怪胎与书呆

　　该系列剧基于Brian McGreevy的同名恐怖小说改编。
　　宾夕法尼亚州的一个钢铁小镇上，一名年轻的女孩的尸体被发现抛弃在戈德弗雷家族的炼钢厂附近，由于警方时时不能破案，而17岁的吉普赛问题少年彼得·鲁曼切克和戈德弗雷家族，奥莉薇·戈德弗雷（法米克·詹森 Famke Janssen 饰）的儿子罗曼·戈德弗雷（比尔·斯卡斯加德 Bill Skarsgård 饰）也成为嫌疑人。为了洗清嫌疑，彼得和罗曼两人决定一同去调查，但是他们很快就发现了惊讶的事情......
　　凶手到底是谁？这个普通的钢铁小镇到底隐藏着怎样的秘密？

　　《超感警探》英文片名为《The Mentalist》，由美国CBS发行，金球奖提名者Simon Baker主演，饰演一位过去曾长期在媒体上发表各类关于精神疾病和超自然感觉的文章，并且一直担任电视谈话节目的嘉宾，俨然是一个心理专家，但这位 "半名人" 自己也承认，他所谓的 "超自然能力" 纯粹是糊弄人的骗局－－只不过他的观察力和感知力远比别人强而已。

　　故事灵感来源于上世纪80年代-90年代发生在悉尼的、针对同性恋人群的系列案件。该剧将故事地点转移到虚构的Bondi市，Tori Lustigman侦探（Yael Stone）和Nick Manning侦探（Naoh Taylor）对序列人身伤害和谋杀案展开调查。(cr 天涯小筑)

　　Legendary film, theatre and television actress, Brenda Blethyn OBE, is to return to the iconic role of Vera for one, final series.
　　The Academy and Emmy nominated actress has confirmed she has decided to hang up DCI Vera Stanhope’s infamous trench coat and hat following the filming of series 14 this summer, which she’ll film alongside the cast, crew and production team she values as friends in her beloved Northumberland and North East.

　　Detective Inspector John Rebus is a hard drinking, unkempt, womanizing police officer whose job is his whole life. He is the most senior and most experienced DI at his station. He has a mysterious past that his partner DS Siobhan Clarke learns about from time to time through various comments Rebus makes. She is a young woman who wants to succeed, but does not have much of a personal life. She feels being paired with Rebus jeopardizes her career because of his unorthodox methods, but she is also fascinated by the man and is extremely loyal. DI Rebus' boss is Chief Superintendent Templar, a woman who was one of Rebus' lovers in a distant past. Their relationship is now one where they barely tolerate each other.