Fargo

● DRAMA / 10pm / C4/all4 (box set)

He’s best known as 007’s nerdy quartermaster Q and the voice of Paddington. But Ben Whishaw is showing a much darker side as this consistently good crime series, inspired by the film of the same name, returns. Set in 1950s Kansas City, the latest saga centres on tensions between black migrants from the Southern states, led by Loy Cannon (Chris Rock), and the local Mafia, who include Irish-american ‘Rabbi’ (Ben). Martin Freeman, Ewan Mcgregor and David Thewlis have all impressed in previous series (all available to watch on All 4), and there’s also a role in this one for Jessie Buckley as a nurse with an unusual bedside manner... ★★★★ IM