Our five best crime dramas of the year…
Month: December 2020
The Killing Times Top 20 Crime Dramas Of The Year 2020: Part two, 15-11
The countdown continues…
The Killing Times Top 20 Crime Dramas Of The Year 2020: Part one, 20-16
The countdown begins…
The 10 Best Crime Dramas This Week (Monday 28th December – Sunday 3rd January)
We hope you had a good Christmas, wherever you spent it, and whoever you were with. Into the New Year we go with some big-name series, top-lined by the new, final series of Spiral next weekend, and the BBC’s glossy eight-parter, The Serpent, which begins on New Year’s Day. There’s also a Nordic Noir to…
Merry Christmas from The Killing Times!
We know this year has been tough for everyone around the world, and wish you all a merry Christmas seems somewhat inappropriate because we know many are in lockdown or suffering. However, if you are in the mood – and you do celebrate Christmas – we hope you have a safe and happy one. We’ll…
BBC releases first images from Baptiste series two
The BBC has released three first-look images from series two of Baptiste. The Missing spin-off, starring Tchéky Karyo, returns early in 2021. The titular detective will delve into Budapest’s corrupt underworld in an attempt to find a British Ambassador’s family, who goes missing on a skiing holiday in the Hungarian mountains. Ambassador Emma Chambers is…
The 10 Best Crime Dramas This Week (Monday 21st – Sunday 27th December)
As you would expect in the lead-up to Christmas, channels are clearing their decks and there are repeats aplenty. And, in the absence of any enormous festive crime dramas this year, we’re left with some finishing series and some classics from yesteryear. Stand by for next week though… Enjoy! 1 Tin Star: Liverpool *NEW UK PREMIERE…
Baghdad Central, Dead To Me: The Crime Writers’ Favourite Crime Dramas Of The Year
The best crime shows this year, chosen by some of the world’s best crime novelists.
ITV releases new trailer for The Pembrokeshire Murders, confirms transmission
It’s going to be a busy year in 2021 for crime dramas. One of the earlier series on the slate is ITV’s The Pembrokeshire Murders, a true crime adaptation. The drama is adapted from the true-crime book Catching the Bullseye Killer, written by Senior Investigating Officer Steve Wilkins and ITV news journalist Jonathan Hill. Luke…
NORDIC NOIR Swedish ‘Agatha Christie’ series in the works
Agatha Christie is an enduring force in crime fiction and on TV. Now we have a new Christie-based series, from Sweden. According to Expressen, “Agatha Christie’s Sven Hjerson is the first TV series that is freely based on Agatha Christie’s stories and murder mysteries and is described as “a modern, playful and exciting puzzle detective…
Nicola Walker to star in new Alibi crime drama Annika
Nicola Walker is already a crime drama legend thanks to her roles in Spooks and, latterly, Unforgotten. Now the actress is set to appear in a new crime drama from UKTV channel, Alibi. The six-part Annika based on the hugely successful Radio 4 drama, written by Nick Walker and will see Olivier-award-winner Walker bring the leading character, DI…
