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Bali 2002

1 series

Drama based on the 2002 terrorist attacks on Bali's tourist hotspots.

The Dry

1 series

A sharply funny drama about a newly sober 30-something, Shiv Sheridan.

Grace

3 series

John Simm stars as the troubled detective Roy Grace in this unsettling drama.

The Bay

3 series

DS Jenn Townsend races to a scene of horror unfolding for a broken family.

The Disappearance

1 series

The Disappearance explores every parent's worst nightmare: their child going missing...

The Hunting

1 series

The lives of four teenagers and the community around them are rocked by a scandal.

Dirty Water

1 series

Dirty Water is a new Scottish comedy that follows a rag tag group of cleaners...

The Twelve

1 series

Twelve ordinary citizens decide the fate of a woman charged with murder.

Des

1 series

Three-part true crime drama on Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen.

The Listener

5 series

The Listener is an acclaimed drama about a young paramedic...

Straight Forward

1 series

Finding safety and escaping the dangers of your past life can only happen when...

100 Code

1 series

Created by Oscar-winning writer-director Bobby Moresco, starring Michael Nyqvist.

Nolly

1 series

A moving portrait of a forgotten icon - the inimitable Noele Gordon.

Jo

1 series

Detective in Paris elite Criminal Brigade tackling the city's challenging murder cases

The Family Pile

1 series

Four sisters who have lost their parents and are packing up the family home to sell.

Litvinenko

1 series

David Tennant portrays Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian KGB officer.

Extremely Dangerous

1 series

Neil Byrne, convicted of murdering his family, goes on the run to try and clear his name.

Midsomer Murders

3 series

Inspector Barnaby investigates murder mysteries in the sleepy village of Midsomer.

Maternal

1 series

Three women juggle their lives as new mothers and the world of frontline medicine.

The Reunion

1 series

An elite prep school frozen in the snow. Three friends linked by a tragic secret.

Hotel Portofino

1 series

A rich businessman's daughter sets up a luxury hotel in Italy amidst the roaring 1920s.

Rush

4 series

They are trained to be smarter, tactically superior and technologically advantaged...

Stonehouse

1 series

Ambitious British politician John Stonehouse hatches an outlandish plan to disappear.

Taggart

27 series

Gritty cop-drama set in Glasgow, Taggart ran for nearly 30 years.

The Confessions of Frannie Langton

1 series

Narrating Frannie Langton's journey from a Jamaican plantation to a grand Mayfair mansion.

The Girl From St Agnes

1 series

Dark secrets are revealed after a tragic event at an elite boarding school...

Without Sin

1 series

Vicky McClure plays the role of grieving mother, Stella Tomlinson.

Human Trafficking

1 series

When a sixteen-year-old girl from the Ukraine, a single mother from Russia...

Arthur Hailey's Detective

1 series

Based on the bestseller from master storyteller Arthur Hailey.

Conviction

1 series

Conviction tells the story of the brilliant but rebellious daughter of a former President.

The Fixer

1 series

The Fixer is about a conspiracy of global proportions...

Mary Kills People

3 series

Dr. Mary Harris kills people for a living...

A Spy Among Friends

1 series

The true story of Nicholas Elliott and Kim Philby, two British spies and lifelong friends.

Murderland

1 series

One murder told from three perspectives.

Doc Martin

1 series

Martin Clunes returns to Cornwall to play the nation's favourite grumpy medic.

The Walk-In

1 series

Activist Matthew Collins must penetrate an ultra-far-right group planning more outrages.

Too Close

1 series

Psychological thriller. A woman accused of a heinous crime claims she can't remember it.

Trigger Point

1 series

Explosives Officers are called out to investigate a potential bomb factory in London.

Van Der Valk

2 series

Marc Warren stars as the dedicated Dutch detective tackling crime in Amsterdam.

Stephen

1 series

The murder of Stephen Lawrence remains unsolved after thirteen years.

The Sister

1 series

A chilling story of love and psychological horror as a man tries to escape his dark past.

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

1 series

John Darwin decides to fake his own death using his canoe, much to the horror of his wife.

