{"id":593591,"date":"2026-08-23T14:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/593591\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T14:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:58:09","slug":"the-10-best-crime-dramas-this-week-monday-24th-sunday-30th-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/593591\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Best Crime Dramas This Week (Monday 24th \u2013 Sunday 30th August)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we edge into the big new season of TV \u2013 look out for our annual autumn\/winter preview on 1st September \u2013 we have some big things starting this week. Namely, series three of Vigil and series four of Trigger Point, both big, primetime beasts. We also have the second series of Bookish, which we\u2019re looking forward to. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 Furious *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S1 E7\/8\u00a0<br \/>Alice spirals after Danny must decide what to do with sensitive information.<br \/>Monday 24th August, Disney+<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 Vigil *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S3 E1\/6<br \/>DCI Amy Silva and DI Kirsten Longacre investigate the murder of a British citizen in the Arctic. As Amy looks into a possible conspiracy on Scottish soil, Kirsten comes up against uncooperative Russian inhabitants. But then they discover a missing person who could set a match to this political tinderbox.\u00a0<br \/>Sunday 30th August, 9pm, BBC One<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 Ludwig *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S2 E2\/6<br \/>A ceilidh is cut short by an unwelcome guest, leaving John in a spin. A murder witnessed by an entire wedding party proves to be quite the puzzle, and while John finds himself overwhelmed by the variables, the crime stirs up some difficult emotions for Russell. Chief Constable Ziegler\u2019s abrupt holiday leave arouses suspicion from the Taylors.<br \/>Thursday 27th August, 9pm, BBC One<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 Trigger Point *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S4 E1\/6<br \/>Explosives officer Lana Washington and her bomb-disposal team track a suspicious lorry through London as they work against the clock to make sure it does not reach its destination.<br \/>Sunday 30th August, 9pm, ITV1<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5 Bookish *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S2 E1&amp;2\/6 Momento Mori Part 1 &amp; 2<br \/>Detective drama set in post-war London starring Mark Gatiss, following a bookseller who helps the police solve the strangest of crimes and the knottiest of murders \u2013 while hiding his own secrets. When a charismatic medium hosts a mysterious s\u00e9ance, a table full of suspects are under investigation as Book reunites with Inspector Bliss to solve the mystery.<br \/>Wednesday 26th August, 8pm, U&amp;Alibi<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6 Professor T *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S4 E2\/6<br \/>Jasper is dragged along to a retirement home by Zelda to meet a new man she\u2019s dating called Peter. However, after realising that Peter is Miss Snares\u2019 father, Jasper is shocked when a murder takes place at the home. He can\u2019t help being drawn into the investigation when Dan, who is also working on the case, finds this frustrating and finally lets his resentment to Jasper pour out.<br \/>Wednesday 26th August, 9pm, ITV1<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7 No Time For Goodbye *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S1 E1-4\/4<br \/>After a violent argument, 15-year-old Sofia runs away from home. The next day, her parents and brother vanish without a trace. Over 20 years later, still haunted by unanswered questions about their disappearance overshadowed by 9\/11.<br \/>Friday 28th August, Channel 4 streaming\/Walter Presents<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8 Women In Blue *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S2 E3\/8\u00a0Quintanilla<br \/>After interrogating the surviving student activists, it\u2019s clear one of them is hiding something.<br \/>Wednesday 26th August, Apple TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9\u00a0Hit Point *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S1 E3\/6<br \/>When Hubble\u2019s body is pulled from the canal, Leo knows that he, Carter and Dylan must frame someone else for the murder, and set up a drug dealer. Meanwhile, Pascal seeks revenge.<br \/>Thursday 27th August, 9pm, U&amp;Dave<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10\u00a0Carpe Diem *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S1 E4\/6<br \/>A young gymnast stands accused of the theft of a Napoleon death mask to sell to fund her training. A museum guard was found dead after the heist and now the stolen artefact is missing from her hiding spot. She confesses to the robbery, but swears that she didn\u2019t kill the guard. Meanwhile, Tom is also trying to rebuild ties with his daughter.<br \/>Friday 28th August, 9pm, More4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As we edge into the big new season of TV \u2013 look out for our annual autumn\/winter preview&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":593592,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[146,85,46,411],"class_list":["post-593591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/593592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}