DRAMA

BBC1, 9pm Another new two-parter, and this time the Americans are here. US diplomat Ryan Reed is shot dead after being targeted by a biker while attending a current affairs show late at night.

When the team arrives at the scene, they find his body posed – sitting upright on a bench with his hand tucked inside his jacket. What does it all mean?

Everyone is completely baffled, and then, of course, there’s a fight between the police and US Embassy staff as to who will deal with the murder case.

The Lyell team of forensic pathologists, which is always inexplicably involved in absolutely every part of the case, cracks on despite the bureaucracy.

Although Nikki (Emilia Fox) is slightly distracted by the deputy chief of mission Matt Garcia (Michael Landes), not surprising once you see what he looks like.

But when Matt goes missing, Nikki worries he could well be the next target.

ON TRACK Michael Portillo