Sheridan Smith in Four Lives
True Crime TV

ITV’s ‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’ draws 11.2m viewers, stars Luke Evans

Including Four Lives starring Sheridan Smith, and Mansfield Murders with Olivia Colman

The Pembrokeshire Murders was ITV’s biggest true crime TV drama launch in more than a decade, with 11.2million tuning in for the first episode earlier in January 2021.

Luke Evans stars as police officer Steve Wilkins, a man determined to solve the cold case of serial killer John Cooper (played by Keith Allen).

So what are the best true crime TV dramas coming up in 2021?

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Here’s our rundown of the ones to watch out for!

True crime TV drama 2021
Stephen Merchant in Four Lives, a dramatisation of The Barking Murders is a top true crime TV drama to look out for in 2021 (Credit: BBC One)

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Helen Fear
TV Editor