The Tower

1 series

Detectives are called to a terrible incident at Portland Tower in south-east London.

Angela Black

1 series

Angela seems like a happy mum of two, but she is hiding something.

Anne

1 series

Anne says goodbye to her son as he goes to Hillsborough. She'll never see him alive again.

Professor T

1 series

Genius Cambridge University criminologist, Professor Jasper Tempest, advises the police.

DI Ray

1 series

D.I. Rachita Ray is promoted to homicide but realises instantly she is a token hire.

Hollington Drive

1 series

Grief tears through Hollington Drive when 10-year-old Alex Boyd is declared missing.

Manhunt: The Night Stalker

1 series

The real life story police pursuit of the 'Night Stalker'. Starring Martin Clunes.

Marcella

1 series

Marcella returns as an undercover detective in Belfast.

Our House

1 series

A woman returns home to find all her possessions gone and strangers moving into the house.

Sanditon

1 series

Drama series based on Jane Austen's final novel.

The Long Call

1 series

A body is found on a beach in North Devon. DI Matthew Venn and his team investigate.

The Singapore Grip

1 series

Six-part period drama series set during World War II, based on J.G. Farrell's 1978 novel.

Finding Alice

1 series

Alice's raw, comic journey of grief, love and life after the death of her partner Harry.

Honour

1 series

DCI Goode vows not to rest until she gets justice for Banaz Mahmod.

Kate and Koji

1 series

Kate, the owner of a seaside café, forms a friendship with Koji, an African asylum seeker.

Secret State

1 series

A political thriller, where democracy and its relationship with industry is laid bare.

True Crime Movie: A Model Daughter

Explores the death of Caroline Byrne - did she jump or was she pushed?

Catching Milat

1 series

The true story of how police caught Ivan Milat - Australia's most infamous serial killer.

East West 101

3 series

In Sydney's Major Crime Squad, Detective Zane Malik fights prejudice to deliver justice.

He Kills Coppers

1 series

In 1966, two men become obsessed with tracking down the killer of three police officers.

No Return

1 series

A family holiday to Turkey turns into a nightmare.

The Principal

1 series

Trouble ensues for principal Matt Bashir when a student is found dead on school grounds.

True Crime Movie: Bloodlines

Dr Colin Bouwer killed his wife in cold blood...and he almost got away with it.

True Crime Movie: Siege

What happens when one man, armed with dangerous weapons, holds an entire city to ransom...

True Crime Movie: Venus and Mars

A crazed Satanic Avenger on the the loose, a city living in fear - who will be next?

Detective McLean

1 series

Detective McLean's world drastically changes when she has to arrest her own brother.

Devil's Dust

1 series

Asbestos caused thousands of deaths - the truth must be exposed, at any cost.

Innocent

1 series

A 16-year-old boy is brutally murdered in the quiet Lake District, but who killed him?

Karen Pirie

1 series

1996. In St Andrews, three drunken students are discovered at the scene of a murder.

Rebus

2 series

Crime drama series based on Ian Rankin's series of novels.

Romper Stomper

1 series

A bold re-imagining of Geoffrey Wright's seminal 1992 Australian film Romper Stomper.

Run

1 series

Four seemingly unconnected people face life-changing decisions.

The Bridge

2 series

A body is found on the bridge connecting the USA and Mexico. Two cops must solve the case.

The Last Enemy

1 series

In a world where trust is dying, to be replaced by technology, can love survive?

The Pembrokeshire Murders

1 series

Steve Wilkins reinvestigates one of Pembrokeshire's most notorious unsolved crimes.

The Suspect

1 series

When a young woman is found dead Doctor Joe O'Loughlin offers help.

Thorne

2 series

David Morrissey is the compelling DI Tom Thorne in this nail-biting crime thriller.

Bancroft

1 series

Dark thriller starring Sarah Parish as Detective Chief Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft.

Birds of a Feather

Sitcom about a pair of mis-matched sisters and their glamorous friend.

Blood

2 series

Blood is a six part returnable psychological thriller set in rural Ireland.

Dear Murderer

1 series

In a decades-long career, Michael Bungay, QC, walks a blurry line between right and wrong.

