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WINTER wed 9pm itv TV PACE NO SPOILERS

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Blondeshavemorefun · 23/09/2026 21:09

Winter is coming soon to ITV, and the new crime drama combines two of our favourite things – Richard Armitage looking steely and mysterious, with a compelling police procedural.

Described as a “captivating” new series, it positions fan favourite Richard in the leading role as Dr Ethan Winter.

He’s an “unconventional forensic pathologist whose brilliance, sharp intellect and rule-breaking approach helps the police solve some of the most complex murder cases”.

Yes, readers, he’s a maverick.

Even better, he has a deeply-buried secret that none of his colleagues know about… What more could you want from a crime drama?!

ITV’s Winter introduces Dr Ethan Winter, one of the most gifted pathologists of his generation.

He possesses an “extraordinary analytical mind”, which is capable of “impeccable deductive reasoning”.

Ethan uses his brilliant mind to help police solve some of the Bristol’s most complex murder cases.

His methods “perfectly complement” those of DI Lauren Bell. She’s a meticulous, no-nonsense detective who is as driven as Winter when working on a case.

Together they make a formidable team, as “Winter’s genius and insight into the victims is invaluable to Bell and her murder squad detectives”.

Yet viewers eventually discover that Winter is harbouring a secret…

The ITV synopsis tells us: “The unsolved murder of someone close to him still haunts his every move.

And he’s intent on unofficially investigating the death to bring the murderer to justice.

This personal thread runs beneath the six-part series, with each episode featuring its own compelling, self-contained crime story.”

Richard Armitage (https://www.tvguide.co.uk/articles/missing-you-richard-armitage-harlan-coben-collaborations/) stars as gifted pathologist Dr Ethan Winter in the cast of Winter on ITV.

Of course, the actor is known for his role in multiple Harlan Coben thrillers, as well as playing Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood, Daniel Miller in Berlin Storm, and Lucas North in Spooks.

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Jojoanna · Today 21:45

Why aren’t they taking loads of photos of the crime scenes

Blondeshavemorefun · Today 21:53

JaneJeffer · Today 21:29

Ugh what is she eating?

I’m guessing overnight oats

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Blondeshavemorefun · Today 21:55

Sure I watched something recently about blood at a scene so they thought she was dead and wasn’t and had taken a pint of her blood every few days to frame her husband

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Blondeshavemorefun · Today 21:55

dreamingofgoodhair · Today 21:40

He’s at the bottom of a well touching a body with no gloves. Ridiculous he’d have abseiled down there contaminating the whole scene.
Caves made me a bit panicky.

Amazed he didn’t wear gloves

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Blondeshavemorefun · Today 21:56

It’s come to me

was in a Grace episode

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burnoutbabe · Today 21:58

It’s the plot of a well known book (and movie). If it would be a spoiler to say which though I think.

I am enjoying it. I assume lady at his house is dead? I assumed he’d have a male ex in stuff he does these days

and yes end if episode confirms the dead bit.

dreamingofgoodhair · Today 21:58

😱 I didn’t see that coming. His fiancée .

JaneJeffer · Today 22:00

burnoutbabe · Today 21:58

It’s the plot of a well known book (and movie). If it would be a spoiler to say which though I think.

I am enjoying it. I assume lady at his house is dead? I assumed he’d have a male ex in stuff he does these days

and yes end if episode confirms the dead bit.

Tell us

JaneJeffer · Today 22:01

Blondeshavemorefun · Today 21:38

Do you not like ?

im enjoying

It’s not great

AutumnMuse · Today 22:02

Not my scene..

DirtyGertiefromno30 · Today 22:02

We really enjoyed this . Looking forward to seeing the rest of the series.

burnoutbabe · Today 22:08

JaneJeffer · Today 22:00

Tell us

Stars Ben a fleck if that helps.

but yes grace also rings a bell.

JaneJeffer · Today 22:09

burnoutbabe · Today 22:08

Stars Ben a fleck if that helps.

but yes grace also rings a bell.

Gone Girl? I’m confused now.

Blondeshavemorefun · Today 22:13

burnoutbabe · Today 22:08

Stars Ben a fleck if that helps.

but yes grace also rings a bell.

Yes the recent grace. She was a nurse and faked her death to suspect her dh who was abusing her

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Blondeshavemorefun · Today 22:14

I didn’t expect that about his fiancée either and guess they didn’t find the killer

but I really enjoyed this and like a detective /murder series

look like it will be different stories each week and prob with the back story of his dead Simone

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Clawdy · Today 22:21

For some reason I suspected his fiancee was an illusion, it seemed too happy to be true. Will continue watching.

JaneJeffer · Today 22:25

I looked up the cast in the Radio Times and it said “Simone Edwards is a figure with ties to Ethan's past” so I thought she was dead even though it didn’t say so!

PrincessScarlett · Today 22:42

Okay, I quite liked that. Loved the twist at end of fiancé being dead. The triangle on her finger will no doubt be a clue as the series progresses.

Dead fiancé explains a lot about Ethan's character as up until that reveal he was coming across as a bit of an odd chap. Then the dancing scene made me feel really sad once we realise.

I'm guessing Lauren's husband is having an affair with the glasses being sent from a hotel he stayed at that he said were not his and him getting a text message and suddenly needing to go to an overnight conference last minute. Lauren's home life is very similar to the female leads in The Bay and Unforgotten with husbands cheating and horrible teenagers.

Skatefordinner · Today 23:21

Was trying to place Lauren then realised she was the ‘flighty’ sister from The Split.

I think it’s a given that anything on ITV and Armitage in is always going to be slightly tongue in cheek and full of plot line holes. Taking all of that into account I actually really quite enjoyed it! The kind of thing we need at this time of year (plus Traitors of course)

If it’s as obvious as they would have us believe them her husband is a wrongun. If so, I actually do wish these 2 would have an affair.

JaneJeffer · Today 23:44

I was trying to place her too but I know her from The Salisbury Poisonings

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