These next few weeks are going to be huge for crime drama (look out for next week’s 10 Best Crime Dramas), and this week we have the returning Endeavour to look forward to, as well as top-notch continuing series. Enjoy!
1 True Detective *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S3 E5/8
Wayne finds himself in a no-win situation as new clues emerge in the Purcell case.
Monday 4th February, 9pm, Sky Atlantic
2 Endeavour *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*
S6 E1/4
The detective has been assigned to a quiet rural area in 1969, and finds himself back in uniform. However, he is reunited with his former CID colleagues when he discovers the body of a missing schoolgirl. Endeavour quickly finds a likely suspect, and is offered the chance to regain his lost status by making an arrest – but Thursday convinces him the man is innocent.
Sunday 10th February, 8pm, ITV
3 Safe Harbour *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODES* *LAST IN SERIES*
S1 E3&4/4
The Australians are found to have no case to answer, but cannot feel relieved as they continue to struggle with the aftermath. Ismail seeks revenge, but it backfires and the truth comes out.
Saturday 9th February, 9pm, BBC Four
4 Escape At Dannemora *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S1 E6/8
Matt and Sweat finally break free, and the programme delves into the minds of the prisoners to see what they are capable of outside of the prison walls.
Tuesday 5th February, 9pm, Sky Atlantic (or all episodes NOW TV)
5 35 Awr *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S1 E6/8
No synopsis available.
Sunday 10th February, 9pm, S4C
6 Tin Star *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S2 E3/9
Johan finds himself thrown into a crisis, and turns to the Worths for help. Is Jack able to set aside his hatred for him in order to earn forgiveness from his daughter? Meanwhile, Elizabeth and Angela have to deal with some tough questions surrounding the killing of Gagnon.
Thursday 7th February, 9pm, Sky Atlantic
7 Silent Witness *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODES* *LAST IN SERIES*
S22 E9&10/10
Nikki is humiliated in court when a barrister accuses her of making a serious error in the case of a policeman who may or may not have been murdered. Meanwhile, the Lintern team investigates the death of a medical researcher, whose body was found in a canal with mysterious puncture marks on it.
Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th February, 9pm, BBC One
8 The Crimson Rivers *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S1 E4/8
Two men searching a blighted urban area for drugs in an abandoned car park discover the severed hand of a child. By the time Niemans and Camille arrive, local police are also handling the fatal shooting of three women. In their search regarding the hand, Niemans and Camille visit a children’s home that has been the subject of a number of scandals. When the poisonous atmosphere of the place encourages them to investigate further, they discover that there’s a connection with a number of burglaries in the area.
Friday 8th February, 9pm, More4
9 Grantchester *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S3 E5/6
Will is settling into the new routines of his life in Grantchester when an unexpected phone call reveals his father has got himself into some trouble, so he asks Geordie for his help. Will hasn’t been home in a while, running from a past he wants to forget, but he cannot outrun his roots forever and when one vicious beating leads to a grisly murder at a sprawling ancestral home, scandal threatens to engulf the Davenport family – suggesting life may never be the same for Will again.
Friday 8th February, 9pm, ITV
10 Murdoch Mysteries *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S12 E4/18
After a harsh anti-immigrant law comes into force, Murdoch and Brackenreid find themselves dealing with the fallout for its enforcers and the Greek immigrants it targets.
Monday 4th February, 9pm, Alibi
The Killing Times 