It’s the story of a young woman who seems unremarkable on the surface and works as an editorial assistant in a British seaside town. Line of Duty actor Vicky McClure (pictured above) and creator Jed Mercurio are collaborating on a new ITV thriller about a bomb disposal expert. Transmission: Tue 02 Mar 2021. Playwright Bash Doran (Traitors) has adapted the novel and filming is due to start in spring 2021. Casting is tba. Which of these top TV dramas are you most looking forward to watching in 2021? Olivier Award winner Denise Gough co-stars as Connie. This time around, we’ll be getting an extra episode – seven instead of six – and AC-12 will be joined by newcomer Shalom Brune-Franklin, who plays DC Chloe Bishop. Susan Lynch, Michael Smiley, Ian McElhinney and Lisa Dwan are among the cast. Filming took place in Manchester and Spain and we’ll bring you much more closer to release. Actor, rapper and screenwriter Riz Ahmed (pictured) was announced in 2018 as developing this ambitious nine-part series with BBC Two, but no updates have been released since. Praise for 2018’s Vanity Fair adaptation, scheduled opposite Bodyguard in 2018, was drowned out somewhat by the hit political thriller, but there was plenty of it, and deservingly so. Jaime Winstone and Daniel Ryan also star. Marcella, ITV1. In 2019, ITV commissioned them to make six-part thriller Tenacity, from a screenplay by Flightplan’s Peter A. Dowling, based on the J.S. ITV drama boss Polly Hill said ITV will “sensitively” dramatise the case. Filming took place on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in late 2019. This incident “leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices” as Desiato tries to protect his son. Coming to terrestrial TV, there’s Life After Life and The Three, stories about living multiple versions of the same life, and the miraculous child survivors of a mysterious plane crash. It’s due to film in Scotland and is set onboard the Kishorn Bravo oil rig in the North Sea. Read more about it here. Filming began in South Africa on this new eight-part adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic novel in February 2020, and was halted in March by Covid-19 with an episode and a half in the can, before resuming in early July. In total, Peter Sutcliffe killed 13 and attempted to kill seven others. The couple were eventually found guilty in 2014. It’s about a body discovered on a British nuclear submarine, investigated by military detective Danielle Lewis. Sheridan Smith plays Sarah Sak, the mother of 23-year-old victim Anthony Walgate. Expect twists, turns, and sharp writing. The series can only be shown after the court case has been completed. Chris Sweeney (Back to Life) directs and casting is tba. Lead writer Cilla Jackert’s “Thin Blue Line,” a fresh take on a police procedural, is Sweden’s contender for the Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize at 2021’s Göteborg Film Festival. He’ll be joined by Jenna Coleman, Billie Howell and Ellie Bamber. Written by Daniel Brierley and executive produced by Mercurio, it’s the story of Lana Washington (McClure) a front-line bomb disposal pro whose squad is pushed to the limits tackling a terrorist threat to London. Following in the footsteps of the acclaimed Albert Finney-starring 1963 film, and the raucous 1997 version with Max Beasley, expect rollicking fun. It was creted by Jericho and Meadowlands‘ Christopher Dunlop, with Taboo‘s Kristoffer Nyholm directing. This eight-episode series will tell the life of artist Leonardo through the story of his masterpieces. In November 2020, Amazon Prime Video green-lit this six-episode supernatural thriller from Line of Duty and Bodyguard (pictured above) director John Strickland, written by David Macpherson. It’s about a young Scottish detective working in St. Andrews who is tasked with reopening cold cases. The 21 best new TV shows to watch in 2021: Must-watch series on NOW TV, Netflix, Prime Video, BBC and more Essential dramas, documentaries and comedies that are going to make 2021 a great year for TV. Created by Strike‘s Tom Edge, it’s the story of the mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on board a Trident nuclear submarine that brings the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. This one’s on a similar bent, as the story of a pair of young Irish students who get involved with an glamorous older, married couple. They include Sky One’s Intergalactic – the story of a wrongly imprisoned galactic pilot who breaks out of space jail with a gang of other high-security female prisoners – and Netflix’s fantasy novel adaptations Half Bad, Cuckoo Song, Lockwood & Co.,and The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – respectively, tales of witches, supernatural pacts, ghost-hunters, and a woman who jumps between bodies in her quest to solve a murder mystery. Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox! Adapted by Hannibal and The Punisher’s Steve Lightfoot from Sarah Pinborough’s 2017 novel, it’s the story of a woman who becomes involved in an unconventional love triangle that develops into a dark, twist-filled web of secrets. The Responder will star The Hobbit and Sherlock‘s Martin Freeman as officer Chris, who works a series of night shifts in Liverpool. Tom Shankland (Les Miserables, The City & The City) directs, and A Prophet and The Looming Tower‘s Tahar Rahim will play the lead role of Sobhraj. Filming was due to take place in Wales in late 2018, but there’s been no news about this one since so it’s a bit of a question mark. The ITV crime drama Unforgotten returns for a highly anticipated fourth series bringing a new case for DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan to crack.. Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar are back on the case with the discovery of a dismembered body in a scrap metal yard, starting an investigation into the death of Matthew Walsh - a man last seen in March, 1990. Coming to BBC One, it’s a legal drama that questions the role class, money and power play in justice being done. Louisa Mellor | The Tourist is an outback noir about a British man pursued through the Australian outback by a tank truck. Isabella Rossellini stars in Sky's 10-part political period epic based on the power struggles … It became the biggest manhunt in British criminal history. Cobra Kai will be kicking its way back onto screens with … An ITV Yorkshire Ripper drama from the makers of Des and White House Farm is in the works. Sheridan Smith and Jamie Winstone will star alongside Stephen Merchant as Port. Think assassins, high-stakes action and a momentous threat to national security. No Return will begin filming in the summer of 2021. This one needs to be on your radar: Giri/Haji creator Joe Barton has written an eight-part action thriller starring I May Destroy You and Gangs of London‘s Paapa Essiedu. Was Frannie really responsible? Power, love, loyalty and politics all come to play in Dan Sefton’s (Trust Me) BBC adaptation of Keith Badman’s 2010 book The Final Years Of Marilyn Monroe. Filming got underway in February on new BBC One crime drama Bloodlands, which stars The Missing and Cold Feet‘s James Nesbitt and takes place in Northern Ireland. No cast members for The Yorkshire Ripper have been announced yet. A four-part true crime series about ‘Mansfield Murderers’ Susan and Christopher Edwards is on its way to Sky Atlantic and HBO. The three-parter is based on the novel by Clara Salaman, written under under the pseudonym Natalie Daniels. The Drowning came to a dramatic conclusion on Channel 5 tonight (Thursday February 4), so what are the top TV dramas coming up in 2021 to replace it? Olivia Colman portrays killer Susan Edwards, who murdered her own parents in 1998. 22 February 2021, 19:30. Based on Brian Masters’ book Killing for Company , Des follows the arrest and trial of real-life serial killer Dennis Nilsen, known as Des, who murdered boys and young men in his flat from 1978 to 1983. The six-part series was filmed on location in Belgium and Cambridge. for Every Budget, New British TV Series for 2021: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky Dramas and More. It’s the story of Rochelle, a Bolton teen who downloads a mysterious app that sets in motion a series of terrifying events. David Tennant (Broadchurch, Doctor Who) stars in this three-part true crime drama for ITV. It premiered on ITV on 17 January 2021.. On 1 March 2021, it was announced that Finding Alice would return for a second series. Liar and Top Boy star Richie Campbell plays sidekick DS Glenn Branson in the drama, based in Brighton. It’s being made by Bodyguard and Line of Duty‘s World Productions. Intriguingly, there were four passengers in the car with him at the time. It’s adapted from the Zoran Drvenkar novel about a woman on the run across Europe after committing a deadly crime, pursued by a dangerous gangster and a serial killer known only as The Traveller, and is written by The Capture (pictured above) screenwriter Ben Chanan. It was set to be a drama about three generations of a British Pakistani family set over the course of four decades. Updated: 4 Mar 2021, 14:35; FANS of ITV dramas will be thrilled after the TV giant announce its bumper Spring schedule packed full of gripping new series. ... Viewers have loved true crime throughout 2020, with ITV's hugely chilling Des being one of this year's most-watched dramas this year. Giri/Haji creator Joe Barton is writing the series, with Andy Serkis among the producers. It’s the story of a man recruited into an organisation formed to stop global catastrophes, who ends up reliving the same day again and again. It’s a story of a top investment firm, multi-million dollar deals, a mysterious death and a public scandal. Martin Clunes will return as DCI Colin Sutton for new series of ITV drama Manhunt. Keith Allen plays John Cooper, the man in Wilkins’ sights. The latest BBC One drama from former Doctor Who and Sherlock showrunner Steven Moffat is a four-part crime thriller entitled Inside Man. ITV has confirmed a six-part drama with the working title of The Yorkshire Ripper. Adapted from Stuart Turton’s novel of the same name, it’s a seven-part murder mystery coming to Netflix. Stephen Port is a former chef born in Southend, who raped and killed four men between 2014 and 2015. Find out what’s coming from the UK in 2021 and beyond below. It’s part love story, part coming-of-age story, part spy thriller packed with action and 90s nostalgia. Only announced in late 2020, no casting has yet been confirmed for this one. Bridgerton fans who are looking for a period drama to fill the void while series two is filmed have been recommending Sanditon on social media.. Previously titled The Barking Murders, Four Lives is a three-part BBC drama based on real-life killer Stephen Port, and the aftermath of the four murders he committed. It’s being billed as a provocative, dark and funny story about a woman in her late thirties who’s unexpectedly landed with a baby that takes over her world. 