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- StarsSuranne JonesEmily BeechamMatthew McNultyA young woman imprisoned for murdering two police officers is released from prison after 15 years. All she wants now is to find her younger sister.
- CreatorHans RosenfeldtNicola LarderStarsAnna FrielRay PanthakiJack DoolanMarcella Backland left the Metropolitan Police for the sake of her family, only to have her husband leave her. She returns to her job on the murder squad, investigating a case that seems disturbingly familiar to her.
- StarsBrenda BlethynJon MorrisonRiley JonesWith her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope leads her team as they face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape.
- CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSarah LancashireSiobhan FinneranJames NortonYorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.
- CreatorChris ChibnallStarsDavid TennantOlivia ColmanJodie WhittakerThe murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
- CreatorNeil CrossStarsIdris ElbaDermot CrowleyMichael SmileyJohn Luther is a brilliant homicide detective with a knack for getting inside the minds of murderers. Unfortunately, his unconventional methods and personal demons put him at odds with his team.
- CreatorAbi MorganStarsStellan SkarsgårdNicola WalkerAdeel AkhtarJohn River is a brilliant police inspector whose genius lies side-by-side with the fragility of his mind. He is a man haunted by the murder victims whose cases he must lay to rest.
- StarsAnna FrielDaniel MaysLorraine AshbourneReleased from prison after serving 10 years for murder, Eddie tries to adjust to life outside with the help of his probation officer, Paula.
- StarsRichard HarringtonMali HarriesAlex HarriesA noir crime drama set in Aberystwyth, Wales, where troubled DCI Tom Mathias solves murders while searching for redemption.
- CreatorChris LangStarsSanjeev BhaskarJordan LongCarolina MainLondon detectives investigate crimes from the past, unravelling secrets left buried for years.
- CreatorMike BartlettStarsSuranne JonesBertie CarvelTom TaylorA woman suspects her husband of having an affair. After following several lines of inquiry far more unravels including a streak of violence below the surface.
- CreatorMarnie DickensStarsJodie ComerValene KaneRichard Rankin26-year-old Ivy Moxam steps out of an ordinary house, on an ordinary street, on an ordinary day. Ivy hasn't been seen for thirteen years; she was kidnapped in 2003 at the age of thirteen.
- CreatorRob CawleyPaul DuaneStarsEva BirthistleDavid MurrayLauryn CannyThe story of the aftermath and the impact on her family when a young teenage girl inexplicably disappears.
- CreatorMark AndrewEd TalfanStarsSian Reese-WilliamsSion Alun DaviesVictoria PughPolice investigate when the body of a girl is found in a lake.
- StarsRachael StirlingJulie GrahamSophie RundleIn 1952, four women who worked at the wartime code-breaking centre, Bletchley Park, reunite to track down a serial killer.
- CreatorPhoebe Waller-BridgeStarsJodie ComerSandra OhFiona ShawAfter a series of events, the lives of a security operative and an assassin become inextricably linked.
- CreatorMatthew ArlidgeChris LangStarsLee InglebyDaniel RyanAdrian RawlinsAfter having their conviction overturned, people wrongly accused of murder rebuild their lives while the police hunt the true culprit.
- CreatorKate BrookeStarsSarah ParishRyan McKenAdam LongA dark thriller surrounding Elizabeth Bancroft, a senior detective with explosive secrets.
- StarsSarah LancashireLia WilliamsLucian MsamatiA drama dealing with the abduction and murder of a young black girl, soon to be adopted by her white foster family, and the trail of lies, blame, guilt and notoriety which follow.
- StarsDenise GoughTom HughesSiobhán CullenThe fallout in a chemistry teacher's life after her one-night stand with a good-looking but dangerous ducker and diver.
- StarsAlison O'DonnellSteven RobertsonLewis HowdenA local police team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.
- CreatorMatthew HallStarsEve MylesBradley FreegardMark Lewis JonesFaith, a small-town Welsh lawyer, is forced to cut short her extended maternity leave when her husband and business partner, Evan, goes missing. As the truth of his actions surface, Faith must fight to protect her family and her sanity.
- StarsSheridan SmithSian BrookeFaye McKeeverA two-part drama about the search for missing Yorkshire schoolgirl Shannon Matthews in 2008.
- CreatorHarry WilliamsJack WilliamsStarsJoanne FroggattIoan GruffuddZoë TapperBritish psychological thriller in which schoolteacher Laura Nielson accuses renowned surgeon Andrew Earlham of rape.