Vicky McClure in Broadchurch
There have been some fantastic series' on television this year, and while we look forward to more in 2014, we've decided to take a look at the best of what's been on offer this time round.
With a broad list to choose from, we've narrowed it down to just three of the best - did your favourite make our coveted list?
Emma Frost, George Kay, Olivier Kohn, Chris Lang, Yann Le Nivert and Ben Richards' 'The Tunnel'
Clémence Poésy and Stephen Dillane star in The Tunnel / Credit: Sky AtlanticThe story's been told numerous times, but this is the first that it has come to British television.
Truth Teller has made himself known as a prominent serial killer - after murdering a French politician and a British prostitute and leaving half of their bodies in the Channel Tunnel - who's got more than just masses of murders on his mind.
He's hoping to get across a message to the police force in both the UK and France about the systems that the two countries have in force - whether that be the treatment of the elderly or the convictions of those involved in the infamous London riots.
Over ten episodes, we're introduced to five different and unique 'Truths', as TT toys with the investigators who can't seem to catch a break in finding him.
It's up to Karl Roebuck (Stephen Dillane) and Elise Wassermann (Clémence Poésy) to get their heads together and find a solution before TT can escape the police for good.
With danger surrounding them at every turn, it proves to be one of the most difficult cases to solve, and their uneasy partnership along with turbulant personal lives provide excellent side-plots to keep us engaged throughout.
David Wolstencroft's 'The Escape Artist'
David Tennant stars in The Escape Artist / Credit: BBCThere was something about this three-episode mini-series that really lit a fuse under a lot of viewers.
The plot was different to anything we've ever seen before - a talented junior barrister who refuses to shake hands with the murderer he got acquitted (the fantastic Toby Kebbell) soon realises that the simple action could have cost him so much.
The devestating consequences for Will Burton - played brilliantly by David Tennant - were shocking beyond belief, and led to him making a string of decisions that led to one of the greatest crime series finales we've seen in some time.
A fast-paced direction that was led hugely by tension and suspense meant that the plot holes were mostly ignored, and it was a treat for the eyes with an ending that not many - if any - saw coming.
Chris Chibnall's 'Broadchurch'
Olivia Colman and David Tennant in Broadchurch / Credit: ITVPerhaps one of the biggest shows on television ever - not just this year - is 'Broadchurch'.
After major success here in the UK, it has been commissioned for a remake in America - also starring David Tennant - and a novel based on the show has also been given the go-ahead.
A community is torn apart as a young boy is murdered in a small coastal town, bringing together a frenzy of media, emotions and distress.
Multiple suspects are in the eyesight of DS Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) and DI Alec Hardy (David Tennant), and over the eight episodes the viewers were kept guessing as to who may be behind the tragic event.
Managing to keep us all on the edge of our seats - right from the beginning until the very surprising and emotional end - 'Broadchurch' went where no other crime television drama has gone for quite some time, and with brilliant writing from Chris Chibnall, we cannot wait for the second series - confirmed to air on ITV at some point in the next year or so.
With more crime dramas planned in 2014 - 'Happy Valley' to name just one - we're excited to see what's going to be thrown at us next, and just exactly how show writers and creators will keep us guessing.
Broadchurch and The Escape Artist are all available now on DVD. The Tunnel will be released to DVD and blu-ray on January 13.
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