The BBC has released first look pictures for Ludwig series 2, showing both new and returning cast Mark Bonnar and Sian Clifford join the cast as series regulars. Who else is in Ludwig series 2 and what of the storyline There’s a lot to unpack from the latest press release: Picking up from the end … >
Red Planet Pictures has confirmed series 3 of Return to Paradise is now filming The show will air later this year, but no news of a Christmas special! What do we know about series 3 of Return to Paradise Unlike last year when very little was heard, we have confirmation of a series 3 return to … >
Acorn TV has unveiled a first look at new original series You’re Killing Me, starring and executive produced by Brooke Shields The murder mystery series, also starring Amalia Williamson and Tom Cavanagh, premieres this spring. This is an Acorn TV show so needs a subscription, but may make its way onto UKTV later this year. … >
A dozen crime shows returning in 2026 to look forward to We thought we’d look ahead at the various crime shows returning to our screens in 2026. We stopped at a dozen, then realised even that was too much. We thought we’d list them all then focus on a few. Our dozen crime shows returning … >
We picked a few (eight) returning crime shows we enjoyed in 2025 — did we include your favourites? It’s a good time to be a fan of crime shows, particularly in the UK if you like the more cozy end of the scale. We’ve collected some of the shows we’ve enjoyed once more this year … >
Here’s our pick of the new crime shows we watched in 2025 — there were quite a few Christmas means time to reflect on the year about to end. We watched more programmes than we can readily remember, but the following seven did impress us and we hope for more (and in many cases will … >
Will there be a Murder Before Evensong season 2 — we certainly hope so, but is our optimism misplaced In this cutthroat world of modern television production, many ostensibly good series with potential don’t make it far enough to fully develop. The cost of production needs to balance audience numbers (the BBC may be less … >
Welcome to the Cultbox Cozy Crime Catchup for November 2025 — we talk Art Detectives, Irish Blood, Miss Scarlet, Professor T and A Remarkable Place to Die Since our previous look at some of the cozy crime shows we don’t always get to, there’s been plenty of news. We’ve covered shows like Return to Paradise and Shaekespeare & … >
Death in Paradise spinoff Return to Paradise series 2 starts on the BBC later this month Via the show’s Faceb00k page, we learn the second spin-off from Death in Paradise will hit our screens on October 31, at 8 pm. We don’t know if the Halloween slot is relevant to the first episode. This will allow … >
Harry Enfield, Nigel Harman, Peter Davison and many more join the cast for third series of The Marlow Murder Club in first look images UKTV has revealed a host of first look images for upcoming The Marlow Murder Club series 3 and details for the guest cast in various episodes. Filming has concluded on the six-part … >