Lesley Manville leads a stellar cast in Britbox's 'Magpie Murders'

We absolutely love a detective series and especially one lead by the one and only Lesley Manville, who stars in Britbox's brand new six-part murder mystery, based on Anthony Horowitz's novel of the same name, 'Magpie Murders'.

The series, which is available to stream in its entirety on Britbox from today, follows Lesley's character Susan Ryeland, the literary editor of best-selling mystery writer Alan Conway (Conleth Hill).

However, when the author hands over his last manuscript, the final chapter is nowhere to be found. The plot thickens when Conway is murdered, and Susan sets out on a quest to find the chapter – and figure out whodunnit.

Alongside Lesley and Daniel Mays, Tim McMullan (Foyles War) appears as Conway's detective, Atticus Pünd, while Pippa Haywood (Bodyguard, Bridgerton) and Michael Maloney (The Crown, The Trial of Christine Keeler) also feature.