{"id":687696,"date":"2026-07-12T13:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T13:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/687696\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T13:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T13:40:09","slug":"the-10-best-crime-dramas-this-week-monday-13th-sunday-19th-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/687696\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Best Crime Dramas This Week (Monday 13th \u2013 Sunday 19th July)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look out \u2013 there are a few new crime drama series starting this week: we have Anya Taylor-Joy in Lucky on Apple; new cosy crime The Hairdresser Mysteries on BBC One daytime; and PI drama, R.J. Decker on Disney+. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\u00a0Cape Fear *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S1 E8\/10\u00a0Los tiempos de Dios son Perfectos<br \/>As Max hurls accusations, Anna and Tom go on the offensive. Natalie tries to stop Max.<br \/>Friday 17th July, Apple TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 The Westies *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S1 3\/8<br \/>gang leader Eamon Sweeney (J.K. Simmons) faces mounting pressure from an internal rebellion by younger members and increased federal scrutiny regarding his Gambino crime family deal. While dirty cop Glenn Keenan (Titus Welliver) is pressured by Detective Birdie Polk (Jessica Frances Dukes) to investigate these ties, Roarke (Tom Brittney) works frantically to hide a murdered Italian mobster and prevent a violent retaliation. Meanwhile, Bridget (Sarah Bolger) digs deeper into Cahill\u2019s (Allen Leech) secret plans.<br \/>Sunday 19th July, MGM+<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 Lucky *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S1 E1&amp;2\/7<br \/>Follows a young woman (Anya Taylor-Joy) who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past.<br \/>Wednesday 15th July, Apple TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 The Dark *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE@*<br \/>S1 E2\/6<br \/>When a second body is discovered, Kennedy begins to look for links between the victims that could give her an insight into the killer\u2019s MO. A connection between the parents of the victims emerges as they are both employed by the local sawmill, and this discovery leads them to look into the owner\u2019s son, Owen MacLennan, who has his own chequered past. But is he the killer they\u2019re after?<br \/>Monday 13th July, 9pm, ITV1<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5 The Hairdresser Mysteries *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S1 E1\/6 Storm In A Teacup<br \/>Hairdresser Lily Petal leaves the city in favour of opening her own salon in the sleepy village of Blossom Vale but her clients\u2019 tendencies to share their secrets during appointments make her the perfect candidate to help solve local mysteries. A suspicious death and the theft of a valuable antique causes a stir in the village.<br \/>Friday 17th July, 1.15pm, BBC One<br \/>6 The Sommerdahl Murders *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODES*<br \/>S5 E3&amp;4\/8<br \/>A leading international model goes missing as preparations are being made place for the final event of the Helsing\u00f8r Fashion Show. Soon after, he is found dead on a beach with evidence pointing towards a violent attack. Fashion may be a ruthless business but he was a local boy made good \u2013 who would have wanted him dead? Away from the case, Otto and Astrid continue to weave their illicit webs around Josefine\u2019s life.<br \/>Friday 17th July, 9pm, More4<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7 R.J. Decker *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S1 E1\/7<br \/>R.J. Decker is a disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con who starts over as a private investigator in the colourful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida. The series follows him tackling cases that range from slightly odd to outright bizarre with the help of his journalist ex, her police detective wife and a shadowy new benefactor \u2014 a woman from his past who could be his greatest ally \u2026 or his one-way ticket back to prison.<br \/>Tuesday 14th July, Disney+<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8 Sugar *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S2 E5\/8\u00a0Unknowns<br \/>Vega isn\u2019t convinced his problem with Ji is solved. Sugar befriends someone in Pavich\u2019s inner circle.<br \/>Friday 17th July, Apple TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9 Allegiance *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S2 E7\/10\u00a0Shelter From The Storm<br \/>When a warden is murdered in broad daylight, Sabrina and Zak find themselves navigating the world of the unhoused and on the trail of a possible spree killer.<br \/>Tuesday 14th July, 9pm, U&amp;Alibi<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10 The Marlow Murder Club *REPEAT*<br \/>S1 E2\/2<br \/>Judith enlists the help of the unfulfilled vicar\u2019s wife, Becks and local dog-walker Suzie; despite Tanika\u2019s warnings, Judith, Becks and Suzie continue to investigate another key clue left at the crime scene and uncover new evidence.<br \/>Thursday 16th July, 8pm, U&amp;Drama<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Look out \u2013 there are a few new crime drama series starting this week: we have Anya Taylor-Joy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":638219,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-687696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/638219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}