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Thursday July 4

Crime drama: GRANITE HARBOUR

The odd-couple detectives in this UK series set in Aberdeen were described as “thein 2022, so let’s hope they haven’t toned down for the show’s second season. Detective Davis Lindo’s spiffy coat and pink shirts do look awfully good against the beautiful grey granite buildings of Aberdeen. Lindo (Romario Simpson) and neckerchief-wearing DS Lara “Bart” Bartlett (Hannah Donaldson) are investigating the death of a drug kingpin’s “fixer” and the source of a new drug on the streets as well as the case of a pregnant stowaway linked to a Norwegian cargo ship.

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