Vote for your favourite crime dramas of the year

Well, we’ve had our say, now it’s time to tell us yours. Did you agree with our Top 20 Crime Dramas Of The Year (you can have a look here, here, here and here)? Were there shows not in the Top 20 that you felt should be? Was there anything not mentioned at all? Tell us in the comments section below! In the meantime, the poll is after the jump…

The 10 Best Crime Dramas This Week (Monday 1st – Sunday 7th January)

Twenty-eighteen is starting off with a bit of a bang, with loads of new crime drama due to premiere in the next seven days. So much for getting out and about and working off the excesses of the Christmas period. We have the brand-new Neil Cross drama, Hard Sun (pictured), starting next weekend, as well as Icy French drama Glacé, McMafia (with James Norton), series eight of Vera, and a new series of Death In Paradise. Enjoy!

Review: Spiral (S6 E1&2/12), Saturday 30th December, BBC Four

NB. SPOILERS INSIDE

Finally, or rather enfin as the French say, Spiral is back, and we can plunge once again into the murky world of the Parisian justice system, and the convoluted private lives of the unorthodox flics we have come to love.

The Killing Times Top 20 Crime Dramas Of The Year 2017: Part four, 5-1

Here we go, then. It’s time for the crème de la crème, the dog’s bollocks, the grand fromages – the top five crime dramas of the year, and the ones that really stood out for us. This year has seen plenty of quantity but perhaps not the overall quality of previous years, but these top five are all superb pieces of work in their own ways. And the unifying theme? All bar one are from America, and the other is from Canada – sadly there were no British crime dramas aside from Unforgotten in the Top 10 this year. If anything, 2017 proved that American crime drama was back with a vengeance. Let’s have at it.

The Killing Times Top 20 Crime Dramas Of The Year 2017: Part Three, 10-6

Now we get to the big boys. After two days and 10 shows, we can finally reveal the Top 10 Crime Dramas of the year. We’re now starting to get to the shows that, in our opinion, really displayed excellence. Don’t worry, you’ll get a chance to vote for your own once we’ve announced the Top Crime Drama Of The Year on Saturday, but until then…

Review: The Tunnel (S3 E3&4/6), Sky Atlantic/Now TV

NB. SPOILERS INSIDE

Well, that escalated quickly. The Tunnel certainly doesn’t mess about with meandering plotlines, as we were swiftly introduced to the main villain alongside a spate of grisly murders, shocking cliffhangers (literally), and Elise and Karl at odds over her obsession with an old case. I could barely get a sip of tea in between all the jaw-dropping moments. Phew!

Hans Rosenfeldt: The Bridge IV inspired by refugee crisis

The brilliant Hans Rosenfeldt, the man behind The Bridge, always talks of the ‘second story’ when answering questions about the differences between Scandinavian crime dramas and those from, say, the UK or the US. The ‘second story’ refers that strong socio-political context that fires much of the best output from the region. Now, with the premiere of series four mere days away for our friends on mainland Europe (before you ask, incredibly there’s still no word as to when it’ll appear in the UK), Rosenfeldt has spoken about the inspiration for this fourth and final series.

The Killing Times Top 20 Crime Dramas Of The Year 2017: Part two, 15-11

Yesterday, we started our countdown of the Top 20 Crime Dramas Of The Year, and there were some high-profile omissions – Witnesses, Peaky Blinders, The Sinner and a few more. Now we continue with the next five on our list, and there’s another surprise in store today…

RÚK releases first footage from series two of Trapped

Filming doesn’t end until way after Christmas, but Iceland’s RVK Studios gave all fans of Trapped a Christmas treat yesterday – it released the first trailer from series two on its facebook page. Well, it’s not really a trailer, but more of a snippet. Take a look after the jump…

The Killing Times Top 20 Crime Dramas Of The Year 2017: Part one, 20-16

 

Everyone loves a list, right? It’s what we like to do at the end of the year – the internet equivalent of sitting in a pub and discussing our chosen subject; what was good, what was bad and what makes the cut. We here at The Killing Times are no different – we like to sit down at the end of the year (and we mean the end of the year) and countdown the best crime dramas we’ve seen in the past 12 months. And this year – to reflect the sheer quantity of series and one-offs this year – we’ve expanded our list to 20 selections, instead of the 15 we’ve stuck with in the past. So strap in, read on… and be prepared for a few shocks.