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Based on the novel of the same name written by Natalie Daniels (the pseudonym of actor-writer Clara Salaman, who’s also behind the screenplay), it’s about a forensic psychiatrist treating a patient who’s committed a heinous crime that she says she doesn’t remember. In June 2020, the Belfast Telegraph reported from producer Jed Mercurio that filming had wrapped before the COVID-19 industry shutdown and that an extended post-production period had been agreed with the BBC. Too Close stars Chernobyl’s Emily Watson as forensic psychiatrist Emma Robinson. BBC Two is developing a six-part series from new screenwriter and former police officer Tony Schumacher, who’s been mentored by Jimmy McGovern as part of a BBC Writers Room initiative. The main cast is joined by TV veteran Sheila Hancock of New Tricks fame, and Killing Eve star Susan Lynch. It’s about a police surveillance investigation in Manchester following the disappearance of a primary school teacher. BBC, ITV and Netflix will air dramas … ITV Hub - the home of ITV on demand and live TV. Adapted from the Swedish crime thriller of the same name (pictured above), Before We Die is the six-part story of a detective who discovers that her son is acting as an undercover informant in a brutal murder investigation. John Wyndham’s classic 1957 sci-fi is getting a modern TV adaptation courtesy of The Night Manager and Hanna writer David Farr. The comedy-drama is coming to Sky Atlantic and no casting has yet been announced. World Productions, the makers of some of the best British drama around (Line Of Duty, Save Me, Jed Mercurio’s drama Bodyguard) are behind this four-part drama for ITV. Strike‘s Tom Burke, The Bodyguard‘s Anjli Mohindra and Jonathan Creek‘s Caroline Quentin co-star. A contemporary teen horror series is on its way to BBC Three and Netflix, written by Michael and Paul Clarkson (The Haunting Of Hill House, pictured). Inspired by his real-life experience as a civilian prison worker, writer Rob Williams (Killing Eve, pictured above) is bringing a six-part prison drama to Channel 4. Leave us a comment on our Facebook page @EntertainmentDailyFix. Due to film in 2021, The Baby is a darkly comic horror on its way to Sky Atlantic. It’s the story of two sisters – one human and one a monster – at war with each other, who have to reunite to reverse a supernatural pact gone wrong. Death Comes As The End, a murder mystery set not in the early 20th century, but in ancient Egypt. Baptiste, Shetland, Vera, All Creatures Great and Small, Gentleman Jack, Call the Midwife, Doc Martin, The Syndicate, Silent Witness and Grantchester are also all returning in 2021 – but many have been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our interview with Kirstie Swain about Pure, mental illness in TV drama and more. The cast is tba. Writer-director Shola Amoo is adapting the screenplay, with Kibwe Tavares directing. The police investigation was widely criticised at the time. 7 amazing shows coming to ITV in 2021. James Nesbitt plays a Northern-Irish detective on the hunt for an assassin in Bloodlands on BBC One – due to air in late February/early March. Come Again is the first novel by Webb (Peep Show, Back, That Mitchell And Webb Look). Chernobyl‘s Emily Watson (pictured above in BBC One’s Apple Tree Yard) stars in this meaty psychological three-part thriller coming to ITV. Alessandro Borghi stars in this Italian-French-UK co-production. Excellent news for sci-fi fans, this. Filming was due to begin in late 2020. Shetland’s Rakie Ayola also stars as ACC Vosper. These Are All The Best New Dramas Coming To Screens In 2021. The European-funded series stars David Tennant as Verne’s famous explorer Phileas Fogg. The six-part drama is based on Ben Macintyre’s SAS: Rogue Heroes book, which charts the creation of the famed Special Forces unit. Filming began in Liverpool in late 2019, then was put on hold thanks to Covid-19 but it’s still due to arrive in 2021. On top of that, there’s plenty of true crime, a new Sally Rooney adaptation for fans of Normal People, and the latest from TV genius Russell T Davies. Read more: Best true crime podcasts: Seven of the most gripping, from Real Crime Profile to My Favourite Murder. With Agatha Christie adaptation The Pale Horse having completed Sarah Phelps’ quintet of adaptations for the BBC