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Crime

Name: Crime
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2021-11-18
Cast: Dougray Scott, Joanna Vanderham, Sarah McCardie, Laura Fraser

2021 | 2 seasons | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Luther or A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, start here.
The mood: Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace: 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 10 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.

Detective Inspector Ray Lennox investigates the disappearance of a schoolgirl while battling cocaine addiction and a mental breakdown.

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 97K people sought it out in the past year

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.

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Created by Irvine Welsh, Dean Cavanagh