• BBC Four's Saturday night slot at 9pm, recently the preserve of noirish Scandi dramas such as Borgen and The Killing, lets in some Sicilian sunshine this weekend with a whole 10-part series of Inspector Montalbano. The stories are based on the wonderful novels by Andrea Camilleri and, while dealing with some dirty crimes, are lighter than the northern European fare. Readers will recognise the bungling Catarella, Salvo Montalbano's seaside home and his tricky relationship with Livia – to whom he is occasionally unfaithful to his other love, the wonderful food on offer at Calogero's restaurant. The opening story, 'The Snack Thief', sees detective Montalbano investigating the death of businessman Lapecora, found stabbed in the lift of his apartment. His widow suspects he was killed by a lover, and suggests a young Tunisian woman called Karima. But Karima and her five-year-old son have disappeared. The designer-stubbled Luca Zingaretti has the right blend of wit and seriousness as Montalbano, and the town of Vigata and the neighbouring countryside looks heavenly. Starts: BBC Four, Saturday, 11 February, 9pm

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