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1. Grace (2021– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Drama following Brighton-based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job.
Stars: John Simm, Richie Campbell, Brad Morrison, Laura Elphinstone
Votes: 7,083
2. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With the help of DS John Bacchus, Inspector George Gently spends his days bringing to justice members of the criminal underworld who are unfortunate enough to have the intrepid investigator assigned to their cases.
Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Simon Hubbard, Lisa McGrillis
Votes: 8,529
3. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Drama series following a team of detectives who investigate unsolved murders using modern technology.
Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Tara Fitzgerald
Votes: 6,435
4. Magpie Murders (2022– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Editor Susan Ryeland gets drawn into a web of intrigue and murder when she receives Alan Conway's unfinished manuscript of an Atticus Pünd mystery.
Stars: Conleth Hill, Lesley Manville, Tim McMullan, Ian Lloyd Anderson
Votes: 6,990
5. Cracker (1993–1996)
TV-MA | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald is a criminal psychologist. He is rather anti-social and obnoxious but he has a gift for solving crimes. Thus he is employed as a consultant by the Manchester Police.
Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Geraldine Somerville, Kieran O'Brien, Barbara Flynn
Votes: 7,872
6. The Pembrokeshire Murders (2021)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, History
DSU Steve Wilkins reopens two unsolved murder cases from the 1980s. Forensic methods link the crimes to a string of burglaries. Steve's team has to find more evidence before the perpetrator is released from prison.
Stars: Luke Evans, Keith Allen, Caroline Berry, Oliver Ryan
Votes: 10,855
7. Bancroft (2017–2020)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A dark thriller surrounding Elizabeth Bancroft, a senior detective with explosive secrets.
Stars: Sarah Parish, Ryan McKen, Adam Long, Lee Boardman
Votes: 4,065
8. The Secret Partner (1961)
91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wealthy London-based shipping magnate is blackmailed by an evil dentist which threatens to reveal an old case of fraud, while the dentist himself is threatened by a mysterious masked man.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Stewart Granger, Bernard Lee, Haya Harareet, Hugh Burden
Votes: 791
9. Sus (I) (2010)
91 min | Drama
1979: Election Night - A police interview room. Delroy's pregnant wife has been found dead in a pool of blood and he is brought in as the chief suspect. He is interrogated by D.S. Karn, a ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Heath | Stars: Ralph Brown, Clint Dyer, Rafe Spall, Anjela Lauren Smith
Votes: 436
10. Les 3 font la paire (1957)
85 min | Comedy, Crime
An actor was murdered in Montmartre while filming a comedy. Commissioner Bernard was immediately in charge of the investigation, but his investigations stalled until the day it was discovered that the crime had been filmed.
Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Michel Simon, Sophie Desmarets, Philippe Nicaud, Jean Rigaux
Votes: 113
11.
Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode:
The Double Kill
(1975)
TV-14 | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Hugh's house is full of priceless treasures. So why is he advertising the fact that he has no burglar alarms?
Director: Ian Fordyce | Stars: Gary Collins, Penelope Horner, James Villiers, Peter Bowles
Votes: 176
12.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Wench Is Dead
(1998)
TV-14 | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Morse is in hospital for a bleeding ulcer, he takes an interest in an 1859 murder and becomes convinced its resolution was a miscarriage of justice.
Director: Robert Knights | Stars: John Thaw, Lisa Eichhorn, James Grout, Louisa Lawrenson
Votes: 830
13.
M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team (2003–2005)
Episode:
Daddy's Little Girl
(2003)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a three year old building is demolished the perfectly preserved body of a nineteen year old cancer survivor is found with a crushed skull.
Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Lindsey Coulson, Samantha Spiro, Richard Hope, Richard Huw
Votes: 46
14.
The Sweeney (1975–1978)
Episode:
The Placer
(1975)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.
Director: Ted Childs | Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, Stanley Meadows
Votes: 149
15.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Black Run: Part 1
(2005)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team revisits the murder conviction for a dirty cop obtained eight years earlier by Boyd when he discovers the inmate is dying of cancer.
Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Esther Hall
Votes: 141
16.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Straw Dog: Part 1
(2005)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Thirty years after Grace Foley helped send Tony Green to prison for the murder of young men, a copycat tries to force her to recant her stand on the case.
Director: Jim O'Hanlon | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Esther Hall
Votes: 153
17.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Subterraneans: Part 1
(2005)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Boyd and the team discover that two decomposed bodies -- one a suicide and the other a murder victim -- are linked to the same man, a medical researcher.
Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Esther Hall
Votes: 151
18.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Towers of Silence: Part 1
(2005)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mummified body discovered in a derelict airplane in an Arizona scrapyard after seven years has mutilations that match those from another body found in a water tower.
Director: Philippa Langdale | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Esther Hall
Votes: 141
19.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Undertow: Part 1
(2005)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team's convinced that a non-violent criminal about to be released from prison is responsible for a series of attacks/murders of women, but can they prove it?
Director: David Thacker | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Esther Hall
Votes: 145
20.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Yahrzeit: Part 1
(2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a London flat is being rehabbed a bloody Nazi dagger is discovered in the fireplace and the team joins with a Massad agent in a hunt to solve the case.
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson
Votes: 170
21.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Special Relationship: Part 2
(2002)
TV-14 | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Feminist Katherine Reed's private life and her desire to have a child hold the keys for the cold case team in solving her murder.
Director: David Thacker | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Holly Aird, Claire Goose
Votes: 139
22.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Black Run: Part 2
(2005)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Despite his suspension for a hit-and-run charge, Boyd and the team continues to pursue the Vine case.
Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Esther Hall
Votes: 124
23.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Straw Dog: Part 2
(2005)
TV-14 | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The interrogation sessions of the desperate drug addict who snatched Grace's purse and a lovesick ex-con help lead Boyd and his team to the kidnapper/torturer of a young man.
Director: Jim O'Hanlon | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Esther Hall
Votes: 124
24.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Subterraneans: Part 2
(2005)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Boyd and his team are convinced that Dr. Nick Henderson has committed the two cement factory murders but proving it will be difficult.
Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Esther Hall
Votes: 127
25.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Towers of Silence: Part 2
(2005)
TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cold case mutilation murders of two Indians, a recent prison suicide, Zorarosterism, and a seven year old robbery at Heathrow Airport are all linked to the manufacture of counterfeit ... See full summary »
Director: Philippa Langdale | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Esther Hall
Votes: 120
26.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Undertow: Part 2
(2005)
TV-14 | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Prime suspect Steven Hunt drowns two more girls despite being kept under surveillance by the Team.
Director: David Thacker | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Wil Johnson, Esther Hall
Votes: 127
27.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Missing Persons: Part 2
(2008)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Reoorrists from Ireland, Algiria, and Basque country help Boyd and his team solve a case.
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson
Votes: 122
28.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Sins: Part 2
(2008)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Sociopathic-sadistic serial killer convict Kelleher, who is dying of cancer, escapes from prison, he takes prison psychiatrist Dr. Hooper with him for unclear reasons.
Director: Daniel Percival | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson
Votes: 131
29.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Duty and Honour: Part 1
(2008)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mummified hand is discovered in the woods and linked to a military academy in the area that trains mercenaries to fight in Iraq.
Director: Robert Bierman | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson
Votes: 125
30.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Duty and Honour: Part 2
(2008)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a witness in Boyd's ongoing murder investigation is killed by a sniper, the team scrambles to work through the remaining suspects before anyone else suffers the same fate.
Director: Robert Bierman | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson
Votes: 114
31.
Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode:
Gently in the Blood
(2009)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Gently and Bacchus investigate a consignment of stolen passports, but the case takes an unexpected turn when a woman linked to the crime is found dead on the seashore with her mixed-race baby lying next to her.
Director: Ciaran Donnelly | Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Andrew Lee Potts, Joe Simpson
Votes: 422
32.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Magdalene 26: Part 2
(2009)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team connects Father Quinn to the 1967 club murder old case after he rescues Elizabeth at the hospital from from being murdered by the Turkish mafia and connects her questionable business practices with her kidnapping.
