Crime Television
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- CreatorAnthony WilsonStarsGeorge PeppardRalph ManzaMurray MathesonThe adventures of proud Polish-American freelance insurance investigator Thomas Banacek.George Peppard plays insurance investigator, who is called when no one else can solve the case. Plenty of sexy lady costars and very good stories.
- CreatorRichard LevinsonWilliam LinkStarsJim HuttonDavid WayneTom ReeseThe son of a police detective solves baffling crimes.Tim Hutton is good as Ellery Queen and the crimes are so clever and this series is a bit different in that Ellery talks to the audience to see if they have got the baddie.
- CreatorAlexandra ClertGuy-Patrick SainderichinStarsCaroline ProustAudrey FleurotThierry GodardFollows criminal investigations in Paris from all the different points of view of those involved.
- CreatorAri SchlossbergStarsElaine CassidyChristopher GorhamMatt BarrHarper's Island was once the scene of a gruesome series of murders. Seven years later, family and friends gather on the island for a wedding, but one by one they begin to die.
- CreatorNeil CrossStarsIdris ElbaDermot CrowleyMichael SmileyJohn 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.
- CreatorPeter FlanneryStarsMartin ShawLee InglebySimon HubbardWith 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.
- StarsRufus SewellCaterina MurinoStanley TownsendDetective Aurelio Zen brings justice to modern-day Italy.
- StarsCarla SánchezHayley AtwellKerry FoxFalcón is a brilliant detective whose personal and professional life is compromised by dark secrets from the past.
- CreatorNigel McCreryRoy MitchellStarsDennis WatermanAmanda RedmanAlun ArmstrongThree retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama
- CreatorHunt BaldwinJohn CovenyStarsRobert TaylorKatee SackhoffLou Diamond PhillipsWalt Longmire is the dedicated and unflappable sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming. Widowed only a year, he is a man in psychic repair but buries his pain behind his brave face, unassuming grin and dry wit.
- CreatorNicholas PileggiGreg WalkerStarsDennis QuaidMichael ChiklisCarrie-Anne MossRalph Lamb, a former MP for the US Army, becomes sheriff. His brother, Jack, and his son, Dixon, are deputized. Meanwhile, Vincent Savino comes from Chicago to Vegas to run The Savoy hotel and casino.
- CreatorAaron KorshStarsGabriel MachtPatrick J. AdamsMeghan MarkleOn the run from a drug deal gone bad, brilliant college dropout Mike Ross finds himself working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers.
- CreatorBruno HellerStarsSimon BakerRobin TunneyTim KangA famous "psychic" outs himself as a fake, and starts working as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation so he can find "Red John", the madman who killed his wife and daughter.
- CreatorSteve FranksStarsJames Roday RodriguezDulé HillTimothy OmundsonWhen a novice sleuth convinces the police he has psychic powers, he and his reluctant best friend are hired on as consultants to help solve complicated cases.
- CreatorMatt NixStarsJeffrey DonovanGabrielle AnwarBruce CampbellA spy recently disavowed by the U.S. government uses his special ops training to help others in trouble.
- CreatorSamuel BaumStarsTim RothKelli WilliamsBrendan HinesAbout Cal Lightman, the world's leading deception expert who studies facial expressions and involuntary body language to expose the truth behind the lies.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellRoy HugginsStarsJames GarnerNoah Beery Jr.Joe SantosThe cases of an easy-going ex-convict turned private investigator.
- CreatorEdward HumeStarsWilliam ConradPatrick CullitonTom PittmanFrank Cannon, a husky ex-cop and culinary enthusiast, solves tough cases as a private investigator.
- CreatorEdward HumeStarsBuddy EbsenLee MeriwetherMark SheraPrivate eye Barnaby Jones works with his widowed daughter-in-law to solve cases.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellPatrick HasburghStarsBrian KeithDaniel Hugh KellyJoe SantosA retired judge and his last defendant follow up on cases that were dismissed due to technicalities.
- CreatorPhilip DeGuere Jr.StarsJameson ParkerGerald McRaneyMary CarverTwo brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellFrank LupoStarsPerry KingJoe PennyThom BrayThe cases of a private investigations agency run by two Vietnam War veterans and their computer geek friend from high school, armed with toughness, their own helicopter, and the third's technical ability.
