Yet somehow, justice prevails and the team will be back for a second season, at least according to Cush Jumbo, though it’s not official yet.
Apple TV+ followed up the popular spy series “Slow Horses” (it’s not on this list since it revolves more around spies than police) with the first series of “Criminal Record.” Peter Capaldi, known for his starring role in “Doctor Who” is the perennially grumpy DCI Daniel Hegarty, while Cush Jumbo of “The Good Wife” plays his new partner, DS June Lenker. When a call comes in about an old murder case in which the wrong suspect was possibly imprisoned, the pair go on a mission to track down the truth. Hegarty has secrets of his own to deal with, notably his drug-addicted daughter, while Lenker finds it difficult to work with a man she sees as totally unyielding. Yet somehow, justice prevails and the team will be back for a second season, at least according to Cush Jumbo, though it’s not official yet. There aren’t a lot of humorous moments in this somewhat grim look at modern London policing, but there’s plenty of seriously strong acting.