{"id":820752,"date":"2026-11-01T13:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/820752\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T13:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:10:09","slug":"the-10-best-crime-dramas-this-week-monday-2nd-8th-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/820752\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Best Crime Dramas This Week (Monday 2nd \u2013 8th November)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are some big, returning names to look out for this week \u2013 fun espionage series Black Doves is back for its second series on Netflix, as is Keeley Hawes in The Assassin over on Amazon. Conversely, we say farewell to Blue Lights. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 Blue Lights *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE* *LAST IN SERIES*<br \/>S4 E6\/6<br \/>Life is in the balance after the explosion at Katie\u2019s house, while Gerry\u2019s evidence on state collusion is released. The section race to put an end to Morgan\u2019s empire. <br \/>Tuesday 3rd November, 9pm, BBC One<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 Black Doves *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S2 E1-6\/6<br \/>With her husband poised to become Prime Minister and her handler ensnared in a ruthless internal plot, undercover spy Helen reunites with triggerman Sam.<br \/>Thursday 5th November, Netflix<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 Nocturne *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S1 E3\/10 <br \/>When communication goes dark, Saga must get creative. Jonah investigates a cryptic symbol.<br \/>Friday 30th October, Apple TV<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 The Lowdown *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S2 E4\/8<br \/>No synopsis available.<br \/>Tuesday 2nd November, Disney+<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5 The Assassin *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S2 E1-6\/6<br \/>Hitwoman Julie (Keeley Hawes) and Edward (Freddie Highmore) reluctantly team up once again when Edward\u2019s dream honeymoon with Kayla (Shalom Brune-Franklin) is hijacked by the arrival of a mysterious new threat. Plunged back into a world of international crime, kidnapping and high-speed car chases, to survive the job and mend an already fragile relationship, they\u2019ll have to take down Spain\u2019s corrupt underworld\u2026and hopefully not each other first.<br \/>Friday 6th November, Amazon Prime Video<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6 This City Is Ours *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODES*<br \/>S2 E4&amp;5\/8<br \/>As Michael struggles to maintain control, Ozzie manipulates Freddie down a dark path.<br \/>Monday 2nd and Sunday 8th November, 9pm, BBC One<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7 Dexter: Resurrection *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S2 E2\/10 <br \/>Navigating his mid-life crisis, Dexter finds no comfort as the Five Borough Killer captivates New York. Meanwhile, Harrison starts at NYPD Homicide.<br \/>Friday 6th November, Paramount+<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8 Pierre *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S1 E5\/6<br \/>After Pierre\u2019s sudden collapse, he\u2019s discharged from hospital under strict instructions to avoid stress. But when he receives an anonymous tip-off, he can\u2019t resist the chance to discover what really happened to Michael.<br \/>Monday 2nd November, 9pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9 Cleddau *NEW UK PREMIERE EPISODE*<br \/>S2 E5\/6<br \/>No synopsis available.<br \/>Sunday 8th November, 9pm, S4C<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10 Classified *NEW UK PREMIERE SERIES*<br \/>S 1E1-10\/10<br \/>Rachel Miller and \u00c9mile Darcy, married Canadian Security Intelligence Service agents, live a peaceful life with their two daughters. However, everything crumbles for them when a shooting takes place near the American embassy.<br \/>Friday 6th November, Channel 4 Streaming\/Walter Presents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are some big, returning names to look out for this week \u2013 fun espionage series Black Doves&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":820753,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-820752","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\/820752","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=820752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}