Deadly pursuits

Julian McMahon heads a crack FBI unit hunting down America’s most dangerous fugitives

- RICHARD MCCLURE

NEW CRIME DRAMA

FBI: Most Wanted

Thursday, Sky Witness HD, 10 pm

New high-stakes spin-off FBI: Most Wanted hits our screens this week and sees veteran agent Jess LaCroix lead the FBI’s Fugitive Task Force in the hunt for dangerous suspects on the bureau’s most-wanted list.

The team were introduced in the first season of US drama FBI, and the new series follows the unit while they travel in a high-tech bus that serves as their office as they pursue a range of villains, from an anti-government terrorist to a student who embarks on a terrifying killing spree.

‘The difference between the two shows is that FBI: Most Wanted is more of a road-trip drama,’ says Julian McMahon, who plays LaCroix. ‘We are a mobile unit and pursue the bad guys wherever they are heading – whether that’s Upstate New York or North Carolina.’

PERSONAL DEMONS

The opening episode sees LaCroix on the trail of Dr Justin Brock, played by Henry Thomas (Elliott in