6 thrilling shows on TV this week including Richard Armitage's "twisted and compelling" police drama

It's that time of the weekend again, where we preview what's hitting the small screen this week. So just as you're gearing up for a Sunday night full of binge-worthy drama, we're here to give you six more shows that are coming.

This coming week, we have a new police drama from ITV drama starring Richard Armitage, a highly-anticipated period drama from Netflix and the return of a popular BBC reality series. So, let's get straight into it.

Blue Lights

The Northern Irish police drama returns with its fourth season, with it already being confirmed that Richard Dormer would be reprising his role as Gerry Cliff – despite the fact that the character died in the first season!

Gerry is still dead, though, with some of the action depicting events from his murder trial. A dangerous and long-buried secret is unearthed, with it having huge ramifications across the police force and criminal underworld.

Blue Lights season 4 premieres on Tuesday 29 September at 9pm on BBC One.

Winter

This six-part series is set in Bristol, and sees Richard Armitage portray Ethan Winter, a brilliant yet unconventional forensic pathologist who assists the local police in solving their trickiest cases.

He teams up with DI Lauren Bell (Annabel Scholey), who matches his no-nonsense attitude towards solving "twisted and compelling" cases. Ethan, however, is haunted by a killing from his past as he works towards bringing justice to criminals.

Winter will premiere on Wednesday 30 September at 9pm on ITV1.

The Celebrity Traitors

The wildly-popular spin-off to the hit reality series is back with its highly-anticipated second season, as 21 famous faces head to the Scottish Highlands for a game of deceit and deception.

The theatrical Claudia Winkleman is back once again to oversee proceedings, with the stacked line-up including Michael Sheen, Bella Ramsey, James Acaster, Joe Lycett, Richard E Grant and Romesh Ranganathan.

The Celebrity Traitors season 2 premieres on Thursday 1 October at 8pm on BBC One.

East of Eden

The eagerly-awaited period drama is based on John Steinbeck's 1952 novel of the same name, with the action focusing on two families – the Trasks and the Hamiltons – as they aim to live the Californian dream.

Created by Zoe Kazan, whose grandfather Elia helmed a big screen adaptation of the book, the stellar cast for the limited series includes Florence Pugh, Joseph Zada, Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist.

East of Eden streams on Netflix from Thursday 1 October.

Break Clause

This six-part sitcom from Channel 4 sees Samuel Bottomley and Lara Ricote portray Ben and Lil respectively, with the pair still awkwardly living together following the breakdown of their romantic relationship.

Though they both pursue new interests and potential matches following their separation, the chemistry between the duo is still palpable – but will either Ben or Lil act on their apparent feelings for the other party?

Break Clause premieres on Thursday 1 October at 10pm on Channel 4.

War

Dominic West and Sienna Miller star in this legal drama from George Kay, the creator of Hijack and The Long Shadow. The pair play married couple Morgan Henderson and Carla Duval, who works as a tech mogul and actor respectively.

The duo, however, are now divorcing, with two rival law firms seeking an opportunity to gain a huge amount of publicity in the case. Though the separation is the main talking point, it's not the only battle that's going on.

War premieres on Friday 2 October at 9pm on Sky Atlantic.

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