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From Line of Duty to Happy Valley and Black Bird, this is our ultimate watchlist for the ten unmissable crime dramas to binge watch The Getaway originally aired at the end of 1972 and starred Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw as fugitives Doc and Carol McCoy Céline Buckens and Tom Mison star in the twisty psychological thriller, The Ex-Wife, which is topping Channel 5's streaming chart J.K. Simmons stars in the upcoming eight-part crime drama, The Westies, which arrives on MGM+ in June Siobhán Cullen stars in the gripping Irish black comedy series, Obituary, which is now available to stream on ITVX Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson star in the new espionage thriller, Ponies, which has been hailed as a "must-watch" From Back to the Future to Aliens and Die Hard, these are the best movies of the 80s – and where the stars are four decades on Ladies First stars Rosamund Pike and Sacha Baron Cohen and is adapted from Netflix's 2018 French romcom I Am Not an Easy Man Dear England is a TV adaptation of James Graham's award-winning theatre show and stars Joseph Fiennes and Jodie Whittaker Two Weeks in August is created by Catherine Shepherd and stars Jessica Raine, Damien Molony, Hugh Skinner and Tom Goodman-Hill Two Weeks in August stars Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife) and Damien Molony (Bergerac) and lands on BBC on Saturday 23 May The Boroughs is executive produced by The Duffer Brothers and has been described as a mix between The Thursday Murder Club and Stranger Things Did you love Blue Lights? The BBC's six-part documentary, Peelers: The PSNI for Real, is a real-life deep dive into frontline policing in Northern Ireland The BBC is reportedly working on a new Poirot reboot, with filming due to take place over the UK this summer. Will you be tuning in? Need something that can be binged in one night? Netflix's five-part spy thriller is the tense show that need to be on your watchlist Saving Private Ryan stars Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and Vin Diesel and is widely regarded as one of the best war movies in TV history The Crash is Netflix's latest trending true crime documentary that explores the fatal events that left two young passengers dead in a fatal car crash The gripping detective drama, Inspector Ricciardi, follows a talented but tortured detective in 1930s Naples Professor T is based on a hit Belgian series and stars Ben Miller in the titular role alongside Frances de la Tour and Barney White Laura Bayston, the actress playing Kate McCann in the new Channel 5 drama, Under Suspicion: Kate McCann, spoke to Best Quality Designer Handbag about starring in the one-off film Apple TV's new thriller, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, stars Tatiana Maslany as a woman who becomes wrapped up in a dangerous web of blackmail and murder These secondary storylines eclipsed their predecessors so much so that they became more popular than the show they were born out of Michael Fassbender stars as CIA agent Martian in Paramount+'s spy thriller, The Agency, which returns with a second season in June Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu star in Channel 4's new drama Falling, which explores the forbidden romance between a devoted nun and a Catholic priest The new eight-part crime drama, Berlin and the Lady With an Ermine, is the second season of the prequel to the Spanish thriller Money Heist Kin follows a Dublin-set crime family that MobLand and Peaky Blinders fans will love – and it's available to watch on the BBC and Netflix The Radio broadcaster was one of the first to comment on the Strictly announcement welcoming new hosts Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe Former Big Brother host Emma Willis takes over from Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly, who left the show in October last year Better known for their famous voices, some of the world's beloved cartoons have surprising real people behind their distinctive voices HBO's new series, Lanterns, follows two intergalactic cops investigating a murder. Laura Linney and Kelly Macdonald are among the star-studded cast The BBC's comedy-drama, Everything I Know About Love, starring Emma Appleton and Bel Powley, is coming to Netflix in June Crazy Rich Asians is based on the 2013 bestselling novel by Kevin Kwan and stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh Prime Video's upcoming romance drama, Every Year After, is based on Carley Fortune's bestselling novel about first love While viewers are now spoilt for choice in terms of soaps, Coronation Street and Crossroads – and its starring actors – dominated the TV landscape during the 1970s Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth star as retired actor John and detective Janie in the BBC's hit series, Death Valley The hit French drama, Call My Agent!, is returning to Netflix with a feature film this autumn. Camille Cottin will return alongside the original stars… The steamy romance drama, Rivals, starring David Tennant and Alex Hassell, returns with a triumphant second season The 69-year-old actor has featured in projects like Mr. Turner, Wolf Hall and Harry Potter, and is back on the BBC for his latest cosy crime drama, Death Valley Daisy Jones & the Six is based on Taylor Jenkins Reid's 2019 novel and stars Riley Keough, Sam Claflin and Camila Morrone The Family Next Door is based on Australian author Sally Hepworth's bestselling novel and stars Teresa Palmer, Bob Morley and Bella Heathcote Since landing on the streamer on Thursday 14 May, Nemesis has stormed to second place in the Netflix most-watched TV show charts Missing Slow Horses? Then Channel 4 has the perfect eight-part thriller for you, courtesy of its Walter Presents section