Anna Pigeon Mysteries
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
Atmospheric/Moody
Dark skies, brooding cinematography, slow burn
Magpie Murders
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.
Karen Pirie
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.
Mrs Bradley Mysteries
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.
Murder in Provence
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.
Wycliffe
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.
Dalgliesh (2021)
2021 · 3 seasons · Channel 5
Set in mid-1970s England, Dalgliesh follows Commander Adam Dalgliesh. Dalgliesh investigates murders that expose the darker secrets
Grace
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.
A Remarkable Place to Die
A Remarkable Place to Die is a New Zealand-Australian crime drama in which Detective Anaís Mallory leaves her career with the Sydney police and returns to her hometown of Queenstown on New Zealand’s South Island
Whitstable Pearl
2021 · 3 seasons · Channel 4, U
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.
The ABC Murders
2018 · 1 season · BBC
Set in 1933, several years after his heyday, an older, greyer, and largely forgotten Hercule Poirot begins receiving taunting letters threatening murder from a mysterious sender who signs themselves only "A.B.C."
Van der Valk
2020 · 4 seasons · ITV
Set against the canals, galleries, and cosmopolitan sophistication of contemporary Amsterdam, Van der Valk follows Commissaris Piet van der Valk, a brilliant but cynical Dutch detective who solves baffling murders using insightful human observation and natural street smarts.
Ridley
2022 · 2 seasons · ITV
Alex Ridley, a recently retired Detective Inspector grieving the loss of his wife and daughter, who is drawn back into police work as a consultant when his former protégée, DI Carol Farman, needs help cracking a complex murder.
The Chelsea Detective
2022 · 4 seasons · U
Detective Inspector Max Arnold, whose lifestyle on a battered houseboat in Chelsea's Cheyne Walk contrasts sharply with the affluent elite whose crimes he helps solve.
Darby and Joan
2022 · 2 seasons
Widowed English nurse Joan Kirkhope is on a quest to find answers about her husband's mysterious death, while ex-detective Jack Darby has taken to the open road to escape his past.
Towards Zero
2025 · 1 season · BBC
England, 1936. After a scandalous celebrity divorce, tennis star Nevile Strange and his ex-wife Audrey make the surprising decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, the clifftop home of Nevile’s formidable aunt, Lady Tressilian, alongside his new wife Kay.
Bergerac (2025)
2025 · 1 season · U
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.
Van der Valk (1972)
1972 · 5 seasons
Set in Amsterdam, Van der Valk follows Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk, a cynical yet intuitive Dutch detective who investigates murders, kidnappings, and political corruption.
Cooper & Fry
2025 · 1 season · Channel 5
Set in the mystery-shrouded Peak District, the series follows two mismatched young detectives: affable local Ben Cooper and guarded newcomer Diane Fry.
Winter
2026 · 1 season · ITV