Director: Andy Hay | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson
Votes: 128
33.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
End of the Night: Part 1
(2009)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Boyd reopens a 12 year-old former cold case when the victim, a 30 year old rape and trauma victim who has tried to commit suicide even though no new evidence has surfaced.
Director: Dan Reed | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson
Votes: 133
34.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Substitute: Part 1
(2009)
TV-14 | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Eve is attracted to an Eastren European she meets at a club and soon becomes intimate with him. She inexplicably compares his DNA with semen found at a brutal cold case murder and it matches.
Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson
Votes: 132
35.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
Substitute: Part 2
(2009)
TV-14 | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team finally discovers what the principles have been smuggling -- human body parts, which are harvested from smuggled illegal aliens and sold for great profit on the black market.
Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson
Votes: 130
36.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
End Game: Part 1
(2009)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An old adversary, serial Killer Linda Cummings, entices Boyd to solve 2 more murders. Is she for real or just playing games.
Director: Daniel Percival | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson
Votes: 143
37.
Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode:
End Game: Part 2
(2009)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Boyd and the team uncover many conspiracies and crimes at the institution, all of which are being utilized by Linda to get her to her endgame and checkmate of Boyd,
Director: Daniel Percival | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Tara Fitzgerald, Wil Johnson
Votes: 142
38.
Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode:
Dynamite and a Woman
(2013)
TV-MA | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A dangerous terrorist, purportedly a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, escapes from police custody and attacks an MP. In order to apprehend him, Reid sends Flight on an undercover mission to befriend the man's daughter.
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, Clive Russell
Votes: 398
39.
Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode:
Our Betrayal: Part 1
(2013)
TV-MA | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rose's search for Drake leads her to a frightening place, Jackson receives an unexpected visit from his wayward brother, Long Susan is under pressure from Duggan, while Detective Inspector Shine exerts his influence over Flight.
Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring
Votes: 392
40.
Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode:
Our Betrayal: Part 2
(2013)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Reid faces scandal due to Best's deviousness, Drake readjusts to life back home, Rose faces the prospect of a new future, while a grim discovery in a Whitechapel slum may lead to the downfall of many.
Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring
Votes: 415
41.
Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode:
Entry Wounds: Part 1
(2014)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hathaway has been promoted to inspector after an extended break, and Lewis is enjoying retired life until he's asked to team up with his old colleague again.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Francesca Zoutewelle, Jonny Phillips, Jack Helsby, Elizabeth Rider
Votes: 514
42.
Prime Suspect 3 (1993)
Episode:
Keeper of Souls: Part 1
(1993)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After being passed over for Detective Superintendant and giving notice, Jane briefly reunites with a very old flame who is now a famous crime writer. But, again, Jane breaks off the ... See full summary »
Director: David Drury | Stars: Helen Mirren, Peter Capaldi, Michael Shannon, Greg Saunders
Votes: 265
43.
Tatort (1970– )
Episode:
Déjà-vu
(2018)
TV-14 | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Midsummer in Dresden. Nine-year-old Rico Krüger disappears without a trace while playing in the park. The next day, young people find a bag with the body of the child on the banks of the ... See full synopsis »
Director: Dustin Loose | Stars: Alwara Höfels, Karin Hanczewski, Martin Brambach, Alice Dwyer
Votes: 250
44.
The Detectives: Murder on the Streets (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2017)
58 min | Documentary, Crime
The discovery of a burnt body in a homeless camp beneath railway arches near Manchester city centre triggers a murder investigation. Police launch a manhunt after a woman's home is petrol bombed.
Directors: Louise Malkinson, Daniel Dewsbury, Daniel Vernon | Stars: Shaun Dooley, Colin Barr, Paul Carlin, Daniel Dewsbury
Votes: 26
45.
Criminals: Caught on Camera (2013–2015)
Episode:
Beware: The Cops Are Watching
(2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Crime
A huge increase in crimes from motorcycles, mopeds and bikes lead to a special police operation to stop increasingly violent and well-organized gangs.
Stars: Nick Wallis, Spencer Barnett, Viv Brownley, Raffaele D'Orsi
Votes: 8