Junkie single mum Helene's tot has been kidnapped and rookie private eye Patrick joins forces with the local cops to try and trace the child, but as he gets more involved the plot gets more complex. Who kidnapped the child and why? find out more...

Life On Mars is the smash-hit cop show starring John Simm as a detective who is involved in a car accident and wakes to find himself transported back to 1973 – a world dominated by Ford Cortinas, sheep-skin jackets, flares, silly haircuts, glam rock and very hard coppers. In his altered state of reality Sam must prove himself to his 'new boss', the hot-headed DCI Gene Hunt, all the while unsure whether he is awake or dreaming. In Episode 1 he hunts a serial killer and in Episode 2 he attempts to find out more...

A masterful adaptation of David Peace's Ellroy-esque noir trilogy. In '1974', the first chapter, a rookie journalist looks to solve the increasingly vexing case of a serial killer on the loose. A bleak vision of corruption in an emphatically isolated 'North', which raises the game for levels of darkness in TV drama. Andrew Garfield gives a captivating performance as the idealistic journalist in way over his head. Highly recommended. find out more...

The trilogy continues and life in West Riding becomes grimmer. Police corruption interferes with the search for a killer in Yorkshire, England. This time, Paddy Considine's Mancunian copper-with-a-heart-of-gold is brought in to head the inquiry into the unsolved murders. Like the journo before him, he finds resistance wherever he turns. Gripping stuff, based on David Peace's novel "Nineteen Eighty" find out more...

The grisly trilogy concludes in dramatic fashion. Mark Addy gives a sterling performance as a burned-out solicitor whose conscience won't let him give up. The seemingly untouchable, corrupt West Yorkshire police, and the true evil mastermind behind the child abductions and murders of the last 14 years are dragged into the light. Excellent British television. find out more...

Two men find themselves trapped in a now deserted public baths; they are chained to the pipes, their only means of escape, a saw and a gun with one bullet. Dr Lawrence and his fellow prisoner are the latest victims of the Jigsaw Killer, a serial murderer who likes to test his prey's humanity as well as their will to survive. Throw in a borderline psychotic cop, unconvincingly played by Glover, a hostage family and some ingeniously gruesome flashbacks and Saw makes for a slightly uninspiring tilt find out more...

The fiendishly inventive serial killer with a god complex and a warped sense of moral duty is back on the prowl, but when he's arrested by detective Eric Mathews the panic would seem to be over. Unfortunately, being a diabolical genius this is all part of Jigsaw's cunning plan and with his incarceration so the gruesome game begins. A more than competent follow up to the hugely successful first film. find out more...

The fact that this highly successful hip movie attracted attention because the hero, and much of the cast, was black, then a ground-breaking event in American film, shouldn't distract from the fact that it was also a high quality private eye flick with a great music score from Isaac Hayes. With some of the most amazing flared trousers to ever be seen the film now looks a classic period piece. To be watched. find out more...

Chief Inspector Dreyfus escapes from the mental institution hellbent on killing Clouseau, who drove him insane. Clouseau however, is blissfully unaware of this and is working on the Fassbinder kidnapping case. The trouble is Dreyfus is the kidnapper! Hilarious lunacy. find out more...

A formidable gangster thriller later to be cribbed by Tarantino. An itchy crew of criminal cronies grab a metro carriage of civilians and demand $1 million ransom, causing the kind of chaos in New York City that a traditional train heist causes the cavalry. But, once they've got the ransom, how on earth do they expect to get away? find out more...