3. British & Other Foreign Crime/Mysteries
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1.
Masterpiece Mystery (1980– )
Episode:
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
(2016)
TV-14 | 159 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sherlock and Watson travel back to Victorian England, solving the case of the Abomnable Bride.
Star: Alan Cumming
Votes: 2,168
2. Marple (2004–2013)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Stephen Churchett, Isabella Parriss
Votes: 10,658
3. Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Approved | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a wealthy old man appears to have been "frightened to death" by a cat, Miss Jane Marple suspects one of his four relatives, all heirs to his estate, of his murder.
Director: George Pollock | Stars: Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Robert Morley, Flora Robson
Votes: 6,799
4. Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Miss Marple receives a cryptic letter requesting her to right an unknown injustice, but receives no hint other than a ticket for guided tour of historic homes.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Peter Tilbury, John Horsley, Helen Cherry
Votes: 2,565
5. Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
At a reception for a fading film star making a screen comeback, a gushing, pushy fan is poisoned by a drink apparently meant for the actress.
Director: Norman Stone | Stars: Joan Hickson, Claire Bloom, Barry Newman, Norman Rodway
Votes: 2,029
6. Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986 TV Movie)
102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
Director: Julian Amyes | Stars: Joan Hickson, Paul Eddington, Cheryl Campbell, Robert Lang
Votes: 2,293
7. Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington (1987 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A friend of Miss Marple's sees a woman being strangled in a passing train. When police cannot find a body and doubt the story, Miss Marple enlists professional housekeeper, Lucy Eyelesbarrow, to go undercover.
Director: Martyn Friend | Stars: Joan Hickson, Juliette Mole, David Beames, Mona Bruce
Votes: 2,470
8. Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While on vacation at a resort hotel in the West Indies, Miss Marple correctly suspects that the apparently natural death of a retired British major is actually the work of a murderer planning yet another killing.
Director: Christopher Petit | Stars: Joan Hickson, Donald Pleasence, Adrian Lukis, Sophie Ward
Votes: 2,385
9. Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An unusual announcement in the newspaper leads the curious villagers to Miss Blacklock's home, where they become witnesses to a murder.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Ursula Howells, Samantha Bond, Simon Shepherd
Votes: 2,585
10. Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye (1985)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Fabia Drake, Stacy Dorning, Martyn Stanbridge
Votes: 2,292
11. Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During a stay at one of London's most elegant and venerable hotels Miss Marple uncovers a sinister undercurrent of corruption and murder beneath Bertram's stuffy veneer.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Caroline Blakiston, Helena Michell, James Cossins
Votes: 2,132
12. Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987 TV Movie)
102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a young bride moves into a country manor, long repressed childhood memories of witnessing a murder come to the surface.
Director: John Davies | Stars: Joan Hickson, Geraldine Alexander, John Moulder-Brown, Frederick Treves
Votes: 2,177
13. Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Gwen Watford, Moray Watson, Valentine Dyall
Votes: 2,672
14. Miss Marple: The Moving Finger (1985)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The normally friendly village of Lymston is plagued by vile anonymous letters. When a mother of three takes her own life, following such a letter, Ms. Marple is not at all convinced things are as they seem.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Michael Culver, Deborah Appleby, Andrew Bicknell
Votes: 2,161
15. Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1991 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Miss Marple is invited to the manor house of an old friend, it is not long before a puzzling murder puts her mind to work.
Director: Norman Stone | Stars: Joan Hickson, Jean Simmons, Joss Ackland, Faith Brook
Votes: 1,862
16. Poirot (1989–2013)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.
Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Votes: 52,036
17. Dead Man's Folly (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Jean Stapleton, Constance Cummings, Tim Pigott-Smith
Votes: 2,258
18. Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987–2000)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
From cold, rock-strewn moors to comfortable suburban estates, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell explores the dark fissures between friends and family members that motivate murder.
Stars: George Baker, Christopher Ravenscroft, Louie Ramsay, Ken Kitson
Votes: 693
19. 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: 15,859
20. 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: 14,344
21. Five Red Herrings (1975)
198 min | Crime, Mystery
Solve the mystery with Lord Peter Wimsey, based on the book by Dorothy L Sayers.
