It doesn’t quite have the high profile of a Sherlock special, or the sense of occasion of yet another final ever Lewis. Nevertheless, ITV’s Midsomer Murders must be doing something right to now be embarking on its eighteenth season. Less than a minute in to season opener ‘Habeas Corpus’ there’s a death – and we … >
Upbeat Caribbean music draws us happily back into the gorgeous island of Saint Marie, as we rejoin the Death in Paradise team for a fifth season on BBC One. However, the happy, breezy nature of the opening sequence quickly turns to a chilling murder, as a millionaire researcher (Julian Ovenden) is found shot dead at … >
Hurrah! Silent Witness is back on our screens. It feels an age since Season 18 concluded last February and now we can finally catch up with the latest hard-hitting cases for our favourite pathologists. ‘After the Fall’ is a dramatic, often tense and at times deeply psychological opener which features Dr. Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) … >
Douglas Henshall returns as DI Jimmy Perez this week for a third season of Shetland. Adapted from the award-winning novels by writer Ann Cleeves, the murder-mystery series is back for a new thrilling six-part tale. > Buy the Season 1-2 box set on Amazon. Season 3 begins at 9pm on Friday 15 January on BBC … >
The third season of The Fall has started production in Belfast. Created, written and directed by Allan Cubitt, the psychological thriller’s final chapter will see Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan return as Detective Superintendent Gibson and Paul Spector. Season 2 concluded on BBC Two in December 2014, with 3.6 million viewers tuning in. > Buy … >
Midsomer Murders returns this week and ITV has released a trailer for the new season. Neil Dudgeon and Gwilym Lee are back for an extended run of six feature-length mysteries, featuring body snatching, UFO spotting and an international cycle race. > Buy the complete Season 17 box set on Amazon. DCI John Barnaby and DS … >
BBC One has released a trailer for the new season of Death in Paradise. Kris Marshall, Joséphine Jobert, Danny John-Jules and Tobi Bakare return to BBC One next week to investigate more intriguing and dastardly murders on the idyllic Caribbean island of Saint Marie. > Buy the Season 1-2 boxset on Amazon. Season 5 begins … >
BBC One has released a trailer for the nineteenth season of crime drama Silent Witness. Emilia Fox returns as Forensic Pathologist Dr. Nikki Alexander for five new two-part stories, alongside David Caves as Forensic Scientist Jack Hodgson, Liz Carr as Forensic Lab Scientist Clarissa Mullery and Richard Lintern as Forensic Pathologist Dr. Thomas Chamberlain. Season 19 … >
Following their recent releases The Bridge III, River and Beck, Arrow Film’s Nordic Noir and Beyond label continues to house classic Swedish detective programmes with Arne Dahl. > Buy Season 2 on Amazon. To celebrate the release of the complete second season of Arne Dahl on DVD from Monday 11 January, we’ve got box sets … >
So Cuffs, BBC One’s cop drama set in Brighton, will not be renewed for a second season. The official line (as always) is that the BBC are “proud” of the show, but they are seeking to make way for new programmes. It’ll be interesting to see what the next attempt to fill the mid-week early-evening … >