THE ONES TO WATCH
A number of anticipated new dramas scheduled for spring should see us through to the end of lockdown. Here are some highlights
Line Of Duty BBC One, March 21
The highly anticipated sixth series of the police procedural rewards fans with an extra seventh episode rather than the usual six.
Trainspotting star Kelly Macdonald joins the cast as DCI Joanne Davidson, who is being investigated by Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar), DI Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) and DS Steve Arnott (Martin Compston).
Viewpoint ITV, April
Noel Clarke plays a surveillance detective, setting up his observation post in the house of single mum and secret voyeur Zoe Sterling, played by Alexandra Roach. Zoe’s window commands a direct sightline into the property of a missing teacher, who shares the home with her boyfriend – the prime suspect in her disappearance.
The North Water BBC Two, April
Based on the novel by Ian McGuire, Jack O’Connell plays a disgraced ex-Army surgeon who signs up to be a ship doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic. He is joined by harpooner Henry Drax, played by Colin Farrell. Peter Mullan, Tom Courtenay and Stephen Graham are also part of the series, which was actually filmed in the Arctic.
Jupiter’s Legacy Netflix, May 7
Based on the comic book by Scots dream team Mark Millar and Frank Quitely – who also serve as executive producers here – this eight-part series follows the children of the first generation of superheroes as they try to live up to the expectations and legacies of their parents.
The Underground Railroad Amazon Prime, May 14
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead, this 10-parter tells the story of Cora and Caesar, two 19th Century slaves who try to escape their Georgia plantation by following the Underground Railroad – a rail transport system, a series of safe houses and secret routes. Peter Mullan is among the cast.
Too Close ITV, date to be confirmed
Emily Watson and Denise Gough face off in this three-part psychological drama. Watson is Dr Robertson, a forensic psychiatrist placed with Gough, who is accused of a terrible crime she claims she has no memory of. As the two women get under each other’s skin, Robertson’s search for justice might end up destroying her.
Landscapers
Sky Atlantic, date to be confirmed Oscar-winning actor Olivia Colman teams up with Oscar-winning director Alexander Payne in a four-part true-crime thriller. Colman plays Susan Edwards, who, along with her husband, kills her parents and buries them in their Mansfield garden, where they remain undiscovered for a decade.