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2003 · 3 seasons · ITV
Brought together by professional and personal heartache, two plucky ladies plant the seeds for a brighter future. Rosemary Boxer, with a doctorate in plant pathology, and Laura Thyme, a former police constable and avid gardener, discover their shared love of green-thumbness and start a gardening business.
2013 · 3 seasons · BBC
Set in the coastal town of Aberystwyth and the rugged, mountainous landscapes of Ceredigion in mid-Wales, Hinterland follows DCI Tom Mathias, a brooding detective who relocates from London's Metropolitan Police to rebuild his life amid Wales's stark and beautiful terrain.
2018 · 5 seasons · BBC
Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.
2022 · 2 seasons · U
Signora Volpe offers a refreshing departure from the frenetic pace of modern detective dramas, inviting viewers to savour the slower rhythms of life in the Umbrian countryside whilst still delivering compelling mysteries. Created by Rachel Cuperman and Sally Griffiths, this British-Italian co-production premiered on Acorn TV in 2022 and has since captivated audiences with its perfect blend of intrigue, stunning Italian scenery, and character-driven storytelling.
2017 · 6 seasons · BBC
War veteran Cormoran Strike operates a struggling private detective agency from a cramped London office, taking on complex cases that have baffled the police, aided by his assistant Robin Ellacott who proves far more capable than her temporary secretary role suggests. As they solve increasingly dangerous cases together, Strike battles his physical and psychological war wounds whilst an unspoken attraction grows between the mismatched pair, complicated by Robin's engagement and Strike's determination to keep their relationship strictly professional.
1992 · 18 seasons · ITV
Set in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield during the 1960s, Heartbeat follows the lives and adventures of rural police constables, medical staff, and village residents in a nostalgic period drama that combines gentle crime stories with community tales.
2015 · 1 season · BBC
In 1950s Britain, at the start of the Cold War, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are a married couple keeping bees and growing restless with suburban life.
2026 · 1 season · Channel 4, U
Anna Pigeon Mysteries follows Anna Pigeon, a former city dweller who leaves her old life behind after a devastating personal loss and becomes a law enforcement ranger in America’s national parks
1995 · 3 seasons · BBC
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.
2022 · 1 season · BBC
When book editor Susan Ryeland receives the unfinished manuscript of bestselling author Alan Conway's latest Atticus Pünd mystery, she discovers the final chapter is missing and Conway is dead. As Susan searches for the missing pages, she realises that Conway's 1950s whodunit contains thinly veiled caricatures of real people in his life, and that his apparent suicide may actually be murder.
2019 · 2 seasons · Channel 4, U
Detective Sergeant Matilda "Mattie" Stone returns to her hometown of Wildemarsh to work for the local constabulary, where she's reunited with her three crime-writing aunts who raised her after her mother's mysterious disappearance. Between investigating murders that range from the curious to the bizarre, the three aunts also attempt to help their perennially single niece find love.
2021 · 5 seasons · Channel 5
Jean White is an antiques dealer who runs a successful business with her husband, Rory. But when he suddenly dies and leaves her nearly penniless, Jean relocates to their one remaining asset - a cottage in French antiques hub Saint Victoire - and begins investigating Rory's mysterious death.
2022 · 2 seasons · ITV
Set in Scotland and based on Val McDermid's acclaimed novels, Karen Pirie follows a young, fearless Detective Sergeant working for Police Scotland's Historic Cases Unit as she tackles cold case murders that have remained unsolved for decades.
1998 · 1 season
Paired with her reliable and devoted chauffeur, Mrs Bradley's finely honed skills of investigation seek out the truth behind mysteries surrounding death at the opera, crimes of passion at a circus, poisoning and family secrets.
2022 · 1 season · ITV
Among the sun-drenched hills of southern France, Antoine Verlaque and his spontaneous romantic partner Marine Bonnet solve crimes in the beautiful town of Aix-en-Provence.
2000 · 4 seasons · ITV
In Edinburgh, Detective Inspector John Rebus is a maverick who bends the rules to get at the truth, and his methods regularly put him at odds with his superiors.
2023 · 4 seasons · BBC
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.
2023 · 1 season
Set in Slough, Berkshire, Mrs Sidhu Investigates follows the recently widowed Mrs. Sidhu, a high-end caterer with a taste for crime and her own Indian Aunty brand of nosy sleuthing.
1994 · 5 seasons · ITV
Set in and around Truro in Cornwall, Wycliffe follows Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, a quiet, thoughtful, and astute observer of human nature who solves murders across the picturesque Cornish coastline whilst navigating the internal politics of his own department.
1981 · 9 seasons · BBC
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.
2021 · 3 seasons · Channel 5
Set in mid-1970s England, Dalgliesh follows Commander Adam Dalgliesh. Dalgliesh investigates murders that expose the darker secrets
2021 · 6 seasons · ITV
Set in Brighton and Hove on England's south coast, Grace follows Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, a hard-working, dogged police officer haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his wife Sandy years earlier.
2022 · 4 seasons · Channel 4, U
A retired English professor discovers she has a knack for solving mysteries, especially when they involve literary references, and teams up with her teenage mugger to form an unlikely detective duo.
2024 · 3 seasons · U
Judith, Suzie and Becks start an investigation. To assist with official police investigation, headed by Tanika, They must suspect witnesses, and face down real danger as they work against the clock to stop the killer in their tracks.
