Review: Dicte (S1 E3/5), Friday 17th June, More4

Up until now we’ve seen Dicte Svendsen, crime reporter for the local Aarhus newspaper, get herself involved with cases that have touched a nerve – cases that have involved motherhood, and the concept of motherhood, that remind her of her own past. And, wouldn’t you just know it, in tonight’s feature-length episode she at the forefront of a case that has elements of motherhood yet again.

Rowan Atkinson signs up for two more Maigret films

The latest adaptation of Georges Simenon’s Maigret was a huge audience hit. Airing earlier this year, it snaffled a very impressive consolidated rating of 7.2m and a 28% share of the audience. Any big-name heritage age crime story is bound to get good numbers, but the real selling point was Rowan Atkinson’s casting as the glum detective. Although he was solid enough, he didn’t exactly light up the screen. The hope was that he would get another go and develop the character. That hope has now been realised.

The Killing Times’ Euro 2016 Of Crime Drama: The Lens (Czech Republic) v Falcón (Spain)

It’s time to check in with two teams yet to make an appearance in the Euro 2016 Of Crime Drama – from the Czech Republic, The Lens, and, from Spain, Falcón. Let’s be brutally honest here: these two aren’t expected to go beyond the group stages but, as we saw from yesterday’s fixture between Inspector Montalbano and Salamander, unfancied teams can and do produce some close match-ups.