Crime-comedy is an increasingly popular genre — and we’ve got one this week you are going to love! Ludwig is streaming on BBCiPlayer — and is already a huge hit. Meanwhile, Season 2 of Ridley starring Line of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar has debuted in the US — and is coming soon to UK TV.

Shetland is back for its ninth season. Lerwick remains without beloved good guy DI Jimmy Perez (Douglas Henshall), who left for good a couple seasons ago. But female duo Ashley Jensen as DI Ruth Calder, and Alison O’Donnell as DS Alison McIntosh, team up once again, this time on an emotion investigation that blurs lines between personal and professional.

Lioness continues with another thrilling action-packed episode. I have a sense of doom as to how it’s all going to unfold as it’s going far too smoothly for Joe, Kaitlyn and the crew – despite a few minor hiccups. I am guessing we are in for a few surprises.

Shetland.

Tosh suspects something is seriously wrong when her friend, Annie Bett, and her son go missing. DI Calder investigates another case involving a tragic argument between two brothers.

6 November. BBC One.

SPOILER ALERT: RECAP-REVIEW

Ludwig

Puzzle fans — this one’s is for you! Puzzle solver John “Ludwig” Taylor’s life of solitude is upended when his identical twin, DCI James Taylor, disappears; he reluctantly assumes the identity of his brother as a detective in the Cambridge Police Authority to find his whereabouts. A Guardian reviewer proclaims the series ‘’has made me laugh more than anything else on TV all year. All year!’’ Give it a go you won’t be disappointed. Starring David Mitchell and Until I kill You’s brilliant Anna Maxwell Martin.

Streaming on BBCiPlayer

Ridley

British police procedural drama Ridley is back for a new season. Retired Detective/police consultant Alex Ridley (Adrian Dunbar) investigates a jewellery heist that turns into a murder case, and thinks it may be an inside job. The series was created and written by Paul Matthew Thompson, a screenwriter on the police drama Vera, and Jonathan Fisher.

15 September. PBS Masterpiece.

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Also Streaming/catch-up in October:

Ellis. 31 October. Channel 5 and Acorn TV.

The Diplomat. 31 October. Netflix

Lioness.October 27. Paramount+

SPOILER ALERT: RECAP-REVIEW

Whitstable Pearl. 21 October. Acorn TV

Before. 25 October. Apple TV+

Whitstable Pearl. 21 October. Acorn TV

DI Ray. 20 October. ITV1

SPOILER ALERT: RECAP-REVIEW

Blackshore. 19 October. RTÉ One and RTÉ Player

SPOILER ALERT: RECAP-REVIEW

The Lincoln Lawyer. 19 October. Netflix

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. 1 August. Netflix.

The Cate Blanchette thriller Disclaimer. She is really good in it, but it’s Kevin Kline (remember him in The Big Chill, French Kiss – yes it’s really him) who really steals the show.

18 October Apple TV+

SPOILER ALERT: RECAP-REVIEW

Showtrial Series 2. 20 October. BBC One/BBC iPlayer

SPOILER ALERT: RECAP-REVIEW

Sweetpea. 17 October. Sky Atlantic

SPOILER ALERT: RECAP-REVIEW