- StarsLuca ZingarettiPeppino MazzottaAngelo RussoCommissioner Montalbano works in Vigata, Montelusa province with Deputy Commissioner Augello and Inspector Fazio, in each episode Montalbano solves complicated cases with his characteristic cunning in a rural Sicily ruled by the mafia.
- StarsPeter HaberIngvar HirdwallRebecka HemseCommissioner Martin Beck and his eccentric partner Gunvald Larsson investigate murders in Stockholm, Sweden.
- CreatorJohann ZollitschStarsMikael PersbrandtHelena Af SandebergSofia Papadimitriou LedarpMarkus Haglund (Mikael Persbrandt) is a criminal law professor fond of liquors, promiscuous relationships, and disobeying superiors. At Uppsala University near Stockholm, he establishes a class of four law students: Anna Sjöstedt (Helena af Sandeberg), Fia Jönsson (Sofia Ledarp), Belal Al-Mukhtar (Francisco Sobrado), and Roger Andersson (Leonard Terfelt), called Oskyldigt dömd (Innocently Convicted), dealing with cases where persons are already sentenced and imprisoned, assisting the convicted in fighting for their innocence and freedom.
- StarsAlison O'DonnellSteven RobertsonLewis HowdenA local police team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.
- CreatorPeter DuncanRichard RoxburghCharles WaterstreetStarsRichard RoxburghMatt DayKate BoxCleaver Greene is a drug addict who has a massive gambling debt with some very shady characters and is in love with a prostitute. He's also a very good criminal lawyer, capable of winning unwinnable cases.
- CreatorPerry ChafeAllan HawcoMalcolm MacRuryStarsAllan HawcoKrystin PellerinMark O'BrienJake Doyle and his father Malachy run a private investigations agency in St. John's, Newfoundland. Their cases involve them in all sorts of dealings - not all of them on the right side of the law.
- CreatorLiz W. GarciaJoshua HartoStarsJason LeeSam HenningsDJ QuallsMemphis Beat centers on Dwight Hendricks, a quirky Memphis police detective with an intimate connection to the city, a passion for blues music and a close relationship with his mother.
- DirectorRobert HarmonStarsTom SelleckJane AdamsReg RogersJesse Stone (Selleck) is a New England police chief investigating a series of murders, in an adaptation of Robert B. Parker's novel.
- StarsTimothy HuttonMaury ChaykinColin FoxGenius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man: Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes, in 1950's New York.
- CreatorDean HargroveStarsAndy GriffithLinda PurlKene HolidayBen Matlock is a very expensive criminal defense attorney, who charges one hundred thousand dollars to take a case. Fortunately, he's worth every penny, as he and his associates defend his clients by finding the real killer.
- CreatorJames Lee BarrettStarsCarroll O'ConnorAlan AutryDavid HartThe cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
- StarsDavid SuchetHugh FraserPhilip JacksonHercule 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.
- CreatorBill ChaisKevin FallsStarsMark-Paul GosselaarBreckin MeyerReed DiamondLawyers and lifelong friends Jared Franklin and Peter Bash are recruited by a large firm's major partner after winning a high-profile case.
- 2011–20141h 55mTV-147.3 (1.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorChristopher MenaulStarsPaddy ConsidineOlivia ColmanJames WilsonWhen Whicher offers to help a country lady find her niece, he's drawn into a disturbing case of murder which brings him up against wealthy and powerful figures and throws him into conflict with his former police colleagues.
- CreatorJohn HawkesworthStarsPeter DavisonBrian GloverAndrew BurtIn 1930s England, a man from an aristocratic family takes up the pseudonym Albert Campion and, with the help of his ex-burglar manservant, solves mysteries.
- CreatorRichard HarrisStarsPeter DavisonSean HughesRob Spendlove"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.
- CreatorTed WillisStarsJohn BarrieWilliam GauntCharles MorganVictorian-era whodunnit with venerable Sergeant Cork battling entrenched views in a bid to use a more scientific approach to solving cases. Trusty sidekick Bob does not always understand his methods but faithfully co-operates..
- CreatorHoward OvermanStarsStephen ManganDarren BoydLisa JacksonHolistic detective Gently relies on the universe to unravel mysteries based on the 'interconnectedness of all things'.
