Overview

• It launched on June 19 at 8 pm with a two-hour premiere and continues weekly for five further episodes
• Phyllis Logan stars as Cora Felton, the crossword puzzle maker turned amateur detective, with Charlotte Hope as her niece Sherry along with Adam Best, Nick Danan, Alistair Brammer and Yasmin Seky in supporting roles
• The production was filmed across Northern Ireland, using Ballymena for Cora and Sherry’s home and Lisburn as the market square and police station of fictional Bakerbury
• The plot opens when a murder victim is found with a cryptic crossword clue, prompting DCI Hooper’s team to enlist Cora’s unconventional sleuthing talents
• Early reviews have faulted its similarities to BBC’s Ludwig and uneven tone, though performances from Logan and Best have drawn praise