Stars: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Roy Boutcher, David Rintoul
Votes: 307
22. The Nine Tailors (1974)
209 min | Mystery
The title refers to the nine strokes of a church bell to announce the death of a man. In this adaptation of Dorothy L. Sayers's intricate, nostalgic, and atmospheric novel of the same name,... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Elizabeth Proud, Patrick Jordan
Votes: 386
23. Clouds of Witness (1972)
Drama, Mystery
Lord Peter's brother, the Duke of Denver is accused of murdering their sister Mary's fiancé. It's up to Lord Peter and his faithful man Bunter to untangle all the clues and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Mark Eden, Rachel Herbert
Votes: 381
24. Murder Must Advertise (1973–1974)
198 min | Mystery
When one of the copy writers of Pym's Advertising Agency meets his death by falling down a spiral staircase, a new "writer" joins the staff to investigate the matter.
Stars: Ian Carmichael, Mark Eden, Rachel Herbert, Paul Darrow
Votes: 347
25. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1972–1973)
177 min | Crime, Mystery
When one of the members of the Bellona Club passes away, Lord Wimsey is brought in to determine the time of death for testamentary purposes.
Stars: Ian Carmichael, Terence Alexander, Anna Cropper, Donald Pickering
Votes: 336
26. Death in Holy Orders (2003)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Adam Dalgliesh looks into the death of a young ordinand who died under mysterious circumstances.
Stars: Jesse Spencer, Martin Shaw, Alan Howard, Tom Goodman-Hill
Votes: 645
27. Devices and Desires (1991)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Whilst on holiday on the English coast in Norfolk, Commander Adam Dalgliesh becomes embroiled in the hunt for the serial killer - The Whistler - amidst a backdrop of mystery and intrigue ... See full summary »
Stars: Roy Marsden, Susannah York, Gemma Jones, James Faulkner
Votes: 370
28. Unnatural Causes (1993 TV Movie)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Commander Dalgleish of Scotland Yard investigates the apparent murder of a well-known author who is found floating in a dinghy with his hands chopped off. The man, Maurice Seton, had ... See full summary »
Director: John Davies | Stars: Roy Marsden, Simon Chandler, Kenneth Colley, Mel Martin
Votes: 316
29. A Taste for Death (1988)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sir Paul Berowne a prominent Government Minister turns to his old friend Adam Dalgleish following a series of threatening letters delivered to his London home.
Stars: Roy Marsden, Wendy Hiller, Fiona Fullerton, Penny Downie
Votes: 357
30. Original Sin (1997)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Centers on takeover of Peverell Press by new CEO Gerard Etienne. Etienne wants big changes, but is killed mysteriously. Commander Adam Dalgliesh investigates, believing the motive lies in Peverell's dark history.
Stars: Roy Marsden, Ian Bannen, Cathryn Harrison, Amanda Root
Votes: 292
31. Shroud for a Nightingale (1984)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a student nurse with a penchant for petty blackmail is lethally poisoned during a routine procedure, Commander Dalgliesh and Inspector Massingham have to discover which, of the many ... See full summary »
Stars: Roy Marsden, Joss Ackland, Sheila Allen, Liz Fraser
Votes: 392
32. The Black Tower (1985)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Major Dalgliesh investigates mysterious deaths at Toynton Grange, a home for the disabled, where his former teacher, Father Baddeley, who invited him there, resides.
Stars: Roy Marsden, Martin Jarvis, John Franklyn-Robbins, Carol Gillies
Votes: 382
33. A Certain Justice (1998)
54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dalgliesh and his team investigate the murder of a top flight lawyer with an abrasive reputation and turbulent private life.
Stars: Roy Marsden, Ricci Harnett, Britta Smith, Philip Stone
Votes: 296
34. A Mind to Murder (1995 TV Movie)
101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh has been on leave following the death on duty of a member of his team, DS Sarah Hillier. His superiors order him back to work to investigate the ... See full summary »
Director: Gareth Davies | Stars: Roy Marsden, Mairead Carty, Sean Scanlan, Robert Pugh
Votes: 295
35. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997–1999)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cordelia Gray is the reluctant owner of a ramshackle investigation agency following the suicide of her boss. Watching over her as she hunts down clues in the murky and sinister world of ... See full summary »
Stars: Helen Baxendale, Annette Crosbie, Struan Rodger, Jeff Nuttall
Votes: 326
36. Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister.
