Cardinal review – so cold even the murderers need snowsuits

The unforgiving chill of Northern Ontario brings a touch of Scandi-noir class to the familiar plots of murder, kidnap and unfulfilled sexual tensions in this quality detective drama
If, like me, you are a media consumer of a certain age and have come late to the Canadian crime drama Cardinal (BBC Two), let me save you a few minutes of distraction as the question niggles at the back of your atrophying mind. John Cardinal, Algonquin Bay’s stoic, rugged detective – currently grieving fo