Quality UK crime shows are hard to beat. From gritty procedurals about corrupt police officers to twisty legal dramas, there are plenty of series to devour. These are our top picks.

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This gritty thriller about a UK witness protection unit “provides a long overdue leading role for the magnificent Siobhan Finneran”, said Rachael Sigee in The i Paper . She stars as DI Liz Nyles, the officer tasked with looking after Jimmy McLennan (Kris Hitchen) and his family, as the gangster-turned-informant prepares to give evidence against a local drug baron. Liz must juggle her stressful job with a “tricky” home life: she has an increasingly strained relationship with her teenage daughter, a difficult ex-husband, and her ailing fat

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