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1. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.
Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon
Votes: 39,484
2. Vera (2011–2025)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope leads her team as they face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape.
Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Jon Morrison, Riley Jones, Kenny Doughty
Votes: 20,106
3. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Clare Holman, Rebecca Front
Votes: 15,886
4. Foyle's War (2002–2015)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As WWII rages, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front; investigating crime on the south coast of England. Later series, see the retired detective working as an MI5 agent in the aftermath of the war.
Stars: Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell, Ellie Haddington
Votes: 18,280
5. Vigil (2021– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death onboard a Trident nuclear submarine bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services.
Stars: Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Gary Lewis, Orla Russell
Votes: 27,943
6. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
PG-13 | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench
Votes: 296,716 | Gross: $102.83M
7. McDonald & Dodds (2020– )
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A shy and enigmatic Detective Sergeant is partnered with a wildly ambitious Detective Chief Inspector to solve crimes in the historic city of Bath.
Stars: Jason Watkins, Tala Gouveia, Lily Sacofsky, Jack Riddiford
Votes: 7,297
8. Whitstable Pearl (2021– )
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Local restaurant owner Pearl Nolan sets up a local detective agency after undergoing police training in an earlier career. She is soon embroiled in her first case when she discovers the body of her close friend Vinnie.
Stars: Howard Charles, Frances Barber, Isobelle Molloy, Sophia Del Pizzo
Votes: 3,452
9. Grantchester (2014–2025)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Cambridgeshire clergyman finds himself investigating a series of mysterious wrongdoings in his small village of Grantchester.
Stars: Robson Green, Tessa Peake-Jones, Al Weaver, Kacey Ainsworth
Votes: 17,196
10. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 3,431 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Chief Inspector Morse has an ear for Western classical music, a taste for beer, and a nose for crime. He and Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis solve intriguing cases in and around the Oxford area.
Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Peter Woodthorpe
Votes: 14,368
11. 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
12. Filth (I) (2013)
R | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A corrupt, junkie cop with bipolar disorder attempts to manipulate his way through a promotion in order to win back his wife and daughter while also fighting his own inner demons.
Director: Jon S. Baird | Stars: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots
Votes: 115,861 | Gross: $0.03M
13. Manhunt (2019–2021)
TV-14 | 45 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Detective Chief Inspector Colin Sutton tracks down a serial killer.
Stars: Martin Clunes, Claudie Blakley, Matthew Gravelle, Stephen Wight
Votes: 10,688
14. 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: 6,439
15. Taggart (1983–2010)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow.
Stars: Blythe Duff, James MacPherson, Robert Robertson, Iain Anders
Votes: 2,006
16. Prime Suspect (1991)
TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades.
Stars: Helen Mirren, John Benfield, Tom Bell, Craig Fairbrass
Votes: 9,235
17. 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: 7,876
18. Bloodlands (2021–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Northern Irish police officer DCI Tom Brannick investigates crimes while trying to hide a dark secret from his past.
Stars: James Nesbitt, Lorcan Cranitch, Charlene McKenna, Lola Petticrew
Votes: 7,128
19. Above Suspicion (2009–2012)
46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A team of dedicated detectives investigate gruesome murders across London.
Stars: Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall, Amanda Lawrence
Votes: 3,473
20. Prime Suspect 3 (1993)
104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Assigned to a Vice squad, Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison (Dame Helen Mirren) investigates a child murder and discovers a sinister link to the police.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, Karen Tomlin, David Thewlis
Votes: 4,006
21. The Diplomat (2009 TV Movie)
190 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A British diplomat is arrested on charges of working with Russian mafia. After death threats to his wife, they are taken into protective custody. Then the MI6 shows up with a new piece of the puzzle.
Director: Peter Andrikidis | Stars: Dougray Scott, Rachael Blake, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Richard Roxburgh
Votes: 767
22. Prime Suspect 2 (1992)
102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison's (Dame Helen Mirren's) investigation of a murder is complicated with the unexpected participation of her secret lover in her detective unit.
