Jan 6, 2025 · TV crime drama has never been better. With so many top Hollywood writers and directors and A-list acting talent now only too happy to play their trade on the small screen, it feels like we’re enjoying a real televisual zenith at this moment in time.

Unforgotten series 5 sees Sanjeev Bhaskar return as DI Sunil ‘Sunny’ Khan, with Sinéad Keenan joining the cast as DCI Jess James, replacing the beloved Nicola Walker (DCI Cassie Stewart).. When a severed leg is discovered inside a chimney of a newly renovated period house, the Bishop Street team get to work identifying the victim.

Aug 10, 2024 · Pompeii by Robert Harris. 4. Pompeii (2003) . During a blistering week in late August, while Rome’s wealthiest citizens bask in luxury at their villas around Pompeii and Herculaneum, ominous signs begin to surface.

Dec 4, 2024 · Autumn is the best time to start a new crime show.It’s like the TV programming gods know that, as the temperatures cool and the evenings get darker, there’s nothing we want more than to spend the evening under a blanket, tuned in to a binge-worthy thriller.

Oct 16, 2020 · The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena. The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena. When Anne is invited to dinner next door, she’s told not to bring her baby, Cora. Her husband says it’ll be fine – they’ll take the baby monitor and check her every half hour.

Aug 22, 2024 · It’s one of ITV’s most popular crime dramas – and it’s coming back to our screens very soon, on Sunday 1st September. Grace, based on the Detective Roy Grace novels by the prolific crime writer Peter James, has already seen three series delight ITV audiences.Here’s everything we know about the upcoming fourth series of the Brighton-based detective thriller.

Nov 11, 2024 · The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen. Tess Gerritsen is best known for her beloved detective series Rizzoli and Isles.But in 2024, we’ll be treated to a new espionage series, The Spy Coast, which follows retired spy Maggie.When an unidentified body is left on her driveway, she thinks it’s connected to her failed mission 15 years prior.

Sep 3, 2024 · There’s been some good news recently for fans of dark TV crime thrillers laced with dry, caustic wit: the second series of Irvine Welsh’s Crime is now on ITV1 and ITVX. It’s cynical. It’s grimly funny. It’s thought-provoking. And it’s back… Who’s behind the crime drama?

Aug 4, 2023 · Warning: May contain spoilers. Still need to catch up on Crime episode 2? Read Steve’s review of episode 1 here.. Film buffs currently enjoying ITV’s Crime, the new Saturday night police thriller from acclaimed Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, may well recognise the name of its lead character, DI Ray Lennox.The excellent 2013 black comedy Filth features Lennox in a supporting role, played by ...

May 11, 2022 · Shardlake: The Complete BBC Radio Collection by C J Sansom. Shardlake: The Complete BBC Radio Collection. Tudor England is the playground for C J Sansom’s historical mystery series, which follows the adventures of hunchbacked lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake over ten years during the reign of Henry VIII.