Countryside, villages, farms
2013 · 3 seasons · ITV
Set in the fictional Dorset seaside town of Broadchurch, the series begins when the body of eleven-year-old Danny Latimer is discovered on the beach, plunging the tight-knit coastal community into grief, suspicion, and scandal.
2013 · 5 seasons
Set in the goldfields city of Ballarat, Victoria, in the late 1950s, The Doctor Blake Mysteries follows Dr Lucien Blake, who returns home after a thirty-year absence to take over his late father's general medical practice
2013 · 13 seasons · BBC
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.
2014 · 12 seasons
Set in the fictional small North Island town of Brokenwood, this quirky New Zealand whodunit follows Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, a country-music-loving veteran detective with a colourful romantic history, who investigates an implausibly high murder rate amongst Brokenwood's eccentric residents
1997 · 24 seasons · ITV
Violent crimes shatter the peacefulness of the Midsomer community, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
2013 · 10 seasons · BBC
Set amid the dramatic, windswept landscapes of Scotland's remote Shetland Islands, Shetland follows the local police team as they investigate murders within a close-knit island community where everyone knows everyone else's business—and secrets.
2024 · 1 season · BBC
Moonflower Murders follows Susan Ryeland, a former London book editor now running a struggling small hotel in Crete with her Greek partner Andreas, who is drawn back to England when a wealthy couple offers her a substantial sum to find their missing daughter.
2008 · 4 seasons · BBC
Kenneth Branagh stars as Kurt Wallander, a weary, diabetic and increasingly disillusioned police inspector in the small town of Ystad in southern Sweden. His investigations into brutal crimes in the apparently sleepy backwaters of Skåne
2014 · 11 seasons · ITV
In 1953 at the hamlet of Grantchester, Sidney Chambers—a charismatic, charming clergyman—turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1977 · 1 season · BBC
Murder Most English is a seven-part BBC detective series from 1977., based on Colin Watson's comic crime novels.
2022 · 4 seasons · BBC
First there was Father Brown. Now, say hello to Sister Boniface. This clever, moped-riding nun is the police's secret weapon for solving murders in this divine Father Brown spin-off.
2026 · 1 season · U
Set in the quaint New England town of Founders' Cove, You're Killing Me follows bestselling novelist Allie Chandler, who forms an unlikely alliance with aspiring writer and true crime podcaster Andi Walker to find the killer of a close friend
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.
2024 · 2 seasons · Channel 5
DCI Ellis and her partner DS Harper are parachuted into failing police investigations across northern England, tackling seemingly unsolvable cases at different stations where their arrival is often met with resistance, hostility, and institutional barriers.
2025 · 1 season
Set in the English countryside, Lynley follows the unlikely partnership between aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley, the Oxford-educated Earl of Asherton, and working-class Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers. Despite their clashing backgrounds and contrasting approaches, they unite through their shared passion for justice, tackling complex mysteries while navigating issues of class, gender, and personality.
2026 · 1 season · BBC
Set against the sweeping Northumberland coastline and its surrounding market towns, The Northumbria Mysteries pairs Joe Ruby, a jack-of-all-trades and ex-convict with links to the criminal world, with DI Rose O'Connell, an Oxford-educated detective and rarefied intellectual with an ice-cool manner
