Strike six
Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger return as private detective duo Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott for Strike – The Ink Black Heart, the sixth edition of the BBC drama based on the crime novels by JK Rowling. The stars come together to reveal why this story could be their toughest case yet.
Series to Have Watched: 2024
DQ looks back over the past year of television to pick out the shows that were worth tuning in for, from a Post Office scandal and a Welsh crime drama to a stellar spy thriller and a stalker series that proved to be the surprise hit of the year.
Fact File: Borderline
Borderline executive producers Larry Bass and Steve November join series producer Mary Callery to tell DQ about this character drama about two mismatched detectives, set on the Irish border.
Six of the Best: Elin Kvist
The CEO of Swedish scripted producer Jarowskij/Yellow Bird compiles a list that includes a “gripping” police thriller, a legal drama about a family of divorce lawyers and one US series described as her “forever favourite.”
Sealing the deal
Director and producer David Stubbs transports DQ to the New Zealand set of this family adventure series to reveal how his “old school” approach to special effects helped him to achieve a climactic final sequence featuring an animatronic seal.
Zings and a prayer
Everyone Else Burns creators Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor join star Kate O’Flynn to discuss making the second season of the Channel 4 comedy, being inspired by US sitcoms and creating room for improvisation on set.
When Doves fly
Black Doves director Alex Gabassi takes DQ into the world of Joe Barton’s Netflix spy series, discusses partnering with stars Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw and reveals how he was influenced by neo noirs and screwball comedies.
Sticky situation
Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, co-creators and showrunners behind Prime Video’s maple syrup heist series The Sticky, discuss walking the line between comedy and drama, working with Blumhouse and Jamie Lee Curtis and living in fear that someone would beat them to dramatising the real-life robbery.
DQ100 2024/25 – Part four
In the final part of the DQ100 2024/25, DQ picks out a range of shows to tune in for and the actors, directors and writers making them, as well as some of the trends and trailblazers worth catching up with.
Bag of tricks
As Filipino drama The Bagman is rebooted for international audiences, DQ hears from Ruel Bayani, head of international productions at ABS-CBN, about championing series from the Philippines and learning lessons about how high-end shows are made around the world.
Off the leash
As detective drama Dalgliesh returns, star Bertie Carvel tells DQ about realising his long-held ambition to direct for the screen in the third season of the Acorn TV and Channel 5 show, which is set in 1979.
Survival mode
Earth Abides stars Alexander Ludwig and Jessica Frances Dukes reveal why this MGM+ series was both a dream project and the most demanding of their careers, as they play two people who come together at the end of the world.
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