TV show Grace

Grace

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.

Karen Pirie

Karen Pirie

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.

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A Touch of Frost

Set in the fictional South Midlands town of Denton, A Touch of Frost follows Detective Inspector William Edward “Jack” Frost, a scruffy, unconventional, old-school copper whose talent for solving crimes is matched only by his talent for clashing with bureaucratic superiors.

Young Sherlock TV show

Young Sherlock

Set in 1870s Oxford, Young Sherlock follows a disgraced 19-year-old Sherlock Holmes—raw, unfiltered, and lacking discipline—as he finds himself embroiled in a murder investigation that threatens his liberty.

Life on Mars TV series

Life on Mars

After being hit by a car in 2006, Manchester Detective Chief Inspector Sam Tyler wakes up in 1973, where he’s now a Detective Inspector working under the command of the brutal, hard-drinking DCI Gene Hunt.

Unforgotten TV show

Unforgotten

Unforgotten follows a team of detectives, initially led by DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan, as they investigate cold-case murders. Each series focuses on a single decades-old case.

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Lewis

Set in Oxford, Lewis follows Detective Inspector Robbie Lewis as he returns to work five years after the death of his mentor, Inspector Morse.

Van der Valk (1972)

Van der Valk (1972)

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.

Endeavour TV series cast

Endeavour

Endeavour follows the early career of the young Detective Constable Endeavour Morse as he solves complex cases in 1960s and 1970s Oxford.

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The Bletchley Circle

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.