French connection

Roger Allam stars as a shrewd investigator in a sun-soaked crime drama

- CAREN CLARK, ELAINE REILLY

MURDER IN PROVENCE Sunday, 8 pm, ITV Drama

The stunning south of France is a hotbed of crime and intrigue in ITV drama Murder in Provence.

Based on ML Longworth’s novels, the three-part series, which had its debut on BritBox earlier this year, sees Roger Allam play suave but savvy investigating judge Antoine Verlaque, who looks into a host of dark and intricate crimes in and around the city of Aix-en-Provence, and compiles evidence before the cases come to trial.

Double act