Alex Ridley is a charismatic former Detective Inspector, who retired from the police after years of dedicated service having lost his wife and daughter in a devastating arson attack on their family home. In this thrilling crime series, Ridley has returned to the police force as a police consultant - joining forces with his former protégée DI Carol Farman, now at the helm of investigations.
Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan return to MASTERPIECE Mystery! When Susan Ryeland’s idyll in Crete is disturbed by the shadow of a murder committed eight years ago, can she uncover the secret hidden in Alan Conway’s book before it’s too late?
While Van der Valk and his team investigate new crimes in Amsterdam, the street-smart detective must deal with an unwelcome past romance and find a way to make one of his beloved team members confront their mortality.
