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…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (191+ words) Alas, while those ideas remained interesting, the actual plot developments were rather less compelling. Then came another revelation: Margot’s boyfriend, Sam, was a wrong ’un after all, working in cahoots with Harbottle. We discovered that Harbottle had killed Sam’s abusive…...

6+ day, 38+ min ago   (99+ words) The Killing Times We’ve known Michelle Keegan crime drama, The Blame, is just around the corner. Now we know when it’s going to launch. DI Emma Crane (Keegan) and DI Tom Radley (Douglas Booth) are investigating a tragic murder in…...

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…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (484+ words) Series three of primetime behemoth, Vigil, wastes little time reminding us that this is a thriller with absolutely no interest in easing us gently into the action. Within the first 10 minutes, British undercover operatives attempting to extract Chinese scientist Shen…...

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, 4+ day ago   (253+ words) The first season of espionage thriller Black Doves – starring Keira Knightley, Ben Wishaw and Sarah Lancashire – was a terrif stuff. Now it’s in on its way back for a second season. Netflix announced the transmission date at the Edinburgh TV…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (118+ words) Neil Forsyth’s true crime drama – Legends – is returning for a second season, Netflix has confirmed. It will continue to follow the undercover operatives who infiltrated Britain’s most dangerous drug gangs in the 1990s. Starring Tom Burke, Steve Coogan, and Hayley Squires,…...

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…...