Ridley

1 series

Retired Detective Alex Ridley is lured back into service as a consultant detective.

The Straits

1 series

The Straits follows the life of a criminal family who smuggle drugs and exotic wildlife.

True Crime Movie: How to Murder Your Wife

Alf decides life is too short to spend with his wife...so he plots to murder her.

Beaver Falls

2 series

Three British chancers blag jobs at Beaver Falls, an elite American summer camp.

Between Two Worlds

1 series

The worlds of two very different families collide...

Black Widows

2 series

Three women are gathered at a cabin with their three colleague husbands when they watch...

Boy Meets Girl

2 series

When Leo meets an attractive older woman, Judy, he thinks he's found ''The One''.

Fresh Meat

4 series

Fresh Meat is a British comedy-drama series by the creators of Peep Show.

Garnock Way

The four existing episodes of Scottish Television's soap, which ran from 1976 to 1979.

Mind Games

From award-winning writer Lynda La Plante. A serial killer is at large...

Rose and Maloney

3 series

Rose & Maloney investigate old criminal cases, seeking to rectify miscarriages of justice.

Single-Handed

2 series

This critically acclaimed drama reflects on a policeman's quest to serve a rural community

Spring Tide

2 series

1990. Under a full moon, a sadistic murder is committed on Nordkoster island.

The Detail

1 series

Three female homicide detectives solve crimes while also dealing with their personal lives

The Sounds

1 series

Maggie and Tom Cabbott move to the town of Pelorus to escape the oppressive influence...

The Time of Our Lives

2 series

Following the lives of Brothers Luce and Matt Tivolli and their sister Chai Li...

Underbelly

6 series

Underbelly charts the rise and fall of real life Australian underworld figure...

Unsaid Stories

1 series

A series of short films inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.

22 July

1 series

The story of 6 people who were affected by the terrorist attack in Norway 22nd July 2011.

Dry Water

2 series

Dry Water begins when Paulo Duarte is found dead from a gunshot wound in the port of Vigo.

Eyewitness

1 series

A fast-paced thriller seen through the eyes of two teenagers...

Insoupçonnable

1 series

Criminologist Chloé Fisher is sent to Lyon to investigate the murder of Adeline Moreau.

Kingdom

3 series

Alvey and Lisa are struggling to keep their gym, Navy Street, afloat.

Kingdom

3 series

Solicitor Peter Kingdom (Stephen Fry) runs a small practice in Market Shipborough

Murder

1 series

A young woman lies dead in a Nottingham flat. Her sister is barricaded in the bathroom...

Outrageous Fortune

6 series

A 'one family crime wave', giving going straight a chance - well, some of them are anyway

Raw

5 series

A highly charged, thriving restaurant filled with a dynamic, emotionally passionate staff.

The Beautiful Lie

1 series

The Beautiful Lie is more than a great love story...

The Sandhamn Murders

6 series

The Sandhamn Murders is based on Viveca Sten's hugely popular crime novel, 'Still Waters.'

The Village

2 series

Family saga set in a Derbyshire village during the early 20th century.

The Larkins

2 series

Comedy drama series starring Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlan as Pop and Ma Larkin.

Elizabeth I

1 series

Elizabeth I looks beyond the myth, to the woman behind the crown.

Tatau

1 series

Supernatural murder mystery set on the Cook Islands.

White Wall

1 series

A strange white wall is found deep underground...

Low Winter Sun

1 series

Low Winter Sun begins with the murder of a cop by a fellow Detroit detective.

McDonald and Dodds

2 series

Crime detective drama with feature-length crime mysteries.

Grantchester

2 series

Reverend Will Davenport solves mysteries alongside Detective Inspector Geordie Keating.

Her Magical Christmas

Marie Kenney is young self assured woman in New York that works her way up...

The Ipcress File

1 series

High-octane espionage series, set during the 1960s at the height of the Cold War.

Gracepoint

1 series

When a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach, a major police investigation begins.

Unforgotten

2 series

Gripping murder mystery starring Sinéad Keenan and Sanjeev Bhaskar.

