NCS: Manhunt is a British television crime drama series, starring David Suchet, and based on the National Crime Squad.
 Created by Malcolm McKay, the series premiered with a two-part pilot episode on BBC One on March 26, 2001.
 A full series of six episodes debuted on March 4, 2002, and concluded on March 19, 2002.
 Despite the series popularity, and strong viewing figures, a second series was never commissioned.
 Notably, neither the pilot nor the complete series have ever been issued on DVD, although the series was repeated in its entirety on Forces TV in 2016.
 The series notably starred Michael Fassbender in one of his earliest television roles, after appearing in "Band of Brothers" the previous year.
 Kenneth Cranham and Phyllis Logan also co-starred in the pilot episode.
Cracker is an American crime drama series produced by Granada Entertainment based upon the British television crime drama of the same name created by Jimmy McGovern that series ran on ABC from September 18, 1997 until January 24, 1998.
Maisie Raine is a British television crime drama series, first broadcast on BBC One, that ran from July 28, 1998 to July 9, 1999.
 Pauline Quirke starred as the eponymous title character, an unorthodox detective whose hands on yet down-to-earth approach is not always appreciated by her superiors.
 Created by Stephen Bill, a total of twelve episodes were broadcast across two series.
 The first series featured a running story arc involving Maisie's wayward brother Kelvin (Paul Reynolds), and had a much lighter feel than the second, which featured grittier storylines including drug dealing, armed robbery, arson and murder.
Lenny Blue is a British television crime drama series first broadcast on ITV between 1 October 2000 and 2 July 2002, under the title of Tough Love.
 Two series were broadcast, each starring Ray Winstone as protagonist DC Lenny Milton, an officer tasked by the IPCC to go undercover to investigate claims of corruption against his boss, Mike Love (Adrian Dunbar).
 The series also follows his dogged pursuit of drug dealer Barry Hindes (David Hayman).
 The first series was released on VHS only on 1 July 2002, having never been released on DVD.
 The second series was released on DVD on 15 October 2008.
Out of the Blue is a British television crime drama series, set and filmed in Sheffield, and broadcast on BBC One between 23 May 1995, and 9 September 1996.
 A total of twelve episodes were broadcast across two series.
 John Hannah and David Morrissey starred as the main protagonists in each respective series.
 "Out of the Blue" follows a team of detectives at Brazen Gate CID through grisly murder cases, clashes with an already-divided community and through the dramas of their personal lives.
 The series ultimately received acclaim from critics, but did not pull in the expected viewing figures, and was subsequently axed after the second series.
 The complete series is due for release on DVD by Simply Media 10th July 2017.
Emily "Eve" Best (born 31 July 1971) is an English stage and screen actress and director, known for her television roles as Dr. Eleanor O'Hara in the Showtime series "Nurse Jackie" (2009–13), First Lady Dolley Madison in the "American Experience" television special (2011), and Monica Chatwin in the BBC miniseries "The Honourable Woman" (2014).
 She also played Wallis Simpson in the 2010 film "The King's Speech".
Kiss of Death, previously titled "Breathless" and "Blood Rush", is a BBC crime investigation drama, written by Barbara Machin, author of the British television crime drama series "Waking the Dead".
 The one-off drama, intended as a backdoor pilot for a possible series, was originally written as a two-part series, but was re-written several times at the request of BBC executives.
 The original running time of 120 minutes was also shorted to 90; and the programme was finally being broadcast on May 26, 2008, in one instalment.
 The drama was produced by BBC Northern Ireland and shot in Bristol.
 A DVD was released in Sweden in 2010, but as of 2016, has not been released in the UK.
 Viewing figures of 3.9 million did not prove strong enough for a full series to be commissioned.
Lie With Me is a British television crime drama series first broadcast on ITV from 15 to 16 November 2004.
 The two-part serial stars Andrew Lincoln and Eve Best as Will Tomlinson and Roselyn Tyler, a police officer and a victim drawn together during the course of a murder investigation.
 The serial received good viewing figures at the time of broadcast, but was critically panned, many blaming the poor ending as a reason for ITV not to renew it as an ongoing series.
 The DVD of the serial was released on 15 January 2007.
Crime Stories is a British television crime drama series that aired on ITV from 12 November until 7 December 2012.
 Described as "groundbreaking" television, the series was one of a number of series developed by Paul Marquess which makes use of a documentary-style feel and unscripted dialogue.
 The series was panned by critics and viewers alike and was axed by ITV after just one series.
 The series made use of the set previously occupied by fellow ITV drama "The Bill", for which Marquess served as executive producer from 2002–05.
Top Boy is a British television crime drama series that was first broadcast on Channel 4.
 Season 1 was broadcast over consecutive nights, from 31 October to 3 November 2011.
 Set on the fictional Summerhouse housing estate in Hackney, East London, the series follows the lives of a group of people involved in drug dealing and street gangs.
 A second series began airing on 20 August 2013.
 The series aims to provide an insight into life in London estates, and how drugs affect everyone living there.

Question: Which star of the British television crime drama series was born on 31 July 1971?
Answer: Eve Best