Radio Times: Best TV shows airing in 2020

Webmaster August 14, 2019

2020 is shaping up to be a year jam-packed with terrific telly. There are some much-missed returning shows, from Doctor Who to Last Tango in Halifax, plus some cracking running series … Plus, those TV bigwigs have been cooking up a host of exciting new series and one-offs for us to enjoy. There’s an adaptation of Sally Rooney’s […]

2020 is shaping up to be a year jam-packed with terrific telly. There are some much-missed returning shows, from Doctor Who to Last Tango in Halifax, plus some cracking running series …

Plus, those TV bigwigs have been cooking up a host of exciting new series and one-offs for us to enjoy. There’s an adaptation of Sally Rooney’s bestseller Normal People, David Tennant’s new Channel 4 series Deadwater Fell, and Keeley Hawes’ return to the force in ITV factual drama Honour.

Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar are set to reunite for series four of ITV’s cold crime drama Unforgotten as DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan unearth long-buried secrets in pursuit of justice.

See the full list at the Radio Times website

Recent Reviews

Unforgotten Season 5

‘The 5th series of Chris Lang’s consistently rewarding and affecting police drama shows no sign of losing its way...it’s among the best crime dramas of my viewing lifetime.’
- Daily Telegraph

‘This is so good...succeeds magnificently.’
- Mail on Sunday

‘One of the finest crime dramas of recent years — there’s no one better than writer Chris Lang at controlling these multiple storylines. Bhaskar is outstanding.’
- Daily Mail

‘The beauty of this drama is the way it allows us to invest emotionally in both police and suspects. Every character seems entirely believable. Great drama this.’
- The Times

‘Cracking crime drama. Chris Lang’s show is as taut and tense and pleasureable as ever. I love Unforgotten wholeheartedly."
- The Guardian

Innocent 2

"No one sets a scene in which almost anyone could credibly have dunnit as skilfully as Lang."
The Times

"Forget whatever viewing plans you had for the week: this thriller drama showing across four nights demands your attention and will hold you in its thrall until the conclusion."
Mail on Sunday

"Chris “Unforgotten” Lang always provides a superior script. Katherine Kelly excelled, as did Priyanga Burford."
The Observer

"It manages to be dramatic and plausible. Breathtakingly beautiful."
The Star

"Chris Lang writes such intricate, involving stories,trailing guilt, secrets and potential murder motives like strings of bunting. It’s all plausible and we buy in to it as it sweeps us along."
Radio Times