The Drowning series on Channel 5, Jodie and Mark
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Top TV dramas of 2021: Line of Duty returns, Unforgotten and Bloodlands debut

James Nesbitt stars in Bloodlands, and DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan return in Unforgotten

By Helen Fear

The Drowning came to a dramatic conclusion on Channel 5 tonight (Thursday February 4), so what are the top TV dramas coming up in 2021 to replace it?

There’s James Nesbitt’s gritty new drama Bloodlands on BBC One, and true crime thriller Four Lives – as well as many others.

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Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar in Unforgotten on ITV1: top TV dramas 2021

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James Nesbitt in Bloodlands: top TV dramas 2021

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McDonald & Dodds on ITV: top TV dramas 2021
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Professor T on ITV, Ben Miller: top TV dramas 2021

Stephen Merchant in Four Lives on BBC One: top TV dramas 2021

John Simm stars in Grace
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Helen Fear
TV Editor

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