20 best shows like A Touch of Frost (1992)

List of the best shows and series like A Touch of Frost (1992): Father Brown, Endeavour, DCI Banks, Strike, The Victim, Deadwater Fell, Grantchester, The A List, Sherlock, The Shadow Line.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration00:52

Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:30

The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom

A thrilling drama based on the novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:31

Detective dramas featuring private investigator Cormoran Strike based on the novels by Robert Galbraith (J. K. Rowling's pen name).

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom

A grieving mother is accused of identifying online the man she believes killed her son. But is he really a notorious child murderer or a tragic victim of mistaken identity?

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom

When a seemingly perfect and happy family is murdered by someone they knew and trusted, cracks appear on the surface of a supposedly idyllic community.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom

Drama series set in 1953, against the backdrop of the real hamlet of Grantchester. The drama focuses upon the life of Sidney Chambers, a charismatic, charming clergyman who turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom

Romance, rivalry and radical mystery collide as a group of teens attend a remote island sleepaway camp in this suspenseful, supernatural drama.

Markimdb: 9.1
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:30

    A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:59

    A noir thriller with diverse individuals whose worlds become interwoven after the murder of drug baron Harvey Wratten. From the cop with a bullet in his brain, whose amnesia leaves him doubtful of his own moral compass; to the drug-lord driven by a profound personal tragedy, risking it all on one last deal; to the brilliantly lethal puppet-master who gradually emerges from the shadows to bring the story to its shocking climax The Shadow Line explores the morality of these characters as they negotiate the repercussions of Wratten's death and attempt to navigate the fine line between right and wrong. As the thread around Wratten's operation begins to unravel, the web of intrigue becomes more complex and the question of which side of the line they stand on becomes increasingly blurred. An intelligent and gripping conspiracy thriller that delves to the heart of human morality, The Shadow Line will have audiences enthralled over six taut and thrilling episodes. Faced with similar dilemmas, on which side of the line would you stand?

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain

    Zoe Walker leaves her quiet life behind to investigate her brother's disappearance in Ibiza, where she quickly heads down a decadent and dangerous path.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:37

    Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper, Pine must himself become a criminal.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Family Liaison Officer Lisa Armstrong becomes a little too emotionally involved with a case (to the point where she might compromise it) concerning a pair of missing Morecambe twins to whose distraught parents she is assigned.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration00:30

    The black sheep of the Argyll family, Jack Argyll, was accused of murdering their matriarch a year ago, but now a man shows up on their doorstep claiming Jack’s innocence. The family must come to terms with this news and the fact that the real killer might still be among them.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    The remarkable story of how murderer Charles Sobhraj was captured. As the chief suspect in unsolved murders of young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ‘Hippie Trail’ in 1975 and 1976, Sobhraj had repeatedly slipped from the grasp of authorities worldwide to become Interpol's most wanted man, with arrest warrants on three different continents.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Factual drama based on the notorious White House Farm murders, and the ensuing police investigation and court case.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryIceland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, United Kingdom

    Icelandic crime drama featuring Chief of Police Andri.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:59

    When a pizza delivery driver is shot dead in south London, a tenacious detective goes after the people traffickers behind his murder and unravels a conspiracy that goes to the top.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Two detectives are dispatched to investigate the murder of a young girl on the outskirts of Dublin, but as the case of the missing children intensifies, both are forced to confront the darkness that lies in their past.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Chasing Shadows' follows a team of special operatives who are tracking down serial killers.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    The mysterious disappearance of a Scottish fishing trawler and a death on-board the submarine HMS Vigil bring the police into conflict with the Navy and British security services. DCI Amy Silva and DS Kirsten Longacre lead an investigation on land and at sea into a conspiracy that goes to the very heart of Britain’s national security.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:41

    DI Cadi John and DC Owen Vaughan try to solve a case involving Mali Pryce, a young woman whose body was discovered in a stream in the woods.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration03:34

    A dark and compelling thriller centering on Detective Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft, a female detective with an explosive secret.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Based on Iain Banks's best-selling novel, this romantic mystery follows Stewart as he returns to his childhood home and tries to discover the truth behind his best friend's death.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:40

    When the body of a foreign student is discovered in the streets of the down-at-heel city of Besźel, it’s just another day’s work for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. But he uncovers evidence that the murdered girl came from Ul Qoma, a city that shares a dangerous and volatile relationship with Besźel, and this case will challenge everything Borlú holds dear.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, crime, detective, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Arthur & George is a three-part adaptation of Julian Barnes' novel about Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle as played by actor Martin Clunes. Set in 1906 in Staffordshire, Hampshire and London the drama follows Sir Arthur and his trusted secretary, Alfred ‘Woodie’ Wood as they investigate the case of George Edalji, a young Anglo-Indian solicitor who was imprisoned for allegedly mutilating animals and writing obscene letters.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Tom Mathias comes to Aberystwyth having abandoned his life in London. He's a brilliant but troubled man. Despite his faults he is an excellent detective, who knows that the key to solving the crime lies not in where you look for truth, but how you look.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    The true story of London Metropolitan police detective Colin Sutton's manhunt for serial killer Levi Bellfield.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    'Unforgotten' follows modern police team DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan, who gradually unravel long-forgotten secrets which have a dramatic impact on their investigation and the four potential suspects. The slow revelation of the secrets will also affect the personal lives of both Sunny and Cassie.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantasy, drama, crime, detective, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:30

    Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th Century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on re-animating the dead.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:40

    Set in a 1950s Britain rising from the ashes of the Blitz into the grip of a new Cold War, our beekeeping duo stumble into a world of murder, undercover agents and cold war conspiracy. Tuppence is a woman who sees adventure round every corner, throwing herself head first into every mystery with passion and fervour, determined to get to the truth no matter what it takes, much to the dismay of her more cautious husband Tommy.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:43

    In Overton, a remote little village in the English countryside, the townsfolk have two interests which are farming and racehorses. Life there seems simple but the village teens resort to playing chicken over razor-sharp blades spinning atop farm silos and other dangerous games to kill their boredom.Then, quite suddenly, life in Overton becomes a lot less boring. Another, much more literal type of killing is revealed when someone finds the body of a local teen under the wheels of a tractor. Now a murder investigation will bring to light all those secrets this close-knit community has been hiding, and life in Overton will never be the same.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Charismatic adventurer Franklin Blake is on the most important quest of his life - to solve the disappearance of the priceless Moonstone and win back Rachel Verinder, his one true love.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:52

    DI Helen Weeks grapples with pregnancy as she undertakes a very personal abduction case.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    A two-part drama about the search in 2008 for missing Yorkshire schoolgirl Shannon Matthews.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Matilda Stone is a perennially single female detective whose three aunts are well-known crime writers that help her solve whodunit style murders as well as set her up on blind dates.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    A web of secrets sends family man Adam Price on a desperate quest to uncover the truth about the people closest to him.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Three adult siblings find their family thrown into disarray when their recently widowed mother, Vivien, declares she is in love with a new man. The tension his presence creates threatens to drag the whole family towards tragedy, and perhaps crime.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:29

    A serial killer thriller told in reverse, unravelling the truth behind a series of murders as DCI Gabriel Markham hunts down a brutal killer.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France
    Duration01:00

    The plot follows detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wasserman working together to find a serial killer who left the upper-half body of a French politician and the lower-half of a British prostitute in the Channel Tunnel, at the midpoint between France and the UK. They later learn that the killer—who comes to be nicknamed the "Truth Terrorist"—is on a moral crusade to highlight many social problems, terrorising both countries in the process

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration00:43

    A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Italy, Germany
    Duration04:30

    Zen is a British television mini series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the BBC, co-produced with WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology series, Mediaset and ZDF. It stars Rufus Sewell and Caterina Murino and is based on the Aurelio Zen detective novels by Michael Dibdin. The series was filmed on location in Italy, but the dialogue is in English. The series, which comprises three 90-minute films, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sunday evenings from 2 January 2011 on BBC One. The three films were based on the books Vendetta, Cabal and Ratking.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    After a list of names is found in the shoe of a dead woman, one of the named people begins investigating and is drawn to the The Pale Horse, the home of a trio of rumored witches living in a small village. Word has it that the witches can do away with wealthy relatives using dark arts.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, crime, detective
    CountrySweden, Finland, United Kingdom, Norway
    Duration02:04

    Detective Inspector Eva Thörnblad returns to Silver Height seven years after her daughter Josefine disappeared by a lake in the woods. The body was never found and the girl was believed to have drowned. Now a boy has vanished without a trace and Thörnblad wants to find out if there is a link to her daughter's disappearance. At the same time , she will take care of the legacy of her father, the great entrepreneur Johan Thörnblad, who built an empire of timber and timber processing on the large forest owned by his ancestors. As the plot deepens more children are kidnapped and what initially seems like a police drama takes a more sinister and stranger twist with each episode.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:18

    After his daughter goes missing, a widower begins uncovering the dark secrets of the people closest to him.




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