AFTER THE slow-burning joylessness of January, February arrives like a balloon on a wasteland – a reminder of good times, but without any kind of fanfare. It’s still too cold – you need something gritty to sink your teeth into. So fall to your knees and thank your icon of choice for Vision TV, which has drama galore for you.

Fans of crime dramas and French people have permission to jump up and down screaming euphorically, because there are three entire seasons of Spiral (pictured) to watch. For those who haven’t had the pleasure, it’s a gritty cop show from our offal-scoffing pals. From closer to home comes Mrs Biggs, and every single episode of Torchwood, starring musical theatre favourite John Barrowman.

Plus, there’s magnificence from across the Atlantic in the form of two seasons of King, and a whopping SEVEN seasons of Criminal Minds.

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