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British television sucks indeed! Hardly an escape from a day at the office in The City. One quick look at one small corner from this evening's TV Guide reveals the following...

Jerry Bruckheimer's Chase
The marshals search for a fugitive hedge fund fraudster who swindled his victims out of millions of dollars. However, their search becomes even more urgent when they discover a former Russian Mob Boss (and ex-investor) is also looking for their man. Meanwhile, Jimmy begins a day-trading scheme with Luke (with little success)
Category: Detective/Thriller
Channel: Sky Living 12:00am Wed 28 Sep

Rating
7.3

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
One of Langston's former students is found dead, drawing the team into the murky world of Greek Government Debt. Questions arise as to whether the girl's thesis - investigating Goldman Sachs role in hiding the true state of Greece's national income statement and balance sheet - could have put her in harm's way as she got close to exposing the evidential Smoking Gun. The Exorcist director William Friedkin (really - no fooling!-Ed.) takes charge of the crime drama's 200th episode
Category: Detective/Thriller
Channel: Sky Living 1:00am Wed 28 Sep

Rating
7.5

Numb3rs
Still reeling from Don's back-stabbing by a gang of Tea Party supporters, Charlie throws himself into a new case: to track down a serial killer(s) responsible for murdering all of important bits of the President's Healthcare legislation. As the mathematician's colleagues start to question his numbers, he discovers that the murderer stalks his victims first and is about to strike again, this time against proposed higher tax rates fopr the wealthy. David Krumholtz and Rob Morrow star in the 100th episode chronicling criminal drama.
Category: Detective/Thriller
Channel: ITV3 1:15am Wed 28 Sep

Rating
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The team is called in when a French bank is found to have murdered the entire firm's profits and all the evidence points to one of their traders - a disturbed man who refuses to take his medication. However, the discovery of a new, second and surviving victim (a Swiss bank), in London blows the lid off their theory
Category: Detective/Thriller
Channel: QUEST 2:00am Wed 28 Sep

Rating
8.0

Law & Order
Lupo and Bernard investigate when a prominent and highly-bonussed Hedge Fund Banker is kidnapped and brutally tortured.
Category: Detective/Thriller
Channel: Sky1 2:50am Wed 28 Sep

Rating
6.5
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
An ordinary person, Dee P. Pull is found raped and dazed, but refuses to press charges because she is unable to either comprehend or remember the circumstances surrounding the crime. As Benson and Stabler set about piecing together the events, two former fraternity boys become the main suspects. Drama, starring Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay
Category: Detective/Thriller
Channel: QUEST 3:00am Wed 28 Sep

Rating
8.0

Bonuses (SIC, surely this should be "Bones")
Stephen Fry resumes his role as psychiatrist Dr Wyatt, who helps Booth and Brennan uncover the truth behind the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Dan Castellenata, who voices Homer in The Simpsons, also appears (as Dick Fuld)
Category: Detective/Thriller
Channel: Sky Living 3:30am Wed 28 Sep

Rating
9.0

The Defenders
A man is caught carrying synthetic CDOs with their serial numbers filed away, and the legal duo work together in an effort to see whether they can get the charges against him dropped. Meanwhile, Nick receives a personal plea from the SEC, whose sister is trying to prevent the unnecessary death of a bear...
Category: Detective/Thriller
Channel: FX 3:55am Wed 28 Sep

Rating
6.0