in 2020, it’s the turn of a different voice on a very different kind of Christie novel. It’s being billed as “a visceral and high-stakes portrayal of life in the modern British penal system”, and tells the story of two men – an inmate serving time for having killed an innocent man in an accident, and a prison officer targeted by a dangerous inmate. Nilsen, one of Britain's most notorious killers, infamously murdered boys and young men in his London flat in the 1970s and 80s. Anna Friel returns as Marcella in late Jan/early Feb. Filming is due to begin in the summer on ITV’s No Return, a Manchester-based four-part drama from Danny Brocklehurst (The Stranger, Shameless). Season six of Line of Duty has to be one of the most anticipated TV series of all time! This six-part half hour is a spin-off from BBC One’s hit family drama The A Word, following the married lives of the titular characters, both of whom have Down’s Syndrome. We’ll keep you posted if more arrives. But Emma soon falls prey to Connie’s manipulative nature. 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It stars The Tunnel‘s Savannah Steyn in the lead role, with Parminder Nagra, Eleanor Tomlinson, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Natasha O’Keeffe, Thomas Turgoose and Craig Parkinson, so lots of great British talent in the cast. When the boy turns eighteen, he enters the world to find the person responsible for his mother’s death. Filming began in October 2020 on the provisionally titled Danny Boy, a new BBC Two feature-length drama about real-life soldier Brian Wood, accused of war crimes in Iraq by human rights lawyer Phil Shiner. Written by The Tunnel’s Emilia di Girolamo, it promises to take viewers behind the scenes on one of the UK’s most controversial police investigations. Discover our best Drama & Soaps shows or catch-up on Drama & Soaps shows you've missed. Seemingly insignificant changes to people and circumstances set her on new courses every time – can she alter the course of history? Unfulfilled by her job, she turns to darker pursuits outside of work, because who would ever suspect her? From Simon Burke, the creator of Sky weird-thriller Fortitude, eight-part historical family saga Domina is set in ancient Rome, beginning in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination. His 17-year reign of terror left thousands of elderly people in south east London living in fear. Olivia Colman will star as Susan Edwards, from a script written by Colman’s producer husband Ed Sinclair. Susan is currently serving 25 years behind bars for killing her reclusive mum and dad and burying them in their Blenheim Close garden. The trouble is, the deceased man is the son of New Orleans crime boss Jimmy Baxter. Filming was forced to halt in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 industry shutdown and resumed in August 2020. This four-part Channel 4 drama, based on real events, will star The Virtues and Raised by Wolves’ Niamh Algar as an undercover police officer used in a honeytrap search for a killer in the 1990s. Producer-writers Harry and Jack Williams (Fleabag, Baptiste, The Missing, Liar) are back with a six-part drama set and filmed in South Australia. Kate Atkinson’s 2013 novel Life After Life is a masterpiece of imaginative fiction, so it’s no surprise that BBC One is currently preparing a TV adaptation. True crime dramatisations dominated our television screens last year, and the nation's appetite for the macabre shows no signs of abating in 2021. ITV's hit crime drama Vera returning in 2021 with six brand new episodes. It’s been adapted by a team led by Life On Mars’ Ashley Pharoah. The commission was announced in July 2019 and filming was due to begin in 2020. The two women become locked in a dark struggle of influence and manipulation. As soon as there’s any news on this one, we’ll include it here. Series 3 Ep 8/8. It was due to film in Bristol and Belgium in winter 2020 and will be coming to Channel 4. Good news then, that ITV has brought screenwriter Gwyneth Hughes back to tackle another classic novel – Henry Fielding’s 1749 book Tom Jones. The programme is based on Colin Sutton’s diaries. Written by Vanity Fair‘s Gwyneth Hughes, who travelled to Northern Ireland to meet the families who inspired the drama, When it Happens to You is produced by the makers of hard-hitting Three Girls (pictured) and will explore the experience of families and loved ones whose lives have been affected by the law in Northern Ireland. Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, The Night Manager – pictured above) stars as James Cooper, whose secret past is unearthed when he’s vetted in preparation for a parliamentary election. The eight-episode first season was co-created by screenwriter Siân Robins-Grace (Kaos, Sex Education) and Gangs of London (pictured above) production manager Lucy Gaymer. We’ll keep this list updated with new commissions and as casting details and release dates are confirmed. From Alice Seabright, director of Netflix’s Sex Education (pictured above) comes six-part BBC One series Chloe.
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