Cozy Crime Catchup for September 2025 has news on Bookish, Ludwig and Signora Volpe Some weeks there’s too much news to blog or too many smaller items needing company to make a complete article. Welcome to Cozy Crime Catchup, an occasional posting where we collect together news you may have missed. It turns out there’s quite … >
UKTV has released a trailer for their new drama series, Bookish, which comes to U&Alibi on 16th July. The show, created, written by and starring Mark Gatiss is set in post-War London. The star plays Gabriel Book, an eccentric bookseller who aids the police with their more complicated cases. With six episodes coming this year, … >
We’ve yet to see the first series of Bookish, but the show’s already planning its second run. The new detective series Bookish comes from writer Mark Gatiss, who also stars in the title role. The show takes place in London 1946, where the bookshop owner Gabriel Book assists the police with their investigations. Here’s the synopsis … >
The reboot of the Jersey based detective show stars Damien Molony. Updated 17/02/25: Series launch date announced. For television watchers of a certain age, through the 1980s, Bergerac was an institution. On a weekly basis, John Nettles solved Jersey-based crime in his own idiosyncratic way and also kept his wayward father-in-law Charlie Hungerford (and his … >
The consulting detective Gabriel Book will investigate crimes on UKTV’s Alibi. Updated 18/07/24: Bookish guest stars announced. With filming now underway in Belgium, UKTV have confirmed a number of guest stars for Bookish. In episodes 5 & 6 of the series, Paul McGann (Doctor Who) will star as Mr Kind, alongside Tim McInnerny (Blackadder) as ‘D’. … >