Review: The Secret (S1 E4/4), Friday 20th May, ITV

I’ve really been engrossed in this four-part series, which has told the true stories of Colin Howell and Hazel Buchanan who, after a lustrous and illicit affair, had staged the murders of their respective spouses to make them look as though they had undertaken a suicide pact. It has been brilliant so far; an intelligent and thoughtful exploration of an utterly heinous and sickening crime – one that still causes huge amounts of distress to those whose lives were altered by these two arrogant, selfish and deluded humans.

The 10 Best Crime Dramas This Week (Monday 23rd – Sunday 31st May)

(C) Julien Cauvin – Photographer: Julien Cauvin

Even though we’ve had a stack of new stuff this year and the summer is definitely coming, there’s no shortage of new series starting up. Take this week: BBC4 give us French drama, The Disappearance, there’s series two of Bloodline and an intriguing new series from US TV juggernaut, Shonda Rimes, who executively-produced award-winning novelist Kate Atkinson’s idea. Should be interesting…