- StarsRory ElrickSeb CharlesOlive GrayHalf Moon Investigations is a children's crime/comedy drama television series created by the BBC and based upon the novel of the same name by the author Eoin Colfer. It concerns a schoolboy, Fletcher Moon, who spends much of his spare time solving petty crimes around his school, St Jerome's. 13 episodes were first broadcast between January and March 2009. The series was filmed in and around a disused secondary school, located in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire.
- StarsJay SimpsonDamion NapierAdam WoodyattThe adventures of a gang of street urchins living in Victorian London, who assist the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in solving crimes and find themselves tackling cases of their own.
- StarsPeter VaughanPeter BarkworthDouglas WilmerAdaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.This series focuses on the detectives that existed around the era of Sherlock Holmes. They are all excellent especially Carnacki.
- CreatorIan Kennedy MartinStarsGlyn OwenPeter SallisIsobel BlackA brutal murder triggers an investigation revealing that $4m of legendary Chicago gangster, Al Capone's, ill-gotten gains may be located on 1970's England.
- StarsAlec GuinnessMichael JaystonAnthony BateIn the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
- StarsAlec GuinnessEileen AtkinsBill PatersonThe murder of a Soviet defector forces his old handler, British spymaster George Smiley, out of retirement. His investigation leads to an old nemesis, the Soviet spymaster known only as "Karla". This will be their final dance.
- CreatorRobert W. LenskiStarsTom BowerDavid CanaryMalachy McCourtPrivate eye investigates diamond theft, and becomes involved with an ancient family curse.
- CreatorPeter S. FischerStarsJerry OrbachBarbara BabcockJuliana DonaldHarry MacGraw is a private investigator who appeared three times in the television series, Murder, She Wrote. He now stars in his own series, wherein he is still a private investigator in Boston. Who always seems to lose all of his money betting. Across the hall from him is the office of Ellie Maginnis, an attorney. It seems that Harry did some work for her late husband, and it seems he swore by Harry, so she uses him though he usually goes through the wringer to solve the case. Helping him out is his niece, who is the receptionist in his office, and also lending a hand is Maginnis' nephew, who is an associate in her office.
- StarsTony CurtisRoger MooreLaurence NaismithTwo worlds collide when Lord Brett Sinclair, a titled British man, and Danny Wilde, a Bronx-raised, self-made American, reluctantly join forces to right wrongs and protect the innocent.
- CreatorNorman CollinsStarsTony VogelAnthony HeatonJames CosmoThe adventures of World War 2 veteran turned crimefighter Dick Barton and his sidekicks Snowey & Jock.Dick Barton serial as half hour episodes with a cliff hanger at the end of each. Its got 1940s feel to it and the actors do a fine job. There are good shows that didn't get a fair crack of the whip and this is one of them.
- CreatorKevin KennedyNiels MuellerStarsJim BelushiJerry O'ConnellJurnee SmollettTwo flashy Las Vegas defense attorneys go to the mat for their clients.
- CreatorGraham YostStarsTimothy OlyphantNick SearcyJoelle CarterEnforcing his own brand of justice, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a strong-willed, quiet law-man haunted by his past, returns to his native town to see that justice is served to those in need.Timothy Oliphant is a US Marshall who attracts trouble like magnets attract iron filings. Its set in the "South" and his nemesis/friend Walter Goggins is excellent. He also has a hate/hate relationship with his father who is a criminal low life.
- DirectorStuart OrmeStarsIain GlenFrank O'SullivanKen FildesAfter being fired from the Gardai, Jack Taylor takes on a new job as a private investigator.Iain Glen plays a disgraced ex-Garda officer who now acts as a private eye when he is sober. This is a top show with a likable rogue hero.
- CreatorMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsThe 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.A cool re-telling of the Sherlock Holmes stories set in the present day. The stories are re-imagined and the acting is exceptional with reference to Moriarty.
- CreatorBen CourtCaroline IpStarsRupert Penry-JonesPhil DavisSteve PembertonA 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.A new chief inspector takes over a team and he butts heads with an old school detective. They are investigating a copy cat murderer who seems to revisiting the crimes of Jack the Ripper. Its well done and suitably suspenseful.
- DirectorPatrick DromgooleStarsLeonard RossiterNina Baden-SemperKate O'MaraA 'machinegunner' (West Country slang for a debt-collector), turns amateur sleuth but finds himself in hot water with local criminals.He's a debt collector who is hired to provide evidence of adultery by a property developer. This is where his problems begin since he finds himself out of his depth with the local villains now on his trail.
