Staying in with cosy crime

After a decade of grisly, gritty serialised dramas on streaming platforms, is the traditional murder mystery back in fashion? DQ speaks to the makers of five cosy crime dramas to find out why the genre remains popular with viewers and the secrets to their shows’ success.

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