{"id":4655,"date":"2021-09-20T18:29:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T16:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1356385"},"modified":"2021-09-20T18:40:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T16:40:08","slug":"annika-finale-preview-sees-nicola-walkers-di-take-on-a-personal-case","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/annika-finale-preview-sees-nicola-walkers-di-take-on-a-personal-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Annika finale preview sees Nicola Walker\u2019s DI take on a personal case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Michael&#8217;s brother is charged with murder in the Annika finale. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 20 September 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>The last episode of Alibi\u2019s crime drama\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/annika-release-date-alibi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Annika<\/a>\u00a0airs on Tuesday 21st September, with Nicola Walker\u2019s unorthodox DI Annika Strandhed back to solve yet another marine murder \u2013 but this time, the case hits a little too close to home.<\/p>\n<p>An exclusive <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>\u00a0preview of the final Annika episode reveals that DS Michael McAndrews\u2019 (Jeremy Sives) brother is the main suspect in a murder investigation into the body of a woman after it washes up on the Glasgow docks.<\/p>\n<p>Understandably, Michael is distraught, and seems to be protecting his brother, who has gone into hiding because, according to Michael, \u201che\u2019s scared\u201d.<\/p> <p>\u201cIt\u2019s a murder charge he\u2019s facing, you just dance away with it like you always do,\u201d Michael tells Annika.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not dance away from things, things \u2013 they dance away from me,\u201d Annika tells him.<\/p>\n<p>Michael seems keen to maintain his brother\u2019s innocence, however, and isn\u2019t afraid to throw in a personal jab, saying. \u201cAnd I\u2019m trying to keep a family together, which might seem an alien concept to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Viewers will be well-acquainted with Annika\u2019s family troubles, which include a budding relationship with her troubled daughter\u2019s psychiatrist (played by Paul McGann).<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at how the altercation unfolds below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;embed&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <video data-video-id=\"6273376915001\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\" controls=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div> <p>The argument ends with one of Annika\u2019s signature looks to camera. It\u2019s this Fleabag-style storytelling technique that makes Annika stand out from other crime drama\u2019s of its ilk.<\/p>\n<p>Another unusual tactic is Annika\u2019s penchant for classic literature, which she usually draws on to aid in her investigations, hence Michael\u2019s \u201ccatch the killer with the complete works of Chaucer, or whoever it is this time\u201d comment.<\/p>\n<p>Alibi has yet to confirm whether the crime drama will return to Scotland, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/annika-alibi-filming-location-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">where Annika is filmed<\/a>, for another series but, considering its record-breaking viewing figures, we doubt this week\u2019s finale is the last we\u2019ve seen of Annika.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Annika continues on Alibi on Tuesday 21st September at 9pm. <\/strong><b>Looking for something to watch tonight? Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a> or check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\">Drama<\/a> hub for all the latest news and features.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Michael&#8217;s brother is charged with murder in the Annika finale. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":4656,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/annika-finale-preview-sees-nicola-walkers-di-take-on-a-personal-case.jpg",1581,1054,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/annika-finale-preview-sees-nicola-walkers-di-take-on-a-personal-case-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/annika-finale-preview-sees-nicola-walkers-di-take-on-a-personal-case-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/annika-finale-preview-sees-nicola-walkers-di-take-on-a-personal-case-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/annika-finale-preview-sees-nicola-walkers-di-take-on-a-personal-case-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/annika-finale-preview-sees-nicola-walkers-di-take-on-a-personal-case-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/annika-finale-preview-sees-nicola-walkers-di-take-on-a-personal-case.jpg",1581,1054,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Michael's brother is charged with murder in the Annika finale.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/4655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}