Once Upon A True Crime

Monday

Crime + Investigation, 9.00pm

Four of Britain’s best-known crime writers - Peter James, Denise Mina, Mark Billingham and Douglas Skelton - revisit the crimes that inspired their best-selling novels.

James is up first, retracing the tragedy of the so-called ‘Babes in the Wood’ in Brighton in 1986. He hears from the experts, witnesses and journalists who covered the case to piece the murders together.

Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist

Monday

Channel 4, 10.00pm

Between October 2008 and August 2009, a wave of burglaries struck the Hollywood Hills. Dubbed the ‘Bling Ring’ by the press, an unlikely group of middle-class suburban teens stole over $3 million worth of cash and belongings from A-list celebrities including Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom and Lindsay Lohan.

As the first major crime spree of the social media age and a cautionary tale of celebrity worship, it is a story as timely as ever and ripe for a documentary series. Channel 4’s asks the Ring itself to retell it, explaining their motives and revealing where they are now.

Noughts + Crosses 

Tuesday 

BBC One, 10:40pm 

Series two of Noughts + Crosses picks up from the cliffhanger of series one, which saw Sephy (Masali Baduza) and Callum (Jack Rowan) go on the run together so they could freely express their love.

With Sephy being an upper-class cross and Callum a lower-class nought, they must flee Albion in order to start a new life. 

Based on the novel of the same name by Malorie Blackman, series two is set to follow the second half of the novel, but with a few surprises. 

New cast members include Michael Dapaah as Mensah, a powerful TV personality who has influence that reaches right across Albion.

His co-host Chidi Abara will be played by Judi Love, with whom he has a tense relationship. 

Ten Percent

Thursday

Amazon Prime Video

John Morton (W1A) adapts the British version of Call My Agent!, the hit French comedy-drama following the trials and tribulations of a top talent agency.

Leading the cast of agents in Ten Percent will be Jack Davenport as Jonathan, Maggie Steed as Stella, Prasanna Puwanarajah as Dan and Lydia Leonard as Rebecca.

The series will feature a host of hilarious celebrity cameos, with the likes of Helena Bonham Carter, Dominic West, Kelly Macdonald, David Oyelowo and Emma Corrin playing themselves.

Shining Girls

Friday 29 April

Apple TV+

Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) stars as Kirby Mazrachi, a victim of a vicious attack that left her unable to continue her journalistic career at a Chicago newspaper. Years later, she discovers that a recent murder mirrors her own case and pairs up with the troubled reporter Dan Velazquez (Wagner Moura, Narcos) to uncover her attacker’s identity.

The gripping thriller also stars Phillipa Soo (Dopesick), Amy Brenneman (Goliath) and Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot).