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Browse - Most popular shows featuring: detective seriesx
Lewis
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.
Prime Suspect (UK)
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.
A Touch of Cloth
A Touch of Cloth is a hilarious and satirical detective show written by Charlie Brooker. It pokes fun at the genre while still delivering a compelling mystery.
Filled with clever wordplay and absurd situations, this show is a must-watch for fans of British humor. Get ready to laugh out loud!
Sommerdahl
Police investigator Dan Sommerdahl struggles to hold on to his marriage while chasing criminals in Helsingør with his friend and partner, Flemming.
Miss Sherlock
Japanese Adaptation of Sherlock Holmes with a Twist. A New Spin on the Classic Crime Series has launched which sees a woman play the lead detective. The Eight Part Drama will be set in Modern Day Tokyo instead of London. Miss Sherlock premieres April 2018.
Il commissario Montalbano
Commissario Montalbano is a police inspector with a small team in a remote village in Sicily. Episodes are from the books of Andrea Camilleri.
The Pinkertons
Long before the FBI and the Secret Service, the Pinkerton's National Detective Agency was the most feared law enforcement organization in the land. Experts of undercover operative and masters of disguise, no one ever saw them coming.
Set in a young America still reeling from the Civil War, The Pinkertons is an action-adventure detective series that follows Allan Pinkerton, his son, William, and America's first female detective, Kate Warne, as they solve crimes throughout the "Wild West" of the 1860s.
Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie's masterful storytelling gets a soupçon of French flair in these attractive, witty mysteries. These French adaptations are a fresh, stylish twist on classic Christie tales.
Einstein
This is a detective series, set in Bochum/Germany.
Albert Einstein's great-great-grandson Felix Winterberg is a physics professor who has inherited his ancestors' genius. To avoid prison time for breaches of the Narcotics Law, he is forced to assist Bochum's police service as a consultant in difficult homicide cases.
The Last Detective
The series is based on the books of Leslie Thomas. Peter Davison stars as Detective Constable Davies who is based in Willesden, London.
Helsinki Crimes
Follows Timo Harjunpää, a popular detective known for his honesty and empathy for the victims, as well as the criminals. He and his partner Onerva Nykanen are investigating a wave of murders taking place in Helsinki.
Taggart
A drama about a police squad in Glascow.
Father Dowling Mysteries
Father Dowling Mysteries follows the adventures of a Catholic priest and a nun who team up to solve puzzling murder cases.
With a mix of humor, suspense, and drama, this classic TV series is perfect for fans of cozy mysteries and detective shows. Get ready to be entertained and intrigued by the dynamic duo's crime-solving skills!
Case Sensitive
Case Sensitive, known during production as Point of Rescue, is based on the psychological novel by Sophie Hannah. It tells the two-part murder investigation of DS Charlie Zailer and her DC Simon Waterhouse.
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp is a retired working-class woman from Darwen in North West England, who has a knack for jumping to conclusions and solving crimes of varying bafflement which often are too minor to concern the police. Although on occasion her husband offers assistance, he more often than not tends to the home while Hetty gads about the countryside with young Geoffrey in search of resolution and justice. In many episodes Hetty seeks the help and advice of DCI Adams of the local constabulary.
Four Seasons in Havana
As Havana slowly revolves through the year, wistful detective Mario Conde probes the sultry heart of the city to investigate dark and deadly crimes.
Bullets
Bullets combines a detective series with elements of a thriller and political drama. A special agent attempts to undo the plans of a terror cell of female suicide bombers. Bullets was shot in Finland, Belgium and Georgia. Starring Krista Kosonen, Sibel Kekilli "Shae in Game of Thrones" and Tommi Korpela.
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries feature the lives and investigations of Chief Inspector Reg Wexford and his assistant, Inspector Mike Burden. It is a British detective series that concentrates less on a strict adherence to police procedure and more on the psychology of murder and the interplay between the two main characters.
Cannon
A private detective solves cases in Los Angeles.
Varg Veum
Private Detective Varg Veum lives, and is consulted in various criminal cases, in Bergen on the west coast of Norway.
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
Stacy Keach reprised his role from the 1980's as Mickey Spillane's hard-boiled private detective Mike Hammer in this syndicated series which ran for 26 episode from 1997-98.
The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
Patrick Malahide stars in Alleyn Mysteries as Ngaio Marsh's gentleman police inspector Roderick Alleyn, an Old Etonian at Scotland Yard. The series is set in the late 1940s.
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.
Nero Wolfe
The famous adventures of the sedentary fictional detective Nero Wolfe, brought to TV. While Wolfe stays at home and considers the clues, his assistant Archive Goodwin investigates crime scenes and interviews witnesses.
Derrick
"Harry, fahr den Wagen vor." One of the most popular murder mystery series of Germany from the 70s to the 90s. With Horst Tappert as Oberinspektor Stephan Derrick and Fritz Wepper as his assistant, Inspektor Harry Klein.
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