Historical setting, any era before 1980
Set in the fictional Cotswold village of Kembleford in the early 1950s, Father Brown follows a slightly rumpled, mild-mannered Catholic priest whose apparent innocence and unassuming manner belie a razor-sharp intellect and profound understanding of human nature.
Four former Bletchley Park codebreakers reunite in 1950s London to use their wartime intelligence skills to solve murders and crimes that the police have overlooked. Led by Susan Gray, these brilliant women must balance their secret investigative work with the constraints of post-war domestic life.
In glamorous 1920s Melbourne, the independently wealthy and utterly fabulous Phryne Fisher sashays through jazz clubs, back alleys, and high society soirées, solving murders with her pearl-handled pistol, razor-sharp wit, and impeccable fashion sense. To the dismay of the conservative Detective Inspector Jack Robinson, this unconventional lady detective refuses to let anyone—including the police—tell her what to do.