Stars: Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry, Marion Mathie
Votes: 1,720
37. Partners in Crime (1983–1984)
TV-PG | 631 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Agatha Christie's husband-and-wife sleuthing team take on a series of short whodunit mysteries.
Stars: Francesca Annis, James Warwick, Reece Dinsdale, Arthur Cox
Votes: 889
38. Partners in Crime (2015)
55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Agatha Christie's crime-fighting duo, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, solve mysteries and search for enemy spies in 1950s Britain.
Stars: Jessica Raine, David Walliams, James Fleet, Matthew Steer
Votes: 2,704
39. Blood and Water (2015–2021)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Blood and Water is a gritty character driven crime-drama. The series follows Jo Bradley, the lead detective of the Vancouver homicide division, as she unravels a murder mystery steeped in scandal.
Stars: Elfina Luk, Loretta Yu, Oscar Hsu, Fiona Fu
Votes: 198
40. Bosch (2014–2021)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama
An L.A.P.D. homicide detective works to solve the murder of a 13-year-old boy while standing trial in federal court for the murder of a serial killer.
Stars: Titus Welliver, Jamie Hector, Amy Aquino, Lance Reddick
Votes: 83,384
41. Broadchurch (2013–2017)
TV-MA | 1,143 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Stars: David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan
Votes: 127,161
42. By Any Means (2013)
60 min | Crime, Drama
By Any Means follows a clandestine unit living on the edge and playing the criminal elite at their own game, existing in the grey area between the letter of the law and true justice.
Stars: Shelley Conn, Gina McKee, Andrew Lee Potts, Warren Brown
Votes: 1,316
43. Case Histories (2011–2013)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Former soldier and policeman Jackson Brodie becomes a private investigator.
Stars: Jason Isaacs, Amanda Abbington, Zawe Ashton, Millie Innes
Votes: 4,852
44. Chasing Shadows (I) (2014)
45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A missing persons unit investigate serial killers who target the impressionable and vulnerable.
Stars: Reece Shearsmith, Alex Kingston, Adjoa Andoh, Noel Clarke
Votes: 3,140
45. DCI Banks (2010–2016)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tenacious and stubborn DCI Alan Banks unravels disturbing murder mysteries aided by his young assistants, DS Annie Cabbot and DI Helen Morton.
Stars: Stephen Tompkinson, Jack Deam, Andrea Lowe, Caroline Catz
Votes: 9,126
46. Death in Paradise (2011– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Cultures collide when British Detective Inspector is transferred from England to the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to head the island's police department.
Stars: Elizabeth Bourgine, Don Warrington, Danny John-Jules, Joséphine Jobert
Votes: 27,953
47. Endeavour (2012–2023)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set from 1965 into the 1970s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford.
Stars: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, James Bradshaw, Sean Rigby
Votes: 33,390
48. 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
49. 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: 17,173
50. Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
UK version of the long-running U.S. TV drama that tells the stories of two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the attorneys, who prosecute the offenders.
Stars: Bradley Walsh, Robert Glenister, Harriet Walter, Freema Agyeman
Votes: 4,847
51. Line of Duty (2012–2021)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Drama series following the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anti-corruption unit.
Stars: Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar, Craig Parkinson
Votes: 70,119
52. London Spy (2015)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A chance romance between two men from very different worlds, one from the headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service, the other from a world of clubbing and youthful excess, leads into mystery after one of them is found murdered.
Stars: Ben Whishaw, Edward Holcroft, Jim Broadbent, Zrinka Cvitesic
Votes: 10,390
53. Luther (2010–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
John Luther is a brilliant homicide detective with a knack for getting inside the minds of murderers. Unfortunately, his unconventional methods and personal demons put him at odds with his team.
Stars: Idris Elba, Dermot Crowley, Michael Smiley, Warren Brown
Votes: 154,234
54. 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: 39,396
55. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the 1890s, William Murdoch uses radical forensic techniques for the time, including fingerprinting and trace evidence, to solve some of the city's most gruesome murders.
Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris
Votes: 17,450
56. New Tricks (2003–2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama
Stars: Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, James Bolam
Votes: 8,774
57. Prey (2014–2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
On the run accused of a terrible crime, Manchester Detective Marcus Farrow tries to prove his innocence while being hunted by his former friends and colleagues.