Stars: Helen Mirren, Colin Salmon, John Benfield, Jack Ellis
Votes: 4,110
23. See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006)
180 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A vivid drama which documents the notorious Moors murderers; Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.
Stars: Joanne Froggatt, Maxine Peake, Sean Harris, Matthew McNulty
Votes: 1,576
24. Eliminators (2016)
R | 94 min | Action, Thriller
Thomas, widower and ex federal agent, hides in London with his daughter. 3 men break in. Thomas kills them. His photo ends on TV. A US crime boss sends a killer to London.
Director: James Nunn | Stars: Scott Adkins, Stu Bennett, Daniel Caltagirone, James Cosmo
Votes: 4,860
25. Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996)
100 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
Superintendent Tennison (Dame Helen Mirren) investigates a seemingly straightforward drug murder that she believes is linked to a smugly smooth crime boss.
Stars: Helen Mirren, John Brobbey, Julia Lane, David O'Hara
Votes: 3,021
26. From Darkness (2015)
TV-MA | 233 min | Crime, Drama
Former Greater Manchester Police officer Claire Church's peaceful existence in the Western Isles is shattered when four bodies linked to her previous investigations are unearthed.
Stars: Anne-Marie Duff, Richard Rankin, Johnny Harris, Caroline Lee-Johnson
Votes: 1,643
27. Prime Suspect: Inner Circles (1995 TV Movie)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A seemingly straightforward sex murder investigation by Superintendent Jane Tennison (Dame Helen Mirren) leads to a hidden political scandal.
Director: Sarah Pia Anderson | Stars: Helen Mirren, Thomas Russell, James Laurenson, Helene Kvale
Votes: 2,699
28. Banaz: A Love Story (2012)
69 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
This is a documentary film chronicling the brutal Honour Killing of Banaz Mahmod, a young British Kurdish woman in London, killed by her own family for choosing a life for herself.
Directors: Deeyah Khan, Darin Prindle | Stars: Nazir Afzal, Bobbie Cheema, Andy Craig, Caroline Goode
Votes: 247
29.
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
Episode:
Harm Done
(2000)
TV-14 | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wexford copes with two abductions of teen-aged girls, the disappearance of a 3 year old from her bedroom, and the return of a paroled pedophile to the town.
Director: Bruce MacDonald | Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Diane Keen
Votes: 127
30.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
The White Feather
(2002)
TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The arrest of a young girl on a sabotage charge brings Foyle into contact with a group of English Nazi sympathizers.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: Lisa Ellis, Anthony Howell, Charles Dance, Colin Tierney
Votes: 899
31.
Foyle's War (2002–2015)
Episode:
War Games
(2003)
TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a British food corporation signs a secret agreement with the Nazis to provide essential food services to the enemy during wartime, murders result.
Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Ian Redford, Tim Preece, Caroline Faber, Laurence Fox
Votes: 768
32.
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979)
Episode:
Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula, Part I
(1977)
60 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
While in Europe searching for their missing father, the Hardy Boys meet Nancy Drew and team up on a case that takes them to a rock festival in Transylvania held at Dracula's castle.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Shaun Cassidy, Parker Stevenson, Pamela Sue Martin, John van Dreelen
Votes: 102
33.
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979)
Episode:
Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula, Part II
(1977)
60 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew meet a group of musicians and Joe talks them into playing a gig at the Dracula's Castle festival, with Joe as one of the singers, so they can get in to search for their father.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Shaun Cassidy, Parker Stevenson, Pamela Sue Martin, John van Dreelen
Votes: 78
34.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
Episode:
All Stitched Up
(1997)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
DCI Adams recruits Hetty to pose as the Irish sister of a local woman who is being preyed upon by a teenage thief and vandal.
Director: David Giles | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Derek Benfield, Dominic Monaghan, John Graham-Davies
Votes: 93
35.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
Episode:
Family Values
(1998)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After his invalid brother drowns in his remote garden pond, Tom Carter hires Hetty to investigate his housekeeper, whom he suspects of larceny.
