Local journalist Cameron is an idealist who sympathises with the underdog, which is probably why he's still a local journalist! When a serial killer begins preying upon the amoral capitalists that Cameron is attempting to expose the police, not surprisingly, begin to suspect the journalist of the murders and so he finds himself compelled to hunt down the real culprit or spend the rest of his life in jail. Based on a novel by Ian Banks, whose books rarely shy away from the shocking, this is a dar find out more...

The excellent Helen Mirren returns as DCI Jane Tennison in the fifth volume of this intriguing award-winning drama. When a young rent boy is found dead the vice cop finds herself caught up in a full blown murder investigation which leads her into the sordid underworld of child pornography. find out more...

A masterful adaptation of David Peace's Ellroy-esque noir trilogy. In '1974', the first chapter, a rookie journalist looks to solve the increasingly vexing case of a serial killer on the loose. A bleak vision of corruption in an emphatically isolated 'North', which raises the game for levels of darkness in TV drama. Andrew Garfield gives a captivating performance as the idealistic journalist in way over his head. Highly recommended. find out more...

The trilogy continues and life in West Riding becomes grimmer. Police corruption interferes with the search for a killer in Yorkshire, England. This time, Paddy Considine's Mancunian copper-with-a-heart-of-gold is brought in to head the inquiry into the unsolved murders. Like the journo before him, he finds resistance wherever he turns. Gripping stuff, based on David Peace's novel "Nineteen Eighty" find out more...

The grisly trilogy concludes in dramatic fashion. Mark Addy gives a sterling performance as a burned-out solicitor whose conscience won't let him give up. The seemingly untouchable, corrupt West Yorkshire police, and the true evil mastermind behind the child abductions and murders of the last 14 years are dragged into the light. Excellent British television. find out more...

Our favourite national detective has now been reestablished in modern day Britain. With its roots firmly based in the latter day Doctor Who this is the beginning of what will surely be a long running series.
Episode 1; A Study In Pink; a wounded Watson returns from the Afghan War and meets Holmes, who has been asked by Lestrade to investigate the fourth of a series of identical suicides.
Episode 2; The Blind Banker; two men are murdered in locked rooms, did both work for the Black find out more...

With 13 women murdered, Boston is held under seige by a madman. One by one they fall, each death more gruesome than the last. The actual murders that rocked Boston in the 60s are the gripping subject of this unforgettable police thriller. 'The Boston Strangler' is one of the most powerful films in its genre, with possibly Tony Curtis' finest performance. find out more...

Pierre Niemans is one of France's top murder investigators, but his latest case is that of a serial killer whose actions reach far beyond simple acts of murder. Set in the pure cool white of the Alps Pierre finds himself up against a seemingly unravelable case, where too many people have too much to hide. Crimson Rivers is a stylish French thriller with a distinctly American feel. find out more...

Computer hacker and all-round ‘can do’ lady Salander disappears after being framed for the murder of two researchers during an expose of the Swedish sex trade. Convinced that Salander is the victim of a set-up her friend Blomkvist sets out to investigate and clear her name, but he soon uncovers a grim conspiracy and some ugly truths that lead him unnervingly close to home.
The second instalment of the trilogy of films based on the bestselling Millennium novels by Stieg Larsson is not as find out more...

'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' (skillfully adapted from the book of the same name) is a modest but thoroughly engaging thriller. Set in a gloomy modern Sweden, the atmosphere is tense, the characters authentic, whilst the mood is sombre and slightly dreamlike. Don't be fooled though, this is a psychologically brutal film addressing themes such as incest, sadism and violence, particularly against women.
Although the inevitable twist dosn't quite think outside the box, it's an exhilar find out more...