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Oct 16, 2021 · BBC One has unveiled the cast for its upcoming new drama The Responder. The Responder is a new crime drama from ex-police officer Tony Schumacher, and his first original series for television.
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This 1980s-set drama (previously titled The Boys) comes from acclaimed screenwriter Russell T. Davies (A Very English Scandal,Doctor Who) and tackles the impact of AIDS on the lives of three young men across a period of ten years. It’s the story of “the epidemic, the pain of rejection and the prejudices that gay men faced throughout the decade.” It...
A four-part true crime series about ‘Mansfield Murderers’ Susan and Christopher Edwards arrived on Sky Atlantic and HBO in December. The Edwards killed Susan’s parents and buried them in their garden, then spent over a decade draining their bank accounts before being discovered in 2014, but as this clever and experimental drama shows, there’s much ...
Attn: crime fans. Alibi commissioned darkly witty six-part thriller Ragdoll, adapted from the novel of the same name by Daniel Cole. It’s a Jo Nesbo-ish crime drama about a grotesque murder in which six victims have been sewn into the shape of a single body. Detectives Rose, Baxter and Edmunds are on the case, charged with protecting the killer’s n...
Four-part BBC One thriller Ridley Road is adapted from Jo Bloom’s 2014 novel of the same name by screenwriter-actor Sarah Solemani (Him & Her,No Offence). It’s the story of the fight against fascism in 1960s London. According to Solemani, the novel reveals “a darker side of Sixties London and the staggering contribution the Jewish community made in...
The Tunnel’s writer Ben Richards has teamed up with World Productions (the folks behind Bodyguard and Line of Duty) on six-part series Showtrial. This BBC One legal drama questions the role class, money and power play in justice being done. The story treats the disappearance of a young working class student and the subsequent arrest and trial of th...
Following on from Sky’s beautiful festive family film Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse with another, this time written and directed by Mark Gatiss. The Amazing Mr Blundencomes adapted from Antonia Barber’s novel ‘The Ghosts’ and its original 1972 film adaptation. The 90-minute feature starred Gatiss, Simon Callow and Tamsin Grieg, and...
- Time. A BBC One prison drama written by Jimmy McGovern and starring Stephen Graham and Sean Bean promises plenty. The good news is that this three-parter more than delivers on that promise.
- Lupin. Maurice Leblanc’s Arsène Lupin character may not be a household name on this side of the Channel, but in France this fictional gentleman thief is a literary titan.
- Unforgotten series 4. Chris Lang’s popular ITV crimer returned this year for a fourth outing. Sanjeev Bhaskar and Nicola Walker’s double act saw them investigating the cold case of a headless corpse that had them snooping around one of their own, amongst others.
- Mare of Easttown. A detective with issues has to combat a troubled personal life while investigating the murder of a young woman. It’s hardly the most original plot for a TV crime drama.
Jan 1, 2021 · Steve Charnock looks at new crime TV shows we can't wait to watch in 2021, including Grace, The Pembrokeshire Murders and Line of Duty.
Jan 24, 2022 · BBC One crime drama television series Sherwood stars David Morrissey and Lesley Manville. Here's what we know about the release date, cast, and plot.
Dec 21, 2021 · We’re featuring brand-new shows alongside long-running shows with new seasons (though we’ll specify among them). Miniseries count. So do international programs. And, as usual, “crime” is defined rather broadly, to include all illegal activity from theft, to murder, to cons, to gangster shenanigans, to on-the-lam stories.
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Mar 8, 2021 · Filming begins in Liverpool today on BBC One’s The Responder, a distinctive new take on crime drama from the makers of The Salisbury Poisonings, Dancing Ledge Productions.