Director: David Giles | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Derek Benfield, Dominic Monaghan, Suzanne Maddock
Votes: 86
36.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
Episode:
For Love nor Money
(1998)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hetty's brother-in-law Frank asks Hetty to search for his lady friend's daughter, who has disappeared.
Director: Mike Vardy | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Derek Benfield, Dominic Monaghan, Suzanne Maddock
Votes: 78
37.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
Episode:
Mind over Muscle
(1998)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After the husband of Hetty's hairdresser is beaten badly in a pub bathroom by the owner of a fitness center, a total stranger, Hetty's hired to investigate.
Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Derek Benfield, Dominic Monaghan, Suzanne Maddock
Votes: 81
38.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
Episode:
Serving the Community
(1997)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After a series of muggings of Indian restaurant owners, Hetty is recruited by a community elder to solve the crimes.
Director: Don Leaver | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Derek Benfield, Dominic Monaghan, John Graham-Davies
Votes: 91
39.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
Episode:
Woman of the Year
(1997)
TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hetty goes undercover as a battered wife in an isolated shelter after an abused woman is accidentally killed fleeing her husband under questionable circumstances.
Director: David Giles | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Derek Benfield, Dominic Monaghan, John Graham-Davies
Votes: 94
40.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Dead on Time
(1992)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A respected, dying Oxford don, husband of Morse's former fiancée, apparently shoots himself, but his doctor asserts that he was not capable of firing a gun.
Director: John Madden | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Brendan O'Hea, David Haig
Votes: 905
41.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Deceived by Flight
(1989)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lewis goes undercover as a worker at the University so he can go undercover on the cricket team and discover the murderer of Morse's old college roommate.
Director: Anthony Simmons | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Amanda Hillwood, Norman Rodway
Votes: 857
42.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Driven to Distraction
(1990)
TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After two beautiful women are stabbed to death a month apart by the same killer, the only connection between the pair is their car dealership.
Director: Sandy Johnson | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Julia Lane, Tariq Yunus
Votes: 885
43.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Happy Families
(1992)
TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The head of a wealthy but dysfunctional family is found bludgeoned to death in the family estate as Morse is forced to deal with the resultant media frenzy.
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Sukie Smith, Gwen Taylor
Votes: 823
44.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Last Bus to Woodstock
(1988)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young blonde hitches a late lift from a bus stop and ends up dead in a pub car park.
Director: Peter Duffell | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Anthony Bate, Terrence Hardiman
Votes: 898
45.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Masonic Mysteries
(1990)
TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Morse finds himself framed for murder by an unknown mastermind and suspended as Lewis is seconded to DCI Bottomley, who is in charge of the case.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Madelaine Newton, Ian McDiarmid
Votes: 1,042
46.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Promised Land
(1991)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Morse and Lewis go to Australia to find a witness who has been in witness protection for ten years, but this is one witness who doesn't want to be found.
Director: John Madden | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout, Con O'Neill
Votes: 805
47.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
The Last Enemy
(1989)
TV-14 | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A headless, armless, footless body of a murdered academic is found in Oxford Canal and his investigation leads to petty hatred and jealousy among the local academia.
Director: James Scott | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Amanda Hillwood, Barry Foster
Votes: 815
48.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Who Killed Harry Field?
(1991)
TV-14 | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Struggling artist Harry Field is found murdered and thrown off an overpass but recent rains and a dry body lead Morse to conclude he was killed over a week earlier.
Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Trevor Byfield, John Castle
Votes: 780
49.
Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
Episode:
Mother Redcap
(1998)
TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A judge at police protection is killed by a rapier blade to the heart after a brief struggle, but only his wife was in that room at the time.
Director: Keith Washington | Stars: Brian Murphy, Leonard Kavanagh, Georgine Anderson, Nicola Walker
Votes: 392
50.
The Sweeney (1975–1978)
Episode:
Abduction
(1975)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.
Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, Janet Key
Votes: 137