ITV3 TV Guide — Monday, 20 July 2026

The constabulary receives help from the Met to target a local drug trafficker, believed to be the boyfriend of Lord Ashfordly's sister Patricia. Meanwhile, a domestic drama involving Jackie's friend and her baby leaves Mike torn between the loyalties of work and home, and Vernon plans to take advantage of a postal strike. Rural police drama, starring Fiona Dolman and Jason Durr

When the body of a young man is found in a Second World War-era motor car full of exhaust fumes, it looks like an obvious case of suicide. But Simon Bright was not alone - and he was hit on the head before he died. Where is his girlfriend, newcomer Laura Sharp? And what is her hold on the people of Morton Fendle, a village still overshadowed by the gloomy spectre of the war? John Nettles and Jason Hughes star

Detective drama set in a 1950s Cambridgeshire village, where local vicar Sidney Chambers develops a sideline in sleuthing - with the initially reluctant help of grumpy DI Geordie Keating. The cleric's first case finds him presiding over the funeral of a solicitor, who is believed to have taken his own life. However, the dead man's mistress has a different theory - and feeling unable to go to the police, she asks Sidney to examine it for her. He uncovers evidence that the suicide was staged, but while he's busy delving into the personal life of the victim, will the vicar miss his own big chance with Amanda Kendall, the woman he secretly loves? With James Norton, Robson Green, Tessa Peake-Jones, Kacey Ainsworth and Rachel Shelley

Poor Sidney. His sister Jen bullies him into attending Amanda's engagement dinner - seeing the love of his life celebrate her betrothal to another man is the last thing the village vicar wants. He sinks a few too many drinks in a bid to make the evening more palatable, but it doesn't work - in fact, nobody at the event seems happy. Tensions rise between Amanda and Jen's old school friends, and then matters erupt when Jen's boyfriend Johnny (Ukweli Roach, Starlings) is accused of stealing Amanda's engagement ring. Later, the unfortunate chap is accused of murdering one of his fellow guests, and evidence at the scene of the crime seems to back up the theory. But Sidney isn't convinced - can he unmask the real killer?

Back on the murder squad, Pat is asked to investigate when a young mother of two, Diane Leach, is abducted from a local wood. The confession of a local sex offender complicates matters, as Pat looks into the possibility that the father of a young protege of the woman may be responsible for her disappearance. Meanwhile, Walker has worries of his own, as his ex-wife Lyn is dating an abusive, unstable man, who turns into a manic-obsessive when she decides to leave him