Blackshore
Saturday, 9pm, U&Drama (box set, U)
When it comes to tried-andtrusted TV storylines, there's nothing more formulaic than the troubled detective who confronts a dark past as they return to their home town to investigate a crime.
However, there's far more to intriguing, twisty six-part crime thriller Blackshore than that...
When no-nonsense Dublin detective Fia Lucey (Lisa Dwan) is accused of using undue force in her policing, she is sent to oversee a missing-persons case in her rural home town, a sleepy backwater where she must also reckon with a family tragedy that still haunts the community.
This story is from the October 19, 2024 edition of TV & Satellite Week.
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