‘Ripper Street’ Season 3 Episode 1 review: ‘Whitechapel Terminus’

Regardless of the off-screen traumas, all the principal cast are present and correct for the commencement of the late Victorian crime drama’s third season, which takes place in and around the streets of down-at-heel Whitechapel. Four years have passed since the climatic events which closed the second run and many of the characters find themselves … >

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‘Scott and Bailey’ to return for new three-part special story

ITV has announced the commission of a fifth season of Scott and Bailey. Three new episodes will tell a single story “with scale and ambition as Scott and Bailey tackle one of the biggest and darkest cases they have ever had to face.” Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp will both return as the titular crime-fighting … >

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‘New Tricks’ final season trailer: ‘Still got it…’

BBC One has released a trailer for the twelfth season of New Tricks. The long-running crime drama returns at 9pm on Tuesday 4 August for its last ever ten episodes. > Buy Season 11 on DVD on Amazon. The new season’s storylines will see Gerry become embroiled in a scandal that forces him to confront … >

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‘New Tricks’ final season start date announced

New Tricks will return to BBC One next month for the long-running crime drama’s last ever ten episodes. Season 12 begins at 9pm on Tuesday 4 August, opening with “an explosive two part story” that will see Dennis Waterman’s character, Gerry Standing, depart the show. New regular cast member Larry Lamb (EastEnders) will make his … >

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BBC One confirms ‘Ripper Street’ return date for Season 3

Ripper Street will return to BBC One later this month. The period crime drama’s third season begins at 9pm on Friday 31 July on BBC One. ‘Whitechapel Terminus’ sees two trains collide on the newly constructed bridge above Leman Street; a catastrophe which falls into Reid’s world and demands explanation. > Order Season 3 on … >

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ITV orders new crime drama ‘Marcella’ from writer of ‘The Bridge’

ITV has announced the commission of Marcella, a new original, multi-stranded crime drama. Written by Swedish novelist Hans Rosenfeldt, creator of The Bridge, the eight-part series is set in contemporary London and described as “Scandinavian noir on the streets of Britain”. Marcella follows a single female detective working on a serial murder case and will … >

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ITV orders ‘Prime Suspect’ prequel series ‘Tennison’

Crime writer Lynda La Plante will return to ITV next year with a prequel to Prime Suspect. ITV has commissioned six 60-minute episodes, which will follow the young Jane Tennison at the start of her career in the Metropolitan Police. Starring Dame Helen Mirren as DCI Tennison, Prime Suspect launched on ITV in 1991 and … >

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