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The Red King review — a cold case drama with added Wicker Man

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Saturday May 4 2024

The Red King

Alibi

Growing Up Jewish

BBC2

The Red King had red flags that suggested we were heading straight to cliché central. Police officer with a troubled past is exiled from the big city to a punishment posting in the sticks. Tick. The rural villagers are insular weirdo types who have masked pagan parades and tell her she doesn't fit in. Tick. The pub falls silent when she walks in. There's an unsolved crime but they tell her to let it lie. Tick, tick.

So I was surprised to find that I really enjoyed it. There is an attitude and a dry, dark wit to Toby Whithouse's thriller, and the cast are high pedigree. I find Anjli Mohindra, who plays Sergeant Grace Narayan, a

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