless Final Trap — Media exposure leads to Weiss's capture, but the lack of evidence forces his release. Brant and Nash lure him to Roberts's funeral and kill him using his own gun.