{"id":811778,"date":"2026-10-23T21:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/811778\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T21:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:46:11","slug":"binge-worthy-10-part-crime-drama-with-a-charismatic-lead-star-is-now-streaming-on-channel-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/811778\/","title":{"rendered":"Binge-worthy 10-part crime drama with a “charismatic” lead star is now streaming on Channel 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crime drama series Anna Pigeon has landed for free on Channel 4 in the UK. Originally debuting in its native America and Canada back in August, the show is based on the book series of the same name by Nevada Barr.<\/p>\n

The story follows the titular character, who after a devastating loss turns her back on the city slicker life to become a National Park Service park ranger, and ends up solving crimes in the park grounds.<\/p>\n

Following its debut earlier this month on U&Drama, all 10 episodes of Anna Pigeon (also dubbed Anna Pigeon Mysteries) are streaming on Channel 4, which is available for free with ads.<\/p>\n

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The series from Morwyn Brebner features Bates Motel’s Tracy Spiridakos as Pigeon, as well as Reservation Dogs’ Paulina Alexis, Star Trek: Discovery’s Ronnie Rowe Jr, and Ghosts US’ Crystle Lightning.<\/p>\n

TheWrap<\/a> praised “charismatic” Spiridakos, adding in their review: “While the crime drama isn\u2019t must-see watercooler television, the show bops along with a pleasing rhythm, modest plot puzzles and a jaunty heroine.”<\/p>\n

TVBrittanyF.com<\/a> also praised the actors “star turn”, as well as the “efficient storytelling” that has “serious bite”, while RogerEbert.com<\/a> suggested the show will “leave you satisfied”.<\/p>\n

“It isn\u2019t a challenging show \u2013 it works best if you don\u2019t think too much about it. But it is a pleasant one,” the latter added.<\/p>\n

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However, TVLine<\/a> was less praiseworthy, writing in their verdict: “It tries too hard to fit itself into a cookie-cutter crime procedural format, piling on the clich\u00e9s and tropes and throwing plausibility out the window, and it ends up feeling less than satisfying as a result \u2013 no matter how beautiful those mountains look.”<\/p>\n

“Despite an absolutely breathtaking backdrop and a stellar lead performance, Anna Pigeon feels like a dry, monotonous rehashing of Netflix\u2019s Virgin River,” added Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anna Pigeon is streaming now on Channel 4.<\/p>\n

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Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in movies<\/a>, TV<\/a> and music. After completing a journalism Masters at City University, London, Sam joined Digital Spy as a reporter, and has also freelanced for publications such as NME<\/a> and Screen International<\/a>. \u00a0Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from Lord of the Rings<\/a> to Love Is Blind<\/a>, and is equally in his element crossing every ‘t’ and dotting every ‘i’ as a sub-editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crime drama series Anna Pigeon has landed for free on Channel 4 in the UK. Originally debuting in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":811779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[147950,379,266221,381,96,190731,1156,266220,223205,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-811778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-collection-latest-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-9184bbda-f5f3-4e2b-8744-5b9e57c240b3","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-binge-worthy-10-part-crime-drama-now-streaming-on-channel-4","tag-sponsored-false","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811778","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=811778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/811779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=811778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=811778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=811778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}