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By Sarah Passingham

Some of television’s favorite detectives are hot on the trail of chilling cases across Europe as PBS welcomes back two crime dramas for season premieres on this side of the pond. “Unforgotten” and “Van der Valk” debut back-toback season premieres on Sunday, Sept. 30.

“Van der Valk” premieres the first installment of its three-episode third season following the titular cynic detective Piet Van der Valk (Marc Warren, “Flack”) as he combs through the criminal underbelly of idyllic Amsterdam to solve the city’s murders. A reboot of the 1972-1992 series of the same name starring Barry Foster (“Maurice,” 1987), both series are inspired by the “Van der Valk” detective novels by author Nicolas Freeling. The character’s stories

have been adapted not just for TV but for radio and film as well. In the season premiere of “Van der Valk,” the detective chases leads in the murder of a prominent freerunner. Connections in the case to Amsterdam’s drug scene send Van der Valk on a mission that puts his street smarts to the test. Maimie McCoy (“All Creatures

Great and Small”) stars as Insp. Lucienne Hassell, with new additions this season, Django ChanReeves (“Industry”) as Sgt. Citra Li and Azan Ahmed (“Mood”) as Sgt. Eddie Suleman. Emma Fielding (“Sanditon”) returns as Van der Valk’s boss, commissioner Julia Dahlman, and Darrell D’Silva (“Domina”) is back this season as forensic pathologist Hendrik Davie.

London-set drama “Unforgotten” stars Sanjeev Bhaskar (“Yesterday,” 2019) as DCI Sunil

“Sunny” Khan and new addition Sinéad Keenan (“Showtrial”) as DCI Jessica James in its fifth season of cold case deep dives. Each six-episode season centers on one decades-old case reinvigorated by newly discovered evidence. The much-anticipated upcoming season of “Unforgotten” kicks off with a puzzling first case for the newest member of the cold case unit. A bit stiff and overly professional in her new role, DCI James is sent to Hammersmith, London, to investigate the discovery of remains that could possibly date back as far as the 1930s.

Uncovered during restoration work, it is not immediately clear which of the antiques in the historical home could be contemporaneous to the remains. The team must quickly figure out how to work together if they are going

to construct a timeline that could very well span a century.

Returning this season are Carolina Main (“Foundation”) as DC Fran Lingley, Jordan Long (“Prime Suspect: Tennison”) as DS Murray Boulting, Pippa Nixon (“Angela Black”) as DC Karen Willetts, Georgia Mackenzie (“Casualty”) as pathologist Dr. Leanne Balcombe and Michelle Bonnard (“Blindspot”) as Sally Field, Sunny’s partner. Fair warning that spoilers lie ahead that reveal the events of the fourth season of “Unforgotten.” If you are caught up on the show, then you already know who is missing from cast members returning for the new season.

“Unforgotten” said goodbye last season to the beloved DCI Cassie Stuart, portrayed by “Annika” star Nicola Walker.

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Ferrari and Leclerc look to keep consistency going in Italy

It’s another exciting weekend for Formula One fans as the Italian Grand Prix kicks into gear Sept. 1-3, at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy. Practices, qualifying runs and race-day coverage air live on ESPN.

As the Formula One season travels to Italy, naturally, Charles Leclerc and Team Scuderia Ferrari quickly come to mind. Looking to avoid reliving subpar performances from last season, this year Ferrari has remained in the hunt for a World Championship, in large part thanks to Leclerc.

Prior to the summer break, the Monégasque driveronly had two retirements with a couple of minor accidents in Baku and Miami during qualifying, including two podium appearances in four races. And while teammate Carlos Sainz has performed well himself, Leclerc remains Ferrari’s most reliable driver to get the job done, beating Sainz 8-4 in qualifiers and losing to him three times while beating him six times in races.

As points become tougher to attain, individual and overall team performances are paramount down the stretch, and for Leclerc and Ferrari to remain in the hunt, they’ll need to get past Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez seemingly running away with the World Championship.

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Q: Now that “The Company You Keep” is over, what’s next for Milo Ventimiglia?

A: That remains to be seen. The actor put a lot into that ABC series, since his production company was heavily involved in it, in addition to his being the show’s star. It also came pretty much on the heels of the end of his run on NBC’s “This Is Us,” so he had been busy for quite some time.

The much-acclaimed family drama, on which Ventimiglia played Jack Pearson, followed a string of other regular roles for him on series (“Mob City,” “Chosen,” “The Whispers”) … so if he should take a break from weekly television work for a while, it’s understandable. It’s also mandated, at least for the time being, given the work stoppage that has been prompted by the actors’ and writers’ strikes.

Other shows on which Ventimiglia has appeared have included “Gilmore Girls,” “American Dreams,” “The Bedford Diaries” and “Heroes.” He’s also not opposed to guest shots, as he proved on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” as it was nearing its finale.

Even if TV isn’t the route Ventimiglia takes when show business gets back to business, he’s done a sufficient amount of movie work that might inspire him to go down that path again instead. “The Art of Racing in the Rain” and “Second Act” are among his more recent films, as is “Creed II,” in which he reprised the role of Rocky Balboa Jr. that he first played in (aptly enough) “Rocky Balboa.” The relationship he developed with Sylvester Stallone on the latter picture led to Stallone’s guest stint on “This Is Us.”

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The much-acclaimed family drama, on which Ventimiglia played Jack Pearson, followed a string of other regular roles for him on series (“Mob City,” “Chosen,” “The Whispers”) … so if he should take a break from weekly television work for a while, it’s understandable. It’s also mandated, at least for the time being, given the work stoppage that has been prompted by the actors’ and writers’

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