One of the most popular crime dramas out there – Shetland – returns for its seventh series this week, and if you’ve been following along you’ll know that it’s a momentous season: Douglas Henshall’s last as Jimmy Perez. This week we also get series two of psychological thriller The Secrets She Keeps, and there’s new cosy crime Darby and Joan on Acorn TV starring Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi. Enjoy!
1 Shetland *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*
S7 E1/6
DI Perez and his team look into the secret past of a family new to Shetland when they report their vulnerable son Connor has gone missing. Parents Danny and Rachel are panicking as it turns out their son once attempted suicide – and when his scooter is found abandoned, a search is launched. However, the case takes an interesting turn when Perez discovers why the family moved to Shetland in the first place.
Wednesday 10th August, 9pm, BBC One
2 The Secrets She Keeps *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*
S2 E1/6
Two years after Meghan Shaughnessy’s child was kidnapped, police have arrested her on suspicion of murder – but who is dead and why remains a mystery. Agatha Fyfle’s secret pregnancy is revealed in a bombshell for the maximum security prison where she’s being held, but Agatha has an unexpected ally in a young podcaster.
Saturday 13th August, 9.15pm, BBC One
3 Darby And Joan *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*
S1 E1&2/8
Retired Australian homicide detective Jack Darby has taken to the open road with his dog, Diesel, to flee his past, while recently widowed English nurse Joan Kirkhope is on a reluctant pilgrimage to find answers about her husband’s mysterious death.
Monday 8th August, Acorn TV
4 The Bain Family Murders *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODES*
S1 E3&4/5
David is stunned to learn the truth about Laniet. Robin is caught between his wife and rebellious daughter.
Friday 12th August, 9pm, More4
5 Hide and Seek *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*
S1 E1
A father and daughter play a game of hide-and-seek. Soon, she is nowhere to be found and later a video is posted, which shows the girl holding a sign with a mysterious set of numbers. She’s the first of several children who disappear without a trace in a small, industrial town.
Friday 14th August, All4/Walter Presents
6 Van Der Valk *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S2 E2/3
The body of diamond polisher Ahmed Baykam is discovered cut into three pieces and left on the doorsteps of the houses of his employers, the dysfunctional Cuyper siblings. The detective and his team investigate whether someone has a grudge against the family, or if the victim’s recent promotion at Cuyper Diamonds had anything to do with his murder.
Sunday 14th August, 8pm, ITV
7 Surface *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*
S1 E5/8
No synopsis available.
Friday 12th August, Apple+ TV
8 Blocco 181 *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE* *LAST IN SERIES*
S1 E8/8
Tensions between the pandilleros and Mahdi’s Block crew boil over, leading to an all out war.
Tuesday 9th August, 10.05pm, Sky Atlantic
9 Snowfall *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODES* *LAST IN SERIES*
S5 E9&10/10
Jerome and Louie separate themselves from Franklin.
Tuesday 9th August, 10.30pm, BBC Three
10 A Model Family *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*
S1 E1-10/10
After unwittingly stealing money from a cartel, a cash-strapped professor finds the only way to save his broken family is by working as a drug courier.
From Friday 12th August, Netflix
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