A Taste for Murder star Warren Brown and writer Matt Baker tell DQ about dishing up this crime show in which a grieving British detective relocates to Capri and is confronted by a series of murder mysteries that can only be solved with the help of culinary clues.
During filming for BBC surveillance drama The Capture, producer Derek Ritchie and actor Killian Scott take DQ inside the show’s thrilling third season – one full of rising tension and paranoia as the line between reality and deepfakes become increasingly blurred.
Following the launch of season two of SisterS, stars and real-life best friends Sarah Goldberg and Susan Stanley tell DQ about making this dark Irish-Canadian comedy, stepping into writing for the first time and how they based the show on their own experiences.
Director Lea Thompson and showrunner Morwyn Brebner discuss making their upcoming wilderness crime series Anna Pigeon, finding the perfect star for the title role and why there aren’t enough characters like her on television.
A summer vacation meets murder mystery and extraordinary creatures in Swedish coming-of-age story Summer of 1985. DQ speaks to producer Anna-Klara Carlsten, director Björn Stein and writers Amy Deasismont and Melina Maraki about this adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel Sommaren 1985.
FIRST LOOK: Ella Lily Hyland, Aidan Gillen, Philippa Dunne and Packy Lee star in BBC and RTÉ series Tall Tales & Murder, which is due to debut later this year.
The darkly funny crime drama is written by Stuart Carolan and based on the eight-book Dublin Trilogy by Caimh McDonnell, which introduces Dublin’s unlikeliest detectives. Carolan created the series with Chris Addison.
Tall Tales & Murder is produced by Avalon (Breeders, Starstruck, Catastrophe) for BBC Northern Ireland and Ireland’s RTÉ, in association with Ireland-based Metropolitan Pictures (Kin).
It is executive produced by Chris Addison, Richard Allen-Turner, Rob Aslett, Stuart Carolan and Jon Thoday for Avalon, with David McLoughlin, and Catherine Tiernan for Metropolitan Pictures.
The series is distributed by Avalon, which has sold the show to ZDF in Germany and SBS in Australia.
Filming on the six-part season one wrapped in January in the Republic of Ireland. It is set to premiere in late 2026. A second season has already been commissioned.
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Murder at the Dead Sea creator and writer Raz Yuvan tells DQ how she was inspired by Agatha Christie to tell this murder-mystery story, reveals the reasons for its unique setting and explains how she sought to create a new kind of female detective.
In Channel 4 comedy Break Clause, a former couple navigate their break-up while living under the same roof. As DQ watches filming in Manchester, creator Jess Bray and executive producer Mark Freeland explain the power of this domestic story with “epic” emotions.
After the surprise cancellation of PI drama Private Eyes, star Jason Priestley and executive producer Lloyd Segan tell DQ about reuniting for sequel Private Eyes West Coast and the changing relationship at the heart of the series.
Norwegian drama Flukten fra Bolivia (Escaping Bolivia) tells the story of three friends caught up in drug-smuggling charges in the South American country. Creator Emilie Beck and producer Marte Hansen detail how the series was inspired by true events and discuss the production’s real-world impact.
Writer Howard Overman and director David Caffrey tell DQ how they drew on influences including Out of Sight, Starsky & Hutch and Jackie Brown to create Hit Point, an “ambitious” crime drama about two detectives battling an increasing attraction to each other.
FIRST LOOK: The BBC has released a clip of its forthcoming drama Mint, a series written and directed by Charlotte Regan (Scrapper) that is described as an unconventional blend of romcom and crime drama.
Mint follows Shannon (Emma Laird), the daughter of her area’s dominant crime family, who is desperately searching for romance in the shadow of her father, Dylan.
When she falls hard for Arran (Ben Coyle-Larner), a member of a rival crime family who has newly arrived in town, their love story presents an undeniable connection that changes both of their lives for good, but not everyone in their lives sees it the same way.
While Shannon and Arran are navigating their forbidden romance, elsewhere things are imploding for Shannon’s family. When Dylan decides to step down as the head of the family for mysterious reasons, Sam, Dylan’s second in command, steps up to take over, though his diverging tactics start to raise alarm across our series.
The clip shows sparks flying, literally, during the first meeting between Shannon and Arran, the protagonists of this eight-part drama about soaring romance, crushing heartbreak and what love might feel like when everyone outside of your family is terrified of you.
Made by Fearless Minds and House Productions, Mint was filmed in and around Glasgow last year. It also stars Sam Riley, Laura Fraser, Lewis Gribben and Lindsay Duncan.
It is produced by Angus Lamont and executive produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell and Theo Barrowclough for House Productions, Jolyon Symonds for Fearless Minds and Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC. BBC Studios is handling global sales.