Stars: Rosie Cavaliero, Daniel Jillings, Darren Whitfield, John Simm
Votes: 3,645
58. River (2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
John River is a brilliant police inspector whose genius lies side-by-side with the fragility of his mind. He is a man haunted by the murder victims whose cases he must lay to rest.
Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Nicola Walker, Adeel Akhtar, Lesley Manville
Votes: 27,229
59. Safe House (2015–2017)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A married ex police couple are asked by a police officer and their close friend to turn their remote Guest House into a Safe House.
Stars: Stephen Moyer, Zoë Tapper, Jason Watkins, Sunetra Sarker
Votes: 2,388
60. Shetland (2013– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A local police team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.
Stars: Alison O'Donnell, Steven Robertson, Douglas Henshall, Lewis Howden
Votes: 25,831
61. Silent Witness (1996– )
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
Stars: Emilia Fox, David Caves, William Gaminara, Tom Ward
Votes: 12,709
62. The Fall (I) (2013–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a seemingly passionate father who is in fact a cold serial killer in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing they share is their common complexity.
Stars: Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, John Lynch, Aisling Franciosi
Votes: 119,584
63. 100 Code (2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Thriller
New York, USA. Stockholm, Sweden. Over the past twelve months young, blonde, blue-eyed women have been found dead in a meadow where Asphodel flowers grow.
Stars: Michael Nyqvist, Dominic Monaghan, Cecilia Häll, Patrick Brennan
Votes: 3,094
64. Unforgotten (2015– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
London detectives investigate crimes from the past, unravelling secrets left buried for years.
Stars: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jordan Long, Carolina Main, Nicola Walker
Votes: 30,432
65. 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: 20,022
66. Sherlock (2010–2017)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves
Votes: 997,438
67. Copper (2012–2013)
TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Drama
In the 1860s, an Irish-American Civil War veteran joins the New York City police force.
Stars: Tom Weston-Jones, Kyle Schmid, Anastasia Griffith, Ato Essandoh
Votes: 11,020
68. Torchwood (2006–2011)
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
The members of the Torchwood Institute, a secret organization founded by the British Crown, fight to protect the Earth from extraterrestrial and supernatural threats.
Stars: John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Kai Owen, Gareth David-Lloyd
Votes: 43,438
69. 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: 6,430
70. Kidnap and Ransom (2011–2012)
47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
From the first phone call with kidnappers to risky excursions into exotic and dangerous locales, negotiator Dominic King places himself in the line of fire to bring the victims home.
Stars: Trevor Eve, Helen Baxendale, Natasha Little, Scott Sparrow
Votes: 834
71. The Vice (1999–2003)
TV-MA | 90 min | Crime, Drama
Veteran Detective Inspector Pat Chappel (Ken Stott) heads up the Metropolitan vice squad as he and his team investigate prostitution and pornography in the London sex trade.
Stars: Caroline Catz, David Harewood, Ken Stott, Rosie Marcel
Votes: 609
72. Wire in the Blood (2002–2008)
TV-MA | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England.
Stars: Robson Green, Mark Letheren, Emma Handy, Mark Penfold
Votes: 9,361
73. Touching Evil (1997–1999)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police drama following the exploits of a crack squad within the Organized and Serial Crime Unit, a rapid-response police force serving the entire county.
Stars: Robson Green, Nicola Walker, Shaun Dingwall, Michael Feast
Votes: 2,184
74. McCallum (1995–1998)
TV-MA | 120 min | Drama
From deep within the morgue at St. Patrick's Hospital in London's East End, Dr. Iain McCallum and Dr. Angela Moloney along with a team of brilliant pathologists and detectives help the dead tell their stories.
Stars: Gerard Murphy, James Saxon, Richard O'Callaghan, Alex Walkinshaw
Votes: 602
75. Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
TV-14 | 983 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of Shrewsbury.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Terrence Hardiman
Votes: 3,109
76. Heat of the Sun (1998)
334 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set in the 1930s, a former Scotland Yard detective is sent to colonial Kenya to head the new criminal investigation unit.
Stars: Trevor Eve, Susannah Harker, Michael Byrne, Julian Rhind-Tutt
Votes: 656
77. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
British crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers.
Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Lesley Vickerage, Paul Hickey
Votes: 5,745
78. Rebus (2000–2004)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set in Edinburgh, the mercurial Detective Inspector John Rebus's investigations lead him through the city's ancient beauty and into its more sinister quarters.
