Nice to meet you
A pair of parents face a devastating dilemma in ITV psychological thriller Playing Nice. DQ heads to Cornwall to meet stars James Norton and James McArdle and the team behind the this adaptation of JP Delaney’s novel of the same name.
Fact File: Dangerous Truth
OneGate Media CEO Tania Reichert-Facilides and Bravado chief Eric Welbers share the key details of this German political thriller inspired by true events surrounding the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
In the thick of it
The South Wales town of Newport is the setting for Ar y Ffin (Mudtown), a crime drama that sees a local magistrate and a criminal kingpin brought together in a story about what people will do for their families. DQ gets stuck in with stars Erin Richards, Tom Cullen, producer Hannah Thomas and writers Hannah Daniel and Georgia Lee to find out more.
Series to Watch: January 2025
DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 10 new series to watch this January, from the latest Harlan Coben Netflix drama and a dark crime series starring Eve Myles to a Sherlock Holmes spin-off that puts Watson centre-stage and Law & Order creator Dick Wolf’s first procedural to land on a streamer.
A real Eiffel
Cat’s Eyes producers Benjamin Dupont-Jubien and Mehdi Sabbar discuss achieving their dream of bringing the cult Japanese mangas to the screen, relocating the action to Paris and how they utilised the city’s iconic landmarks in this crime heist series.
Hitting the Road
As Paramount+ brings to the screen an adaptation of Beth O’Leary romcom novel The Road Trip, the cast and crew tell DQ about the numerous changes they’ve made to the source material, filming on a virtual production stage, and why the main star of the show isn’t one of the human characters.
Series to Watch: 2025
DQ checks out the upcoming schedules to pick 20 new series to watch in 2025, from a Victorian-era boxing epic and an ambitious one-shot Netflix drama to the first high-end Gaelic drama and feature franchises IT and Alien on the small screen.
New Territory
Territory director Greg McLean takes DQ inside Netflix’s Australian drama about the battle for control of the world’s largest cattle station, where he spent its special effects budget and how he was inspired by Top Gun: Maverick.
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.”