UK is the most surveilled place in the world. It is home to more than 6 million CCTV cameras -- about 1 for every 14 people -- that operate 24/7 and generate more than 1 billion hours of video every week. Crime reporter Nick Wallis tells us how UK police uses this vast surveillance network for active crime prevention as well as tracking down outlaws.
Detective Chu Po not only solves the most crimes but is also a serious gourmet. Killer Li Tze-tung sees every meal as the last in his life, and therefore becomes extremely picky on cuisine. Novice police officer Wu Wei seems straightforward but she has a secret. One night when Chu and Li are forced to share a table, their passion for food forms an unusual bond between them. Later when Wu joins in, their fates entwine and the cruel truth is unveiled as the last dinner draws to a close.
Vyom, the school principal's a nerdy teenager son is disliked by most of his classmates, has only four friends, and a crush, Tara. When Tara goes missing and found dead, Vyom decides to solve the mystery behind her death.
Julie Walters stars as a mother dealing with the impact of the sudden murder of her 21 year old son. Each episode follows her story and also focuses on specific characters whose lives are transformed by the event – the journalist who is covering the story; the Indian newsagent who used to sell the victim his fags; and the passerby who happened across his body.
Jaakko, a mushroom entrepreneur, finds out too late that he has been fatally slow-poisoned by persons unknown. He sets out to find the culprits before he dies.
Rookie inspector Fiona Griffiths has a brilliant mind - and a secret history of mental illness called Cotard's Syndrome that has left her with a deep and peculiar empathy for the dead. A two-part crime drama for Sky Living which aired as part of the Drama Matters season. Based on the novel by Harry Bingham.
A fourteen year old vanishes without a trace at the turn of the millenium. Twenty five years later her body is discovered and three friends have to face the horror of their past.
Quirke is the chief pathologist in the Dublin city morgue – a charismatic loner whose job takes him into fascinating places as he investigates sudden deaths in 1950s Dublin. His pleasures in life are raw and deep, a drink, a smoke, good food, a woman: With one woman in particular – his adoptive brother's wife Sarah and the forbidden love that has shaped and dominated Quirke's life.
Formerly known as iconic, family-friendly interstate stops, many American motels have become places where transience and anonymity often go hand-in-hand. Murder at the Motel explores tragic murder cases set in motels and the pursuit to bring justice to the victims. The personal stories of the victims and of how the investigations unfolded are told from the perspective of family members and law enforcement officers who work tirelessly in their quest to solve these horrific crimes.
Former classmates gather in the district center of Warmaly for the twentieth anniversary of graduation. The glorious anniversary is overshadowed by a car caught from the pond, which has been lying at the bottom since the memorable graduation. Inside the car there is a corpse and an unusual stone that turns out to be a meteorite. The investigation draws everyone gathered to celebrate into a funnel: it exacerbates old conflicts, confuses the already difficult relationships of former classmates, their teachers and parents. Everyone learns something shocking about themselves and others: who they were in the 90s, who they became and what they are capable of in the present.