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The Bluff, which stars Priyanka Chopra and Karl Urban, was released on Prime two weeks ago, and the pirate thriller continues to dominate the streamer's charts Martin Freeman and Annette Badland star in Sky's upcoming detective mystery, Flavia, based on Alan Bradley's bestselling Flavia de Luce mysteries book series The 80-year-old BAFTA-winning actress is starring in Channel 4's upcoming adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE's 1979 novel, A Woman of Substance The Grantchester actor stars in seasons four and five of Strike Back, the hit action thriller about two ex-military men bonded by a tragedy from their pasts Gone was inspired by real-life events charted by a former Detective Superintendent for Gloucestershire Police and an ITV crime correspondent The 66-year-old actress is best known for playing Cassandra Trotter in the BBC's hit sitcom. She now lives in East Sussex with her actor husband Holliday Grainger stars in the BBC's gripping surveillance thriller, The Capture, which returned with its twist and shock-filled third season The 80-year-old BAFTA winner spoke to Best Quality Designer Handbag in an exclusive interview ahead of the release of her latest drama, A Woman of Substance Call the Midwife stars such as Jessica Raine, Miriam Margolyes and Helen George all gathered to celebrate the season 15 finale of the hit BBC show Lovejoy first aired on the BBC between 1986 and 1994 and followed an antiques dealer who determined the hidden gems from the forgeries The atmospheric Nordic crime drama, Oxen, follows a traumatised soldier as he becomes embroiled in a murder investigation German director Mascha Schilinski’s second feature film, Sound of Falling, follows four generations of women who live on a farm Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall star in the new comedy-drama, Vladimir, about a middle-aged professor's obsession with her younger colleague The popular period detective series, Miss Scarlet, starring Kate Phillips and Tom Durant-Pritchard, is ending with its seventh season Guy Ritchie's new crime caper, Young Sherlock, stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin as a younger version of the iconic literary sleuth The Other Bennet Sister is based on Janice Hadlow's 2020 novel, which reimagines the story of Mary Bennet, the middle sister from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Penelope Bridgerton is retiring as the famous gossip columnist and a new member of the Ton is taking over. But who is it? Kohrra has returned for its second season, and the show, which has been hailed as "worth the hype" is continuing to entertain audiences The four-part drama, Reunion, is currently trending on BBC iPlayer. The series first aired in April last year and was met with rave reviews Julie and her daughter Emma have collaborated on multiple children's books in the past, including The Very Fairy Princess series Season 23 of the hit police procedural drama was delayed after the US annual State of the Union address on 24 February pushed scheduling back Siobhan Finneran stars in Unchosen, Netflix's upcoming six-part psychological thriller set inside a fictional Christian sect Samantha Bond stars in the hit mystery series, The Marlow Murder Club, which returns to U&Drama with its anticipated third season in March The gripping pirate drama, Black Sails, which boasts an impressive 81 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, is available to stream on ITVX now After reprising her Blue Bloods role in the latest offshoot of Boston Blue, Bridget is set to take on an exciting new role opposite Christopher Meloni The first season of Southland follows rookie officer Ben Sherman (Ben McKenzie), who works under training officer John Cooper (Michael Cudlitz) Kris Marshall stars as Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman in the Death in Paradise spin-off, which returns with its fourth season later this month The BBC host and author of The Thursday Murder Club first began hosting duties on Richard Osman's House of Games back in 2017 Fans have been flocking to see the latest Wuthering Heights adaptation, with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, but back in 2009, Tom Hardy led a mini-series for ITV Hilarie Burton starred as Peyton Sawyer in the hit noughties show One Tree Hill, but did you know she also found love with a fellow actor? The upcoming six-part Netflix series, That Night, is based on the Sunday Times bestselling thriller novel by Gillian McAllister Bridgerton season four ended on a major cliffhanger, with a new author stepping in after Penelope Bridgerton retired from her gossip-dispensing duties Alongside Antiques Road Trip, Natasha Raskin Sharp has also been a regular presence on Bargain Hunt and Flog It!, and was a presenter on BBC Radio Scotland This week features a stacked line-up, including a twisty mystery drama, a tense crime thriller and a highly anticipated American neo-Western First airing in 2008, The Mentalist ran for seven seasons, meaning Netflix viewers can now take a nostalgic trip back to the hit mystery procedural The Del Boy actor has been with his wife of over 30 years, but has also suffered personal tragedies and welcomed a surprise daughter in 2023 The 'Easter egg' scene was left for the "die-hard" fans, according to season four's showrunner Jess Brownell – but did you catch it? The Crown spanned six series and charted major royal events from 1947 to 2005, including the ascension of the late Queen Elizabeth to the throne Directed by Steven Knight, Locke first premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2013 and has become one of Tom Hardy's most impressive roles The BBC aired Informer back in 2018, but the show has recently returned to iPlayer, and it's been hailed by viewers as the "best British crime drama" The BBC's new drama, The Walsh Sisters, is an adaptation of bestselling author Marian Keyes' beloved novel series about five sisters living in Dublin Sterling K Brown stars in the hit post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller, Paradise, which is back with its hotly anticipated second season