Articles about Alibi
UKTV, Mark Gatiss build Bookish
FIRST LOOK: Mark Gatiss (Sherlock) stars in Bookish, a six-part series he has also created coming to UKTV’s Alibi in 2025.
UKTV identifies I, Jack Wright
FIRST LOOK: Nikki Amuka-Bird, John Simm and Gemma Jones head the cast of I, Jack Wright, a murder mystery drama created by writer Chris Lang (Unforgotten).
Alibi starts new chapter with Bookish
Bookish, UKTV-owned Alibi’s upcoming crime drama about a bookshop owner who helps the police solve crimes, has started filming on location in Belgium.
Alibi, S4C partner for Welsh drama Ar y Ffin (Mudtown)
UKTV’s Alibi and Welsh broadcaster S4C have teamed up for Ar y Ffin (Mudtown), a six-part crime drama set in the world of a magistrates court.
Fit for a King
British actor Anjli Mohindra tells DQ about taking the lead for the first time in folk-horror crime drama The Red King, in which she plays a by-the-book detective who picks up the unsolved case of a missing boy while confronting an island community with a unique cult history.
Nikki Amuka-Bird leads Alibi’s I, Jack
NW star Nikki Amuka-Bird will head the cast of I, Jack, a crime series commissioned by UKTV’s Alibi and written by Unforgotten creator Chris Lang.
Just add water
DQ heads to Scotland to hear about the importance of crime drama Annika’s riverside setting and why star Nicola Walker was left feeling queasy during production.
Series to Watch: February 2023
DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this February, from the story of a soap superstar and a diplomatic drama to the reimagining of a classic western.
Being diplomatic
Writer Ben Richards and executive producer Simon Heath recall their decade-long journey to make The Diplomat, a series set in Barcelona that follows the work of a consul called upon to help British nationals in trouble in Catalonia.
Scarlet fever
Production designer Yoxa Goran Joksimović and set decorator Lana Skundric reveal the challenges of moving production of Miss Scarlet & the Duke from Ireland to Serbia for the period drama’s second and third seasons.
Body horror
Head writer Freddy Syborn and executive producer Sally Woodward Gentle preview six-part thriller Ragdoll, in which a killer taunts the police officers hunting him by revealing the names of his next targets.
Detective with a difference
Star Nicola Walker and the cast and crew behind Annika reveal the show’s journey from radio drama to TV series and discuss how the title character breaks the fourth wall to create a unique relationship with viewers.
On the Hunt
Cheat writer Gaby Hull talks about the inspiration and writing process behind six-part drama We Hunt Together, an unconventional police thriller in which two couples begin a cat-and-mouse chase.
Uptown girl
Stumptown showrunner Jason Richman takes DQ inside the making of the ABC series, recalling how the original graphic novel was adapted for television and revealing how Marvel star Cobie Smulders was cast as lead character Dex Parios.
Dynamic duo
A modern take on a crime procedural that happens to be set in 1880s London? Welcome to the world of Miss Scarlet & The Duke.
Nashville gets encore on CMT
Country-and-western drama Nashville has found a new home, The Last Kingdom has a new US coproducer and StudioCanal has licensed a slate of French and UK shows.