The Frankenstein Chronicles
ITV, Tuesday 24 July, 10.45pm
This period crime drama first aired on ITV Encore, and this repeat will hopefully reach a wider audience. Set in London in 1827, the story begins on a gruesome note when river-copper Inspector John Marlott (Sean Bean) discovers a corpse made from the body parts of eight different missing children. Having been told by the home secretary to keep the case confidential, Marlott sets out to find the villain responsible and starts to make suitably horrific discoveries.