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Crisp but sunny days, pavements coated with red and orange leaves, trench coats and biker boots, mulled cider and pub roasts, ripening berries and hot water bottles under the duvet are all sure signs that autumn has arrived. However, for me, what symbolises the changing of seasons from summer to autumn the most is the commencement of terrestrial television's finest dramas.

If the the bottom shaped sag in my sofa is anything to go by, this autumn's showcase is definitely living up to all expectations. 

BBC One's The Fall Series Two | With Gillian Anderson's silkier than silk shirts and Jamie Dornan's sultry model looks, this psychological thriller is undoubtedly bringing sexy back. Set in Belfast, The Fall focuses on the lives of two types hunters - one a serial killer hiding under the guise of a loving father and husband and the other the beautiful and single detective sent from the London Met to catch up. Expect nail biting tension, terrific acting and tantalising eye candy. 

BBC One's The Missing | Very loosely based on the real life disappearance of Madeleine McCann, The Missing portrays the life of a guilt-wrecked father, Tony Hunt played by James Nesbitt who's four year old boy disappears without a trace during a family holiday in a small french town named Chalons du Bois. The series seamlessly switches back and forth from the events arising immediately out of the child's disappearance to the present day, where against all odds, the case is reopened. Whilst the subject is gut-wretchingly gloomy, watching the bond forming between the Tony Hunt and his partner in crime, retired French detective, Julien Baptiste is enough to leave you wanting more.

Channel Four's Homeland, Series Four | With Nicholas Brody's shocking death in series three, I attempted to remain loyal to Damian Lewis and give Homeland series four a miss. Nevertheless, the "back to school" feeling got the better of me and I found myself pining for my Sunday evening fix. Although it is still early days I do sense another love story in the horizon and one that will hopefully leave me equally as transfixed as the Brody-Mathison tragedy. 

I hope you are sitting comfortably...