The First Images From 'Bookish' Introduce an Array of Colorful Crime Solving Characters

The first images are here from Bookish, the forthcoming Alibi series that's also a charmingly refreshing new entry in the long tradition of British crime dramas about people with normal day jobs who also help solve murders on the side. As the title indicates, this time around, the story follows a quirky bookshop owner whose vast tomes aren't just for sale --- they're also a police resource.

Bookish hails from Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss, who is both writing and starring in the six-part series. (Insert your own jokes about "consulting detectives" here.) Gatiss plays Gabriel Book, an unconventional owner of an antiquarian bookstore with an extremely on-the-nose name who uses the thousands of tomes at his fingertips to help the police think outside of the box and find the answers that might otherwise elude them. (And to doubtless recommend many works of classic literature to the audience watching at home.)

But what sets the series apart is that it isn't just a story about an avid reader who likes to investigate crime. Much like another familiar Alibi series --- Miss Scarlet and the Duke--- Bookish aims to use its unique blend of setting and characters to explore the sort of unconventional lead these sorts of stories often ignore