Interview: Anna Maxwell Martin, Midwinter Of The Spirit

I don’t mind telling you that I bloody love Anna Maxwell Martin. One of the country’s best actresses, she’s really excellent in this – a new ITV three-parter that’s a crime drama, but not as we know it (Jim). An adaptation of Phil Rickman’s best-selling novels Maxwell Martin – who’s no stranger to crime drama, thanks to The Bletchley Circle and the upcoming Agatha Christie adaptation of And Then There Were None – stars as Merrily Watkins, a priest who moves to Hereford with her teenage daughter to start afresh after her husband was killed in a car crash. Instead of a fresh start she becomes embroiled in a murder case, which has strong links to satanism. Unusually for television series, Midwinter Of The Spirit is actually pretty creepy and scary. We managed to get hold of an interview with Maxwell Martin, and it’s after the jump if it pleases.

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BBC America releases first image from new season of Luther

We already know that two of the biggest hitters in the UK crime genre – Sherlock and Luther – will be back on our screens this Christmas. As far as Sherlock is concerned, we know that he and Watson will star in a one-off Victorian episode, succeeded by a full series. We don’t know much when it comes to Luther, other than that there will be a brand new two-parter by the end of the year. And today BBC America released the first image from the two-parter.