TV tonight: more post-Troubles darkness in Bloodlands Phil Harrison, Hannah Verdier, Jack Seale, Hannah J Davies and Paul Howlett
Bloodlands
9pm, BBC One
This bleak, twisty drama continues to examine the long tail of the Troubles and underline the supreme recklessness of any politician taking any action that might awaken the ghosts of Ireland’s recent past. At its heart, there is a superbly intense and downbeat performance from James Nesbitt as Detective Tom Brannick. Tonight, Brannick begins to pick up the pieces after last week’s explosive climax. The team are seemingly being led towards paramilitary killer “Goliath”. But are they walking into a trap?