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T10 WHATS UP! October 16 - 22, 2022 "Annika" also makes use of literary references throughout the series, tying in yet another artistic medium. A news re- lease from PBS Masterpiece notes that DI Strandhed em- ploys a unique base of knowl- edge for fighting crime: "Anni- ka's strikingly effective MO is to link the crime under investi- gation to her obsessive reading of literature and mythology." This is immediately clear given the series premiere's ti- tle, "Captain Ahab's Wife," a reference to Herman Mel- ville's 1851 novel "Moby Dick," and fans can be sure that An- nika certainly has more liter- ary tricks up her sleeve for the rest of the six-episode season. A new place, a new job, a new school and new people don't come without growing pains for Annika and Morgan, however. To help smooth the transition to Glasgow, Morgan begins visiting a local thera- pist, Jake Strathearn, por- trayed by "Luther" actor Paul McGann. Also a part of the Glasgow package are the rest of the members of Annika's department, her right-hand man DS Michael McAndrews (Jamie Sives, "Crime") and fo- rensic expert DI Blair Fergu- son (Katie Leung, "The Nest"). Sharing a season premiere date with "Annika" on PBS Masterpiece is the smash hit British period detective series "Miss Scarlet and the Duke." Set in Victorian-era London, Eliza Scarlet (Kate Phillips "Peaky Blinders") takes over her father's detective busi- ness, becoming London's first female detective. The titular duke, meanwhile, is Scotland Yard Det. William Wellington (Stuart Martin, "Jamestown"), Eliza's longtime friend, who assists with her cases. Debuting its second season the same night as "Annika," "Miss Scarlet and the Duke" left fans with many unan- swered questions regarding Eliza's father and the duke, who had become very close with Eliza throughout the mystery series' first season. The knockout PBS Master- piece premiere night doesn't end there, either. It continues with another brand-new British mystery series debut: "Magpie Murders." Also premiering Sunday, Oct. 16, the series stars "Phantom Thread" (2017) ac- tress Lesley Manville. Manville plays Susan Ryeland, a book ed- itor who receives an unsolicit- ed, unfinished manuscript that sets her on the sleuthing adven- ture of a lifetime. If you love recent detective series featuring well-written, thorny but warm leads like HBO's "Mare of Easttown" or BBC's "Happy Valley," then "Annika" needs to be at the top of your watch list. Make sure to check your local PBS list- ings and catch the premiere of "Annika" on PBS Masterpiece, beginning Sunday, Oct. 16. continued from page T2 Deep blue mysteries: 'Annika' investigates Glasgow's marine crime TV FEATURE 5 x 5 Silvie Furneaux in "Annika"