Ray of light
DI Ray star Parminder Nagra joins creator and writer Maya Sondhi to uncover the secrets behind the second season of this ITV crime drama in which personal and professional challenges collide for the titular detective as she investigates a high-profile murder.
Criminally good cuisine
With filming underway on Icelandic series Reykjavik Fusion, creator Hörður Rúnarsson tells DQ about the inspiration behind this culinary creation, in which a former prisoner turns restauranteur, and Michelin star chef Þráinn Freyr Vigfusson discusses his role behind the scenes.
Affairs of the heart
Mr Loverman star Lennie James joins writer Nathaniel Price and director Hong Khaou to take DQ inside this BBC adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s novel about a married Antiguan man facing up to his future following a lifelong affair with his best friend.
Star baker
Koek (Cake) star Cindy Swanepoel speaks to DQ about this award-winning South African drama about a housewife who is thrust into Cape Town’s criminal underworld, and why it’s time to put Afrikaans series in the spotlight.
Getting away with it
In Welsh drama Cleddau (The One That Got Away), Elen Rhys and Richard Harrington play two detectives – and former lovers – brought back together to solve a string of murders. They talk about the love story at the centre of the series and the challenge of filming versions in English and Welsh.
Crash course
Upcoming German drama Hundertdreizehn explores a single story through connected characters and multiple points of view. Writer Arndt Stüwe outlines the scriptwriting process and discusses his love of non-linear storytelling.
History repeating
French thriller Brocéliande sees a biologist return to her former university to uncover the truth behind her friend’s disappearance, when another person goes missing in similar circumstances. Dominique Farrugia, CEO of producer Shine Fiction, tells DQ more.
Noob beginnings
Noob creators Victoria Boult and Rachel Fawcett tell DQ about this coming-of-age comedy’s journey from TikTok to television and explain why social media can become the home for emerging creative talent on and off the (phone) screen.
Lies and loss
Une Amie Dévouée (The Confidante) director Just Philippot explains how this French drama will offer viewers a unique perspective on the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the Bataclan theatre in Paris, almost a decade on from the tragedy.
Prime performers
Stars including Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Octavia Spencer and Felicity Ward previewed their new series at a Prime Video event outlining its mission to create a television destination for women. DQ has all the details.
Spot of bother
Norwegian author Anne Holt’s fictional detective Hanne Wilhelmson comes to the small screen in Blind Spot, a murder-mystery whodunnit set in an isolated mountain hotel. DQ picks up the story with director Erik Skjoldbjærg.
Disappearing act
As Apple TV+ launches its first German-language original series, DQ speaks to stars Heike Makatsch, Axel Stein and Lea Drinda about solving the mystery behind eight-part dark comedy-drama Where’s Wanda?.
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