Mint will have its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival this Sunday, before airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this spring.
Read more about the making of Mint with DQ’s interview with Charlotte Regan here.
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Sogn Murders blends cosy crime with stunning scenery – and apple farming – to bring Norwegian literary detective Ole Vik to the screen. Writer Kathrine Valen Zeiner and producer Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen tell DQ how they did it.
DQ visits Naples to get a close-up look at the detailed design behind Sky mafia drama Gomorra – Le Origini (Gomorrah – The Origins), and meets production designer Fabrizio D’Arpino and costume designer Olivia Bellini to learn the secrets of their work.
FIRST LOOK: Nicolas Cage takes on his first leading television role in Spider-Noir, a series that will be available to stream both in black and white and full colour when it debuts in the US on MGM+ and worldwide on Prime Video this spring.
Kimberley Tell and Joan Amargós, the stars of Spanish period drama Ena: La Reina Victoria Eugenia, discuss this biopic of the British princess who became Queen of Spain, her difficult relationship with her husband and why the series is a “really good history lesson.”
British star Ella Maisy Purvis reflects on making two seasons of Channel 4 crime drama Patience, beating impostor syndrome and why the audience is rooting for the title character.
Danish drama Uniformen (The Uniform) explores the ethical and moral dilemmas facing police officers from the perspective of the students and staff at Copenhagen’s police academy. Writers Oscar Giese and Anders August join director Jonas Alexander Arnby to reveal more.
TRAILER: Disney+ has released the first look at season two of Rivals, the adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s 1980s Rutshire-set novel that will return on May 15.
Introducing the glamorous world of polo and promising surprising new twists, heightened boardroom drama and deeper romantic entanglements, the battle for the Central South West television franchise reaches a fever pitch as the war between Corinium and Venturer enters a dangerous new phase.
More ruthless than ever, Tony Baddingham is determined to dismantle his rivals piece-by-piece, weaponising scandal and manipulating those closest to him to maintain his grip on power.
Amidst the hedonistic glamour of 80s excess, the personal lives of our Rutshire heroes spiral into chaos. Marriages fracture under the weight of ambition, illicit affairs threaten to shatter families, and long-buried secrets ignite with explosive consequences. As rivalries push everyone to the brink, loyalties are tested and hearts are broken in the pursuit of victory. But what is the true cost of war?
Reprising their roles are David Tennant as Lord Tony Baddingham, Alex Hassell as Rupert Campbell-Black, Aidan Turner as Declan O’Hara, Nafessa Williams as Cameron Cook, Bella Maclean as Taggie O’Hara, Katherine Parkinson as Lizzie Vereker, Danny Dyer as Freddie Jones, Victoria Smurfit as Maud O’Hara, Claire Rushbrook as Lady Monica Baddingham, Oliver Chris as James Vereker and Lisa McGrillis as Valerie Jones.
Emily Atack also returns as Sarah Stratton, with Rufus Jones as Paul Stratton, Luca Pasqualino as Basil ‘Bas’ Baddingham, Catriona Chandler as Caitlin O’Hara, Annabel Scholey as Beattie Johnson, Gary Lamont as Charles Fairburn, Hubert Burton as Gerald Middleton, Gabriel Tierney as Patrick O’Hara, Lara Peake as Daysee Butler and Bryony Hannah as Dierdre Kilpatrick.
New faces in S2 include Hayley Atwell as Helen Gordon, Rupert Campbell-Black’s ex-wife and mother of his two children, and Rupert Everett as her husband Malise Gordon, Campbell Black’s former show-jumping coach and mentor.
Maxim Ays, Holly Cattle, Oliver Dench, Amanda Lawrence, Bobby Lockwood, Eliot Salt and Jonny Weldon also star.
Produced by Happy Prince, Rivals is executive produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Alexander Lamb, Felicity Blunt, Elliot Hegarty, Laura Wade, Jilly Cooper and Jonny Richards. Eliza Mellor returns as series producer.
It is written by Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Laura Wade, Sophie Goodhart, Sam Hoare, Mimi Hare, Clare Naylor, Sorcha Kurien-Walsh and Dare Aiyegbayo, and directed by Elliot Hegarty, Jamie J Johnson and Dee Koppang O’Leary.
Rivals S2 debuts on Hulu in the US and Disney+ internationally in two six-episode batches, the first arriving with a three-episode premiere on May 15. The second batch will air later in the year.
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FIRST LOOK: Unnur Birna Backman plays the title character in Elma, an upcoming Icelandic crime thriller based on the novels and characters created by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir.