- StarsTom BellBrian CroucherJohn JunkinAfter an eight-year stint for a failed bank heist, Frank Ross (Tom Bell, Prime Suspect) returns to his old gangland haunts to find the snitch who sent him to jail. The smooth, streetwise ex-con quickly adjusts to the new attitudes of the disco-tinged '70s but discovers that although neighborhoods change, old grudges never go out of style. Played with steely intelligence by Bell, Ross doesn't hesitate to pull a gun or swing a fist if it suits him. Can he find the rat without falling into the clutches of a ruthless crime boss (Brian Cox, Rise of the Planet of the Apes) or the detective (Norman Rodway, The Bretts) determined to destroy him? Filmed on location in South London, Out depicts a world where gritty pubs, dingy flats, and run-down office buildings teem with high-living mobsters, cash-starved hustlers, and corrupt cops. BAFTA nominee Bell delivers a psychologically complex portrait of a gangster whose inner demons torment him as ferociously as his flesh-and-blood enemies.Frank Ross is out of prison and he is looking for the grass who put him in there. He starts rebuilding his life while searching for the one who got him put in prison.
- CreatorBruce LansburyStarsBill BixbyJulian ChristopherKeene CurtisThe cases of a stage magician/escape artist who moonlights as an amateur crimefighter.Bill Bixby plays magician who was falsely imprisoned, and now he helps those in need.
- StarsSteve ForrestSue LloydPaul FerrisStories of an antique dealer who is really an undercover agent.Steve Forrest plays the title character who is a famous antique dealer who sells and transports priceless items around the world. Also, he's a James Bond type spy.
- CreatorMark FrostDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanMichael OntkeanMädchen AmickAn idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.This show is about the hunt for a serial killer in the town of twin peaks. I can't explain the story coz I never understood it, but Sherilyn Fenn was in it and so I persevered. It was compulsive viewing with Agent Cooper on the trail of this supernatural killer.
- DirectorPeter AndrikidisStarsColin FrielsKate BeahanDavid FieldJustice means more than punishing those who commit crimes. It means never giving up in the search for the truth. Justice is Detective Jack Kempson's creed. Jack Kempson started out as an idealistic cop. Thirty years on, he remains relentless in tracking down villains, but has lost confidence in his moral barometer. He turns a blind eye to the dubious methods employed by some of his contemporaries - prepared to let dodgy means be justified by the noble end. The police brotherhood has allowed him to survive all the crap that happens to him in his private life. But something is shifting in Jack and, when a quantity of drugs signed out in his name goes missing, Jack smells a rat and becomes a whistle blower - he just can't accept the corruption anymore. This is his first big mistake, because the department turns its back on him, banishing him to the purgatory of supervising data entry into a new computerised crime tracking system. He is sent to rot in the basement. The system being established uses new technology to solve old cases. The data base is not yet complete, but allows Jack to work at what he loves best - solving crimes. Jack works outside the system - unauthorised work - but the crimes he digs up are still crying out to be solved. Jack is driven by the despair of the parents of a boy kidnapped and never found 30 years ago, and the memory of the loss of his wife. As he seeks to find answers from long ago, his journey into the past teaches him that he is not the man he thought he was.A detective who gave testimony against a bent cop is ostracized by his colleagues so he is transferred to a dead end job where old unsolved cases are being added to the digital system. He decides to investigate a cold case on his own with the help of an ambitious detective.
- CreatorRobert ThorogoodStarsElizabeth BourgineDon WarringtonDanny John-JulesCultures collide when British Detective Inspector is transferred from England to the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to head the island's police department.This BBC TV series is one of those where the stiff upper lipped (never existed by the way) Englishman is transferred to an idyllic Caribbean island. He's also a detective and he has to solve a murder every week. Its pretty cheesy and in this case it works perfectly.
- StarsAlistair McGowanJessica OyelowoLouise BrealeyCharismatic detective wise-cracks his way through murder mysteries.A crime comedy series with the usual tension between guy girl detectives. The cases are suitably complex and its light hearted. It shows the male detective as a father bringing up a teenage girl.
- CreatorNic PizzolattoIssa LópezStarsVince VaughnColin FarrellRachel McAdamsAnthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.