{"id":375871,"date":"2026-04-12T12:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/375871\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:19:12","slug":"the-10-best-crime-dramas-this-week-monday-13th-sunday-19th-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/375871\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Best Crime Dramas This Week (Monday 13th \u2013 Sunday 19th April)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, we welcome back Jim Bergerac for a second series of U&amp;Drama\u2019s reboot, and also Joanna Scanlan is back in 5\u2019s Missed Call, which is stripped across the week. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 Bergerac *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S2 E1\/6<br \/>Bergerac returns for the most challenging case of his career when shocking events unfold at a wedding reception on the island.<br \/>Thursday 16th April, 9pm, U&amp;Drama<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 Missed Call *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S1 E1-5\/5<br \/>English teenager Katie Gleason goes on a school exchange trip to southern France, but when she suddenly stops answering messages, her mother Sarah\u2019s concern turns to alarm. Unable to shake the feeling that her daughter is in danger, Sarah flies to France and finds a town reluctant to answer questions, so she starts her own investigation.<br \/>Monday 13th to Friday 17th April, 9pm, 5<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 Your Friends And Neighbours *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S2 E3\/10<br \/>No synopsis available.<br \/>Friday 17th April, Apple TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4\u00a0Miss Scarlet *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S6 E4\/6<br \/>New Detective Inspector Charlie Phelps hires Eliza for a case involving his uncle, but Scotland Yard is also after the man, who has committed crimes in both jurisdictions.<br \/>Tuesday 14th April, 9pm, U&amp;Alibi<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5\u00a0Grace *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE* *LAST IN SERIES*<br \/>S6 E4\/4<br \/>As Roy and the team deal with recent distressing events, they are called to the scene of a car accident in which a local hotelier was killed by a driver who fled the scene and left him to die. As Grace tackles what may prove to be one of his most complex cases yet, DC Vee Wilde faces a challenge of her own when she comes face-to-face with her estranged father after many years. Meanwhile, Grace\u2019s life takes a devastating turn as his wedding to Cleo draws near.<br \/>Sunday 19th April, 8pm, ITV1<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6 Crooks *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S1-9\/9<br \/>Charly\u2019s quiet life with family in Berlin is disrupted when past associates threaten them, forcing him to steal coin. Charly and driver Joseph, fatefully collided, and now flee with their families to escape danger.<br \/>Tuesday 14th April, Netflix<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7 The Murder Line *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S1 E1\/6<br \/>When two criminals are found dead at the US-Canada border, local police officer Henry Roland realises that someone from his past may be connected and races to find them before the authorities do. Meanwhile, Ruby Waits and Miles King get caught in a drug deal gone wrong, and as tensions rise, mysterious newcomer May Ferguson arrives in town.<br \/>Saturday 18th April, 10pm, ITV1<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8 Imperfect Women *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S1 E6\/8<br \/>After a startling discovery, Mary struggles to square reality with perception.<br \/>Wednesday 15th April, Apple TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9\u00a0Blanca *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S1 E5\/6<br \/>Blanca starts experiencing episodes of listlessness and dizziness, unaware that the increasingly concerning Nanni is spiking her drinks. But she\u2019s distracted from her mystery symptoms when the body of a student is found on premises owned by an oil company and nobody seems to know why she might have been there.<br \/>Friday 17th April, 9pm, More4<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10 Beyond Paradise *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S4 E4\/6<br \/>The team investigates when a seaweed farm is targeted in an act of sabotage, with fisherman Jeff Simmons swearing that he saw the legendary mermaid of Shipton Abbott on the night of the incident. With no logical explanation for how someone could damage the farm and get away unseen among glowing bioluminescent waters, Esther braces herself for an excited Humphrey to run wild with the possibility that their prime suspect could be a mermaid.<br \/>Friday 17th April, 8pm, BBC One<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week, we welcome back Jim Bergerac for a second series of U&amp;Drama\u2019s reboot, and also Joanna Scanlan&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":{"0":"post-375871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}