KCET Introduces Two New BBC Detective Series 'DCI Banks' and 'Death in Paradise'

Burbank, CA -

January 3, 2013 - New year, new shows! This month, KCET, the nation's largest

independent public television station serving Southern and Central California, will

mystery and a little comedy!

KCET will air

two complete seasons of DCI Banks

every Sunday starting Jan. 6, 2013 at 9 p.m.  Based on the

bestselling novels by Peter Robinson, DCI Banks is a gritty detective series

that stars Stephen Tompkinson as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector

Alan Banks; Andrea Lowe as the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie

Cabbot; and in the series' second season, Caroline Catz ("Louisa" of Doc Martin

fame) as Detective Inspector Helen Morton. The series premiere, "Aftermath",

follows Inspector Banks as he probes into the lair of a serial killer and finds

himself faced with a chilling murder investigation that will test him to the

limit. In the second episode, "Playing with Fire", Banks is called to

investigate an arson attack that caused two narrow boats to go up in flames.

In "Friend of

the Devil". the third showing, Cabbot investigates the murder of a woman found

on the moor with her throat cut. Meanwhile, Banks is called to a murder of a

young girl in the center of town. As Cabbot and Banks compare cases, they

discover the two different murders have some disturbing similarities. The first

season concludes with "Cold as the Grave", which examines a case terrifyingly

close to home as Banks is tasked to find the missing teenage daughter of his

boss, Chief Superintendent Gerry Rydell.

Meanwhile, Death in Paradise airs every Tuesday starting Jan. 8, 2013 at 8 p.m.  This warm, quirky detective series revolves

around an inspector who is assigned to investigate a murder on the fictional

paradise island of Saint-Marie in the Caribbean, despite his hatred of sun, sea

and sand. The plot centers around straight-laced, British cop Richard Poole

(Ben Miller), who has been sent to solve a mysterious murder. Upon his arrival,

Poole finds a ramshackle station and a very different type of policing.

His new

partner, Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey (Sara Martins) is instinctive,

feisty and brilliant, and the rest of the team certainly has their own unique

way of doing things. Poole brings British rigor to this relaxed Caribbean

workplace.  Always in a suit and tie,

eschewing sandals for a stout brogue, he's the very embodiment of the

Englishman abroad.

To view

preview episodes of DCI Banks, please visit: www.bbcworldwidetv.com

Username

-BBCW01

Password

-BBCW01

Once you are

logged in, type DCI Banks in the search bar select an episode to view.

ABOUT KCET

On-air,

online and in the community, KCET plays a vital role in the cultural and

educational enrichment of Southern and Central California. KCET offers a wide

range of award-winning local programming as well as the finest public

television programs from around the world. KCET currently produces the Emmy®,

duPont-Columbia and Peabody Award-winning SoCal Connected, a hard-hitting

prime-time nightly television news program that examines the issues and people

of Southern California. Throughout its 48-year history, KCET has won hundreds

of major awards for its local and regional news and public affairs programming,

its national drama and documentary productions, its quality educational family

and children's programs, its outreach and community services and its website,

kcet.org. KCET is a donor-supported community institution. For additional

information about KCET productions, web-exclusive content, programming

schedules and community events, please visit kcet.org.

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