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Inspector Lewis returns to Oxford from a two-year attachment overseas and is immediately embroiled in the murder of an American student. Soon the bodies begin to pile up as Lewis copes with a very bright assistant and a female boss who plainly doesn't have much respect for him.

New Tricks is a BBC television drama series which follows the work of the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad (UCOS). Led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to re-investigate unsolved crimes.

Chief Inspector George Gently of Scotland Yard is an old-fashioned policeman who has gained respect but few friends through his single-minded pursuit of law-breakers and his disgust with the corruption in the police force.

This is a long-running occasional detective drama series starring Helen Mirren as DCI (later Detective Superintendent) Jane Tennison, based on stories by Linda La Plante. The show has won awards on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Hunt for Raoul Moat shines a light on the human tragedies that lay behind Britain's biggest manhunt, told through the eyes of those who sought to bring a violent killer to justice. The drama focuses on the innocent victims of Moat's crimes - Christopher Brown, Samantha Stobbart and PC David Rathband; the police officers who put themselves in the firing line in their quest to apprehend Moat; and the local journalist who sought to tell Moat's real story in a landscape of sensationalist reporting and social media provocation.

Cuffs is a fresh, authentic and visceral drama that will take the audience on an exhilarating ride through the challenges of front-line policing. Adrenalized and vibrant, the show is packed full of dramatic incidents and colourful characters. From a booby trapped cannabis farm in a suburban semi to an elderly farmer's wife with a shotgun, the stories are surprising and exciting. There will be more absurd altercations - such as a middle-class dog-napping or fisticuffs between pensioners - as well as the daily grind of speeding drivers, city-centre shoplifters and Saturday night drinkers.

The two leading characters are from opposite ends of the social spectrum: Lynley is an earl, though he keeps quiet about it, while Havers is almost aggressively working class. While that causes friction and misunderstandings between them, it also means they see things differently and complement one another in their police work.

A senior detective working in a British town.

This is a crime drama series starring Hayley Atwell as risk-taking policewoman Denise Woods. The series follows her life and career as she she progresses through the Metropolitan Police Force.

Supt. Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murders, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly differing personalities.

An action-packed documentary series following Yorkshire-based law enforcers. Originally aired on BBC One, the series was taken up by Channel 5 as "All New Traffic Cops" for two series. It was revived again in 2018 as "Traffic Cops: On the Edge" with all-new series numbering and now as "Traffic Cops" again but starting with Series 4.

Episodes follow uniform officers and detectives from an inner London police station as they enforce law and order on a day to day basis.

The series is based on the books of Leslie Thomas. Peter Davison stars as Detective Constable Davies who is based in Willesden, London.

Lynda La Plante presents a new way of looking at a crime drama in Trial And Retribution. Most crime dramas consist of the investigation or the trial, but the series includes the crime, investigation and the trial. The series is a gritty and serious drama that centers around the crimes, its detection and the characters who are involved in the crime and investigation.

A British police drama with a mismatched duo who solve challenging cases through very different but critical investigation techniques.

The police force at Holby South is tasked with the toughest job yet. Not only are they fighting the usual crime with drug offenders and gang members, but today they are faced with the threat of terrorism on their own soil. Watch how they handle the intensity in this eight-part BBC series.

Follow the next generation of Kent Police officers as they discover life on the beat is tougher than they could ever imagine.

Police 999: Clear & Present Danger steps into the shoes of British police officers, with bodycam footage revealing some of the extreme incidents they are called to.

DCI Ross Tanner of the Special Murder Unit is working on a case with the ambitious DI Catherine Tully when he makes the frightening discovery that he is slowly losing his sight. Tully discovers his secret and agrees to cover for him, on certain conditions.

Documentary series about the work of the Devon and Cornwall Police.

The Chillenden Murders is a 2-part documentary examining the brutal killings of Lin Russell and her daughter Megan, along with the attempted murder of 9-year-old Josie in 1996. Known as the Chillenden murders, they led to one of the biggest manhunts ever undertaken by British police. Michael Stone, a local heroin addict and petty criminal, was arrested, charged and sentenced to life imprisonment. Now, with exclusive access to the vast collection of original case files, a team of independent experts has come together to re-examine the evidence. With backgrounds in policing, forensics, law and criminology, they attempt to shed new light on the case and uncover the truth, whatever it may turn out to be.

This high quality police drama from the BBC concerned on the activities of the Complaints Investigation Bureau (CIB), investigating allegations of corruption at all levels of the police force, challenging the public's perception of the police force as the bastions of law, order and justice.

This two-part documentary series for ITV follows the officers tasked with policing buzzing Brighton. Narrated by Philip Glenister, The Brighton Police follows officers on raids, undertaking surveillance, taking statements from witnesses and gathering evidence to bring criminals to justice.