Stars: Ken Stott, Claire Price, Jennifer Black, Gregor Gillespie
Votes: 2,240
79. 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: 18,250
80. 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: 8,518
81. A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
TV-MA | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DI Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized, and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet.
Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons, Arthur White
Votes: 8,739
82. Whitechapel (2009–2013)
TV-14 | 817 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A fast-tracked inspector, a hardened detective sergeant, and an expert in historical homicides investigate modern crimes with connections to the past in the Whitechapel district of London.
Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis, Steve Pemberton, Sam Stockman
Votes: 14,784
83. 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: 7,865
84. The Bletchley Circle (2012–2014)
TV-14 | 314 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1952, four women who worked at the wartime code-breaking centre, Bletchley Park, reunite to track down a serial killer.
Stars: Rachael Stirling, Julie Graham, Sophie Rundle, Anna Maxwell Martin
Votes: 14,024
85. Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
Superintendent Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murder, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly different personalities.
Stars: Warren Clarke, Colin Buchanan, David Royle, Jennifer James
Votes: 3,304
86. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, History
A female sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of Melbourne in the late 1920s, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger-sharp wit.
Stars: Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Ashleigh Cummings
Votes: 17,713
87. Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2006)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set amongst the stunning gardens of Europe, Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme, two professional gardeners, find themselves drawn into solving mysterious crimes.
Stars: Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Ryan Philpott, Daisy Dunlop
Votes: 5,320
88. Wallander (2008–2016)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Unable to unsee the dark crimes he's tasked to investigate, Wallander's job comes at a cost to his family and relationships.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Richard McCabe, Jeany Spark, Sarah Smart
Votes: 16,480
89. Ripper Street (2012–2016)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The streets of Whitechapel are the haunt of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and his team of officers, who aim to maintain law and order in a place once terrorized by Jack the Ripper.
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring, Jerome Flynn
Votes: 22,497
90. Jonathan Creek (1997–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jonathan Creek, a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles, works from his home in a converted windmill. He uses his abilities to solve impossible crimes and mysterious murders.
Stars: Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Stuart Milligan, Julia Sawalha
Votes: 8,992
91. Zen (2011)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Aurelio Zen brings justice to modern-day Italy.
Stars: Rufus Sewell, Caterina Murino, Stanley Townsend, Nathalie Rapti Gomez
Votes: 3,767
92. The Last Detective (2003–2007)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans.
Stars: Peter Davison, Sean Hughes, Rob Spendlove, Charles De'Ath
Votes: 1,918
93. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
TV-PG | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hetty wakes on her 60th birthday and decides to become a private investigator. With assistance from a teenager called Geoffrey and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Hetty is confident she can solve any case.
Stars: Patricia Routledge, Dominic Monaghan, Derek Benfield, John Graham-Davies
Votes: 1,987
94. Bergerac (1981–1991)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Recovering alcoholic and divorced father of a young daughter, DS Jim Bergerac is a true maverick who prefers doing things his own way, and consequently doesn't always carry out his investigations the way his boss would like.
Stars: John Nettles, Terence Alexander, Sean Arnold, Mela White
Votes: 2,224
95. 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: 2,000
96. 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: 3,470
97. Murder in Suburbia (2004–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The series focused on various murders in the fictional suburban English town of Middleford. The crimes are solved by two female police detectives, Inspector Kate Ashurst and Sergeant Emma Scribbins, aka "Ash and Scribbs".
Stars: Caroline Catz, Lisa Faulkner, Jeremy Sheffield, Glen Davies
Votes: 1,725
98. Wycliffe (1993–1998)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set in Cornwall, Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, who works along with his colleagues DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane, investigates murder cases with his trademark determination and clinical accuracy.
Stars: Jack Shepherd, Helen Masters, Jimmy Yuill, Tim Wylton
Votes: 1,093
99. Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends the rules when it suits him or when it can help some of his fellow eccentric townsfolk.
Stars: Robert Carlyle, Ralph Riach, Brian Pettifer, Stuart Davids
Votes: 2,420
100. Single-Handed (2007–2010)
TV-14 | 841 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jack Driscoll moves back to the town on the west coast of Ireland where he was born. He takes over his retired father's Garda post, and solves different cases.
Stars: Owen McDonnell, David Herlihy, Ruth McCabe, Brian Gleeson
Votes: 1,456
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