Endeavour

2 series

Crime drama series about the young Detective Constable Endeavour Morse.

The Code

2 series

Two brothers unearth dangerous information that those in power will kill to keep secret.

Vera

2 series

Detective drama based on characters created by crime writer Ann Cleeves.

A Gift For Christmas

Darcy Archer is the awkward assistant manager of the upper west side bookstore, Chaucer's.

High Times

2 series

An award winning comedy drama, written by John Rooney, set in a Glasgow tower block.

Holding

1 series

Sergeant PJ Collins is called upon to solve a crime in the sleepy Irish village of Duneen.

Riches

1 series

Step into the super-successful world of the Richards.

Ultimate Force

4 series

Ultimate Force is a muscular, unyielding action thriller.

Reggie Perrin

2 series

Reggie Perrin is a man - a man feeling rather marooned in the modern world...

Skins

7 series

The story of a group of British teens trying to grow up and find love and happiness.

Ackley Bridge

1 series

As two schools are merged into one, lives and cultures are set to collide.

The Almighty Johnsons

3 series

The Johnsons are four ordinary Kiwi brothers who have inherited the powers of Norse Gods.

The Commander

5 series

Commander Clare Blake is head of the serious crimes unit in the male-dominated Met.

The Pinkertons

1 series

A father and son team up with America's first female detective to solve crimes...

The Escape Artist

1 series

A junior barrister celebrated for spiriting people out of tight legal corners represent...

Accused

2 series

Each episode follows a new person accused of a crime and what led them to end up in court.

Crims

1 series

Straight-laced Luke finds himself sentenced to two years in a Young Offender Institution.

True Crime Movie: Safe House

How will she survive when the safe house isn't safe?

Dripping In Chocolate

Detective Bennett O'Mara finds a chocolate wrapper on a strangled girl...

Emerald Falls

After a brutal divorce, a mother and son move to the mountains to run a Bed and Breakfast.

McLeod's Daughters

9 series

Two sisters separated as children are reunited when they inherit a cattle station.

Striking Out

2 series

A shock discovery leaves solicitor Tara Rafferty striking out on her own.

Crownies

1 series

Five young lawyers face the pressures and endearing madness of modern single life.

Deep Water

1 series

After a brutal murder, two detectives uncover a series of eerily similar cold cases.

Malaterra

1 series

French Broadchurch adaptation. Malaterra is a haven of peace, until a child is found dead.

Westside

6 series

Westside tells the story of legendary safe cracker and career criminal...

Anzac Girls

1 series

These young women put their lives on the line for King and Country.

Beck

6 series

Commissioner Martin Beck and his partner Gunvald Larsson investigate murders in Stockholm.

Blue Murder

2 series

The story of upheaval in a Police Force set against major criminal activity.

For Life

1 series

This series is about the controversial and brilliant investigator Victoria Woll...

Leverage

5 series

A crew of high-tech crooks attempt to steal from wealthy criminals and corrupt businessmen

Public Enemy

1 series

Freed after 20 years in prison, child killer Guy Beranger found refuge with monks.

The Thirteenth Tale

Starring Olivia Colman and Vanessa Redgrave. Biographer Margaret Lea travels to Yorkshire

Inspector Rojas: In Cold Blood

1 series

Captain Rojas teams up with local police officer Carrasco...

The Field of Blood

2 series

In 1982 Glasgow, a young woman investigates mysterious murders in a world of men.

Real Detective: North of the Border

3 series

Blends interviews with drama to explore the real investigations of Canadian detectives.

Tangle

3 series

A show about all the stuff that adults can never tell their teenage kids about...

Christmas On Holly Lane

Sarah Michael grew up in a beautiful, cozy house on Holly Lane...

Redemption

1 series

A body has been found, and DI Colette Cunningham is listed as next of kin.

Ransom

3 series

Kidnappers. Thieves. Hackers. Militias. Extremists. Time to call Crisis Resolution.

Wild at Heart

8 series

A family move to South Africa to run a game reserve, and sort out their personal problems.

The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby

1 series

A young man struggles to protect his family and friends from the schemes of his...

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