4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (176+ words) So why did it fly under the radar? And Strong was very good. His Frank is neither a straightforward hero nor villain: he is a policeman convinced that one terrible act can somehow put his life right. The opening murder…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (89+ words) The BBC has put together a whole host of what it calls cosy dramas on iPlayer for the autumn season. This curated content includes plenty of crime drama. First off, there’s a whole host of modern Agatha Christie adaptations: Good…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (88+ words) The Killing Times As befits a new autumn season, the second week in September is a busy one. We have an intriguing Aussie series starting up on Apple TV – Last Seen – as well as series three in the De Twaalf…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1589+ words) Here. We. Go! Autumn and winter are traditionally the seasons to get cosy, batten down the hatches, put the kettle on and get stuck into some great TV. As ever, the crime drama genre contributes to this kind of hunkering…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (110+ words) The Killing Times We’re now into September, which means the new autumn season is officially underway. Which also means we’ll be publishing our enormous autum/winter preview. So look out for that on Tuesday 1st September. In the meantime, we have…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (199+ words) I’m looking forward to The Detection Club, not least because it’s being filmed in my hometown. Set against a backdrop of literary glamour, social change and deadly intrigue, the 10-part series follows the mysterious society formed by three of Britain’s…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (192+ words) The Killing Times As we edge into the big new season of TV – look out for our annual autumn/winter preview on 1st September – we have some big things starting this week. Namely, series three of Vigil and series four of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (279+ words) Channel 4 has announced Complicit, a new six-part murder mystery that peers into the shadows of a suburban neighbourhood and the hidden lives of its residents. Claire Goose leads the cast as Jen Molloy, starring alongside Moe Dunford who plays Jen’s…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (242+ words) Long before Ludwig, Death Valley and the current boom in quirky British cosy crime, there was Jonathan Creek – a series that quietly established just how entertaining murder could be when the detective was more interested in puzzles than police procedure....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (104+ words) The Killing Times Look out for some good stuff this week: there’s a new Swedish series on Netflix (Blood Sacrifice) and the return of Ludwig, which proved to be a huge success when it debuted last year. We also say…...