Beyond Paradise
Beyond Paradise follows Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman who, after leaving the Caribbean island of Saint Marie, relocates to the fictional coastal town of Shipton Abbott in Devon to be with his fiancée Martha Lloyd.
Genre: Coastal Crime
Seaside/island locations, often atmospheric, isolated communities
Bergerac (2025)
A modern reimagining of the classic series, the 2025 Bergerac follows Detective Jim Bergerac as he returns to work after six months’ bereavement leave following his wife’s death.
Bergerac (1981)
Set on the picturesque island of Jersey, Bergerac follows Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a recovering alcoholic and divorced father who works for Le Bureau des Étrangers (The Foreigners’ Office), investigating crimes involving non-Jersey residents. Unorthodox and maverick in his methods, Bergerac navigates complex cases among Jersey’s wealthy tax exiles and criminals while driving his iconic burgundy 1947 Triumph Roadster.
The Good Ship Murder
Former police detective Jack Grayling, pursuing his dream of becoming a cabaret singer on a luxury Mediterranean cruise ship, investigates a series of murders on board with the help of the ship’s first officer, Kate Woods.
Hamish Macbeth
In the breathtakingly beautiful Highland village of Lochdubh, laid-back Police Constable Hamish Macbeth patrols the streets with his West Highland Terrier, Wee Jock, solving crimes while determinedly avoiding promotion or transfer out of his ideal posting. With mystical elements including ghostly visions and clairvoyant premonitions, this charming Scottish mystery series blends quirky comedy, romantic entanglements, and community-focused policing in equal measure.
Foyle’s War
During World War II, Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle finds himself fighting a different kind of war on the home front—investigating murder, black market profiteering, and corruption in the coastal town of Hastings, Sussex. With his driver, Samantha Stewart and Detective Sergeant Paul Milner by his side, this quiet, methodical detective tenaciously pursues justice even when powerful forces would prefer he look the other way.
Whitstable Pearl
With her son grown up, single mom Pearl Nolan decides to pursue her lifelong dream and launches a private detective agency, which she runs from her family’s restaurant in the coastal town of Whitstable. Drawn by her caring nature, locals soon flock to her with all manner of cases.
Annika
Annika follows the sharp, witty and enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed as she heads up a new specialist Marine Homicide Unit (MHU) that is tasked with investigating the unexplained, brutal, and seemingly unfathomable murders that wash up in the waterways of Scotland