One of the only good things about the clocks going back, the nights drawing in and the coats coming out of the cupboard is that the TV drama coming our way finally gets better after a summer dedicated to sport, festivals and other unfathomable businesses.
All the traditional channels have saved their best efforts until this part of the year, while online providers have matched them for quality and sofa-denting viewing. ‘Poldark’, ‘Victoria’ and ‘Our Girl’ have already kicked off the season, but there are plenty more where they came from.
Here, then, is our pick of the crop of TV dramas coming our way in the next couple of months...