The 10 Best Crime Dramas This Week (Monday 20th – Sunday 26th June)

We’ve hit a bit of an impasse now The Disappearance has ended. There are things on, there always will be, but it feels like there’s a bit of a summer pause being taken (especially as major sporting events take place across the world and suck up most prime-time transmission slots). Still, with the engaging Dicte and the first ever series from Poland being broadcast this week, there’s still some stuff on.

The Killing Times’ Euro 2016 Of Crime Drama: Happy Valley (England) v Inspector Montalbano (Italy)

We had another good game yesterday, featuring tournament favourites The Bridge taking on Wales’ Hinterland. In the end the underdogs were no match for the Swedish powerhouse, and The Bridge romped away in the end. Today we’re back in Group C, where seeded team Happy Valley are back in action.

BBC confirms next Agatha Christie adaptation

Last year’s And Then There were None was a real Christmas treat – the lavish adaptation of the Agatha Christie hit drew in viewers by their many millions thanks to a brilliantly written version by Sarah Phelps, an all-star cast, sumptuous decor and fine direction. This mini-series was in stark contrast to the lamentable David Walliams’ Partners In Crime, which seemed to rankle with many Christie die-hards and missed a bit of a trick. So a mixed bag so far for the Beeb’s new relationship with the Christie estate. But now the next adaptation has been announced. The good news? It has been adapted, once again, by Sarah Phelps.