Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United 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.
Mark | imdb: 8.7 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:18 |
After his daughter goes missing, a widower begins uncovering the dark secrets of the people closest to him.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United 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.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:30 |
Danny is a gregarious, hedonistic romantic who gets drawn into the dangerous world of British espionage in this contemporary, emotional thriller. He falls for the anti-social but enigmatic Alex, both from opposite worlds, and they soon realise they’re perfect for each other. But when Alex suddenly disappears, Danny is utterly ill-equipped to take on his complex and codified world. Young, innocent and adrift he needs to decide whether he’s prepared to fight for the truth?
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:43 |
13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.
Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 01:37 |
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.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective, biography |
Country | United Kingdom |
The story of one of the most infamous cases in UK criminal history, that of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Told through the prism of three men, the series explores the personal and professional consequences of coming into contact with a man like Nilsen.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography |
Country | United 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.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Emma Banville, a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, sets out to prove the innocence of Kevin Russell, who was convicted for the murder of a school girl 14 years earlier.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Chasing Shadows' follows a team of special operatives who are tracking down serial killers.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
A drama dealing with the abduction and murder of a young black girl, soon to be adopted by her white foster family, and the trail of lies, blame, guilt and notoriety which follow.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:00 |
Today is the day Ivy Moxham will escape from the cellar that's been her prison for the last 13 years. Today is the day she'll return to her home, to her family, to her life. Today is only the beginning. Thirteen explores how to pick up the threads of a life half-lived and how to survive as a family under the greatest pressure: how to feel again, chance love again. It is a psychological drama about who to trust when you can't even trust yourself. Ivy Moxham is a young girl. Ivy Moxham is a woman. Ivy Moxham is whoever you want her to be.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
With a documentary style delivery, this drama tells the story of a team of top murder detectives with each episode featuring a different murder while also following a serialized story involving the lead detective’s missing wife.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | fantastic, fantasy, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:42 |
Cassie Bedford has visions... whether she likes it or not. Sometimes she encounters unsettled spirits who need her help. When her father, Detective Tom Hackett, and his new partner, former FBI agent Damien Asante, need assistance, Cassie reluctantly uses her abilities and helps solve some of the city’s most challenging cases.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United 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.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
During the thrilling social change of the mid-1950s, four remarkable women who previously served secretly during WWII as code-breakers, turn their skills to solving murders overlooked by police. In the process they are plunged into fascinating corners of the city, forge powerful relationships, and rediscover their own powers and potential.
Mark | imdb: 7.7 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:52 |
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.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:29 |
A serial killer thriller told in reverse, unravelling the truth behind a series of murders as DCI Gabriel Markham hunts down a brutal killer.
Mark | imdb: 7.3 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United 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.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job, but his career is currently at rock bottom. He’s fixated by the disappearance of his beloved wife, Sandy, and running enquiries into long forgotten cold cases with little prospect of success. Following another reprimand for his unorthodox police methods, Grace is walking a career tightrope and risks being moved from the job he loves most.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, Italy, Germany |
Duration | 04:30 |
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.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective, biography |
Country | United Kingdom |
The story of how Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher deliberately breached police procedure and protocol to catch a killer, a decision that ultimately cost him his career and reputation.
Mark | imdb: 8.4 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United 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.
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:30 |
Ten strangers, drawn away from their normal lives to an isolated rock off the Devon coast. But as the mismatched group waits for the arrival of the hosts -- the improbably named Mr. and Mrs. U.N. Owen -- the weather sours and they find themselves cut off from civilization. Very soon, the guests, each struggling with their conscience, will start to die -- one by one, according to the rules of the nursery rhyme 'Ten Little Soldier Boys' -- a rhyme that hangs in every room of the house and ends with the most terrifying words of all: '... and then there were none.
Mark | imdb: 6 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United 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.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Based on the true story of Lanarkshire detective William Muncie’s quest to bring to justice notorious Scottish killer Peter Manuel.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | horror, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company BBC between 1965 and 1968. This was the second screen adaption of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Television.
Mark | imdb: 8.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:30 |
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:43 |
A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.
Mark | imdb: 8.2 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have to rely on a uniquely resourceful style of policing.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
The story begins when a wave of violence hits London following the discovery of the bizarrely mutilated body of a man in the Thames. First appearances suggest a witchcraft killing. But the dark reality is more complicated – and even more frightening. Assigned to the case is young, hopeful DS Dan Twentyman and his senior partner DI Moses Jones, seconded from Scotland Yard due to cultural links with the local community.
Mark | imdb: 7.2 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:41 |
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.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 03:34 |
A dark and compelling thriller centering on Detective Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft, a female detective with an explosive secret.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 03:00 |
The extraordinary story of Gloucester housewife Janet Leach who played a key role in the uncovering of the crimes of Fred and Rosemary West.
Mark | imdb: 8.4 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:46 |
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:02 |
The search for a serial killer becomes a matter of life and death for detective Annie Redford, who is trying to cope with her first murder case.
Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland |
Duration | 07:20 |
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United 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.
Mark | imdb: 8 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:40 |
Respected police officer John River, a gifted cop with a troubled mind, struggles to come to terms with the recent loss of a close colleague, and chases a potential suspect across London - with tragic consequences. Now at odds with authorities both within and outside of the police service, River finds himself in a precarious position as he seeks to bring closure to the mother of murdered teenager Erin Fielding, who blames him for failing to keep his promise to bring her daughter back alive.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective, biography |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:01 |
Based on the extraordinary true story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by Detective Chief Superintendent David Baker in catching a double murderer.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | comedy, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton. The series concerns a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The titular character was played by Robert Carlyle. It ran for three series from 1995 to 1997, with the first two series having six episodes and the third having eight.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:52 |
DI Helen Weeks grapples with pregnancy as she undertakes a very personal abduction case.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Kavanagh QC is a British television series made by Central Television for ITV between 1995 and 2001. It is often repeated on ITV3, and series 1–6 are available on Region 2 DVDs.The series starred John Thaw as barrister James Kavanagh QC who comes from a working-class upbringing in Bolton, Greater Manchester. This is only discovered in later episodes as his parents' health deteriorates and through an exchange with a colleague who presumed that Kavanagh was actually a Yorkshireman. The series dealt with his battles in the courtroom as well as his domestic dramas which include the death of his devoted and affectionate wife. Later he begins dating a fellow barrister.In court Kavanagh is usually seen to be defending a client who seems likely to be convicted until a twist in the case occurs, but occasionally Kavanagh is seen in a prosecuting role. The main plot often features Kavanagh confronting cases with a subtext of racism, sexism or other prejudice. In sub-plots comedy came from the pomposity and self-absorption of Jeremy, a posh barrister in chambers. Kavanagh will not stand for injustice and is never bullied by threats or bribes from those whom he is up against in the courtroom.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:40 |
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.