Near the end of ‘A Lesson in Love’ there’s a touching moment. Having accidentally killed her mother, teenager Hannah is arrested, and as we see her being interviewed by the police the adult accompanying her is Marlene Sidaway as her former foster mother, despite the fact that she hasn’t seen her in seven years. We … >
Sir Kenneth Branagh returns as Swedish detective inspector Kurt Wallander in the fourth season of Wallander. The final three episodes of BBC One’s crime drama were filmed on location in Skane, Sweden, Copenhagen, Denmark and Cape Town, South Africa. Returning cast members include Jeany Spark as Linda Wallander, Richard McCabe as Nyberg, Barnaby Kay as Lennart Mattson, and … >
Following hot on the heels of their recent hit drama series Trapped and Follow The Money, Nordic Noir & Beyond will release the second season of the Welsh detective drama Hinterland (Y Gwyll). > Buy Hinterland on DVD on Amazon. To celebrate the release of Season 2 on Monday 30 May, we’ve got DVDs to give away to three of … >
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premiered in the US in October 2000 and forever changed the landscape for TV crime shows. > Buy the finale on DVD on Amazon. To celebrate the release of the last ever episode on DVD from Monday 23 May, we’ve got DVDs to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV … >
Britain’s most popular crime drama Midsomer Murders continues to reinvent the wheel when it comes to murder. > Buy the Season 18 box set on Amazon. To celebrate RLJ Entertainment’s release of the complete Season 18 on DVD (out now, £39.99), we’ve got box sets to give away to four of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow … >
Kurt Wallander must have a very honest face. Four times during ‘The White Lioness’ he is to be found alone at the scene of the crime (twice stood next to a still-fresh corpse), but not once does the finger of suspicion point in his direction. Season 4’s opener places the Swedish detective far from home, … >
David Tennant and Olivia Colman have been spotted on location in Clevedon filming the new season of Broadchurch. Tennant and Olivia Colman are reprising their roles as DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller in the crime drama’s final run. The eight episodes will feature a brand new case for Miller and Hardy, with the detectives reuniting … >
So now we know. Or at least, we know something. After the shocking end to Episode 7 it was all but certain that Henry Gibson has been behind it all – and episode eight quickly confirms it, with Harry Lloyd superb as Henry going just a little bit American Psycho. Henry’s use of “how” instead … >
BBC One has released a trailer for the upcoming fourth season of crime drama Wallander. Sir Kenneth Branagh, who returns as Swedish detective inspector Kurt Wallander for a final three episodes, has hinted that “this last series of films contain some of the greatest challenges the character has ever faced.” > Buy the complete Season 1-3 box set on Amazon. Season … >
ITV’s Marcella is a new original, multi-stranded crime drama from the creator of The Bridge. Written by Swedish novelist Hans Rosenfeldt, the eight-part series is described as “noir thriller told with Rosenfeldt’s unflinchingly multi layered Nordic style.” Anna Friel leads the cast, alongside Downton Abbey star Laura Carmichael, Nicholas Pinnock (Fortitude), Ian Puleston-Davies (Being Human), … >