A politically relevant thriller about a community torn apart by two shocking murders. A complex political past has often divided communities in the industrial villages surrounding Sherwood Forest. But when two locals are murdered, old wounds are reopened and the town is engulfed in tension and fear.
It's up to police chief Ian (David Morrissey) and London police officer Kevin (Robert Glenister) to solve the case. Can they heal this fragmented community again? Sherwood (2022), based on real-life events, is a shockingly relevant thriller about a growing lack of trust in the police and government – and the way old political tensions can resurface with devastating consequences.
Sherwood (2022) season two can be seen on BBC First from Sunday 10 November at 9pm.
We also visit antique dealer and amateur sleuth Jean White. She will solve mysteries again in the French village of Sainte Victoire in The Madame Blanc Mysteries.
In the picturesque French village of Sainte Victoire, Jean White has a new case waiting to be solved every week. With her knowledge of antiques and a reliable network of helpful connections, Jean pursues every clue and tries to crack the case in every episode.
In the first season we followed Jean as she left to live in France, after being left destitute following the death of her husband who turned out to be in debt. Jean has now forever pledged her heart to Sainte Victoire with its colorful characters and unspoilt nature.
In this third season, she has more reason than ever to establish herself as the village's amateur detective. With new cases to solve and a possible relationship on the horizon, Jean seems to have several reasons to stay.
From Tuesday 5 November, The Madame Blanc Mysteries returns for season three on BBC First, every Tuesday at 9pm.
It's spring 1941 and we return to Darrowby where we find baby Jimmy who doesn't give our favorite family at Skeldale House a second of rest, in the fifth season of All Creatures Great and Small (2020).
Helen is getting used to motherhood while James is at RAF Abingdon air base. Mrs Hall and Siegfried enjoy having the little one around them, and Carmody has now become part of the furniture. With the Second World War in full swing, Siegfried takes over the practice, Mrs Hall and Helen reflect on their contribution to the community and Carmody wants to move up. Siegfried is happy to see everyone return, but Tristan's surprise return is not as straight forward as he had hoped.
All Creatures Great and Small (2020) season five airs Monday, November 18 at 9 p.m.
An eccentric but brilliant criminologist at Cambridge University advises the police in solving several mysterious crimes on campus in Professor T (UK).
Jasper Tempest is professor of criminology at the University of Cambridge. He is obsessed with peace, cleanliness and regularity, but his talent for solving crimes means that he constantly has to get his hands dirty when he helps the police to crack the most complex cases.
The first season of Professor T (UK) can be seen on BBC First from Thursday, November 14 at 9 p.m.
Methodical and charming detective William Murdoch develops new forensic techniques to solve the city's most gruesome murders in new episodes of Murdoch Mysteries.
Murdoch Mysteries is an hour-long episodic drama series set in Toronto in the late 19th and early 20th centuries during the Age of Invention. Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson), a methodical and charming detective, uses innovative forensic techniques such as fingerprints, ultraviolet light and trace evidence to solve the city's most gruesome murders.
Murdoch's colleagues include his beloved wife, the fierce and hyper-intelligent Dr. Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy), Constable George Crabtree (Jonny Harris), Murdoch's enthusiastic but sometimes naive right-hand man, Inspector Thomas Brackenreid (Thomas Craig), Murdoch's skeptical but unhelpful boss, and mortuary assistant Rebecca James (Mouna Traoré), a resourceful young medical student who is taken under her wing by Ogden. They are all important allies who help Murdoch solve various cases and understand the many layers and changing customs of Victorian-turned Edwardian society.
Murdoch Mysteries season eleven airs every weekday at 8pm on BBC First from Wednesday 13 November.
