The 10 Best Crime Dramas This Week (Monday 22nd – Sunday 28th April)

This week we have a new British crime series on Alibi – The Red King – which will tb the second Red-themed show on this week. Oh, and there’s a new Spanish series to get stuck into on Netflix. Enjoy!

1 Blue Lights *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S2 E2/6

A loyalist gangland feud turns up the pressure on the section. Annie makes an impetuous decision on a night out.
Monday 22nd April, 9pm, BBC One

2 Astrid: Murder In Paris *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S3 E7/8

The lifeless body of a biologist with a passion for plant intelligence is found in a tropical greenhouse. Could her past research have something to do with her murder?
Friday 26th April, 9pm, More4

3 The Red King *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*
S1 E1/6

Police sergeant Grace Narayan is sent on a ‘punishment posting’ to the small, antiquated island of St. Jory, where she discovers the forgotten cold case of missing teenage boy Cai.
Wednesday 24th April, 9pm, Alibi

4 Red Eye *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S1 E2/6

Jess persuades her editor to give her a chance to write about the events on NCA 357, leading her to interview Hana’s boss. Meanwhile, MI5 scramble for information after news of the on-board incident and Hana receives a surprising call from the agency’s director Delaney. Back on the flight, Nolan is beginning to panic as he fears he is being framed and his life is in danger, pleading for the plane to be diverted.
Sunday 28th April, 9pm, ITV1

5 The Twelve *NEW LINEAR PREMIERE EPISODES*
S1 E7&8/10

Courtroom drama about the secret lives of jury members.
Thursday 25th and Friday 26th April, 10.45pm, ITV1

6 Professor T *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S3 E5/6

Professor T must prove his innocence when he comes under suspicion after a murder at a criminology conference.
Wednesday 24th April, 9pm, ITV1

7 The Asunta Case *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*
S1
E1-6/6
On September 21st 2013 Rosario Porto and Alfonso Basterra report the disappearance of their daughter Asunta, whose body is found hours after next to a road outside Santiago de Compostela. The police investigation soon reveals evidence that points to Rosario and Alfonso as possible authors of the crime. The news shakes the city and even the country. What can lead two parents to end their daughter’s life? What hides beneath that perfect family picture?
Friday 26th April, Netflix

8 Sugar *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S1 E5/8

Melanie gets a surprise visit that unleashes Sugar’s dark side. Ruby receives chilling guidance from a colleague. Davy makes a tragic decision.
Friday 26th April, Apple TV+

9 Catch Me A Killer *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S1 E8/11

Micki heads to Durban after a series of bodies are found in sugarcane fields. Her increased workload begins to affect her, raising concerns amongst the team.
Tuesday 23rd April, 9pm, Alibi

10 Tree On A Hill *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S1 E5/6

Will Sylvia ever forgive Margaret for what she has done? Surely Sylvia will do anything to save her sister from jail. But can they ever get beyond what has happened? And where the bloody hell is Clive? Ruth is asking all sorts of tricky questions, and with Haydn creeping about at every turn, Margaret and Sylvia will need Clive back soon. Will the dead Glyn be able to talk any sense into him and send him home to Margaret and his old life? And will Glyn’s last wish be honoured?
Tuesday 23rd April, 9pm, BBC Wales

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