It’s a big week for crime drama fans — we’ve got Series 6 of Unforgotten. Yes, we all sorely miss the wonderful Nicola Walker, but Jessie and Sunny (Sinéad Keenan and Sanjeev Bhaskar) are proving a good team and we’re excited to see where the next series takes them as they investigate a new cold case, this one involving a dismembered body. If you are not watching workplace mystery-thriller Severance yet head over fast to AppleTV — I will warn you it’s addictive. Over on Netflix, Swedish detective drama The Åre Murders drops. And Channel 5 gets gripping new Irish crime drama The Vanishings.

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Unforgotten – Available on ITVX and Amazon Prime Video – 9 Feb

The sixth series of the hit cold case drama premieres on ITV1 (and STV in Scotland) on 9 February, with all episodes of the season available to stream on ITVX as a boxset on the same day. Jessie and Sunny, both experiencing strains at home, delve into the discovery of a body dumped in the marsh — apparently dismembered. The synopsis reveals: “As the investigation unfolds, viewers are introduced to a diverse new cast of characters.’’

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The Vanishings – Channel 5 – 6 Feb

Irish crime drama The Vanishings stars India Mullen and Downton Abbey’s Allen Leech. Filmed in Dublin’s Blackrock it’s based on the cases of women who vanished in the 1990s in Ireland. Dubliner Leech plays Detective David Burke, while Mullen stars as reporter Lisa Wallace. Desperate to stop the closing of a women’s shelter, Wallace publishes an article linking her own experience with violence against women – her mother’s murder. As the reactions to the article flow in, so does a letter from her mother’s killer, hinting at the kidnapping of another woman.

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The Åre Murders – Netflix – 6 Feb

A Stockholm detective under internal investigation heads to a ski resort to unwind, until a young girl’s disappearance compels her back to work. The series that takes place in the beautiful town of Åre in Sweden and is based on two books by Swedish author Viveca Sten, “Hidden in Snow” and “Hidden in the Shadows’’.

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The Recruit Season 2 – Netflix – 30 Jan

Season 2 sees CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks pulled into life-threatening espionage in South Korea only to realize the bigger threat just might be coming from inside the agency. The series picks up directly after Season 1’s shock ending.

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Severance – Available now on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV – 17 Jan

In this clever sci-fi drama Mark S (Adam Scott) leads a team of office co-workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives; when a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.

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