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Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:32 |
During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually uncovers a deadly conspiracy.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:40 |
When they were twelve years old, Mark, Pru, Danny and Slade were out together in the park. Mark’s five-year-old brother, Jesse, was annoying them. They were mean – told him to get lost. Jesse ran away. He was gone. Never seen again. Twenty years later, Danny – now a detective – learns some shocking news. Jesse’s DNA has been found at a murder scene. He is alive and out there. Somewhere.
Mark | imdb: 7.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:40 |
A mysterious Inspector investigates the wealthy Birling family and their dinner guests following the suicide of a young woman.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 01:36 |
A terrorist attack in London results in the capture of suspect, and the attorney general appoints Claudia Simmons-Howe as special advocate on his defence team. On the eve of the trial, the accused's attorney dies and a new one, Martin Rose, steps in. Martin and Claudia are former lovers—a fact which must remain hidden—and, as Martin assembles his case, he uncovers a sinister conspiracy that places him and Claudia in danger.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 02:11 |
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
Mark | imdb: 8 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
D.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott have a robust and engaging friendship which enables them to draw upon each other’s strengths and investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.
Mark | imdb: 8 |
Genre | comedy, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:05 |
Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists, neo-Nazis and notorious murderers are all in a day’s work for this close-knit team, led by the dizzyingly capable but unquestionably unhinged DI Vivienne Deering. But when a particularly twisted serial killer emerges it leaves even the most hardened of these seasoned coppers reeling.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Based on a true story, this four-part drama tells the story of the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Croxteth, Liverpool, in 2007. It explores Melanie’s and Steve’s ordeal, and tells of how Rhys’ murderer and associates were eventually brought to justice.
Mark | imdb: 7.9 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Case Histories is a British drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie detective novels by Kate Atkinson. It stars Jason Isaacs as Jackson Brodie.
Mark | imdb: 8 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Accused is a British television anthology series created by Jimmy McGovern. The drama series first aired on 15 November 2010 on BBC One and has run for two series. Each episode follows a different character as they await their verdict in court, and tells the story behind how they find themselves accused. The series has featured actors and actresses such as Christopher Eccleston, Benjamin Smith, Juliet Stevenson, Andy Serkis, Marc Warren, Naomie Harris, Sean Bean and Anne-Marie Duff as the accused in each episode.The series follows previous drama series by McGovern, including anthology series The Street and Moving On. After the cancellation of The Street in 2009 by Granada Television, McGovern formed RSJ Films to produce independent drama programmes and consequently devised the Accused anthology series. Accused is written by McGovern, Danny Brocklehurst and Alice Nutter and is filmed in Manchester. In 2011 it won an International Emmy for best drama series.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 00:39 |
A chilling real-time thriller featuring a teenager, Casey, battling with an anonymous cyber-stalker.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 01:43 |
Will Graham, a former London crime boss who has left his former life to live as a recluse in the forest. Haunted by the blood of those he has murdered, Will wishes never to return. But when his brother commits suicide, following a sexual assault at the hands of a volatile car dealer, Will returns to London to discover the cause of his brother's death and administer justice to those responsible.
Mark | imdb: 8.6 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective, military |
Country | United Kingdom |
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, Kenya |
Duration | 01:47 |
A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war. They are busy swapping partners, doing drugs, and attending lavish parties and horse races. She begins a torrid affair with one of the bon vivants, and her husband finds out and confronts them. The husband and wife decide to break up peacefully, but the bon vivant is murdered and all the evidence points to the husband.
Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Duration | 01:53 |
Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. Freud attemts to solve the mysteries of Holmes' subconscious, while Holmes devotes himself to solving a mystery involving the kidnapping of Lola Deveraux.
Mark | imdb: 5.7 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
After suffering a personal tragedy, and desperate for justice, Jacob Kanon, a veteran New York City police detective, embarks on the search for a twisted killer who is leaving a bloody trail of elaborate murders across Europe.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, France, USA |
Duration | 02:09 |
A traumatised veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | comedy, drama, adventure, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | fantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, Bulgaria |
Duration | 02:27 |
Bill Pope is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous ex-convict Jericho Stewart. When he wakes up with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and eliminate him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal.
Mark | imdb: 6.8 |
Genre | horror, fantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | Australia |
Duration | 01:30 |
Anna Macy left Kettering when she was just 14, shortly after her best friend, Gillian Baxter mysteriously disappeared. The two girls had been playing in the forbidden forests outside Kettering when they saw strange lights in the sky. Eight hours later, Anna was found alone, terrified and covered in blood. 15 years on, Anna returns to find the town struggling to survive. The forests have been marked for logging and the community is being torn apart by passionate but violent clashes between environmentalists and the local loggers.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, Malta, United Kingdom |
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.
Mark | imdb: 5.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, Spain, United Kingdom, France |
Duration | 02:24 |
Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads him to a reunion with Annie, a woman he once loved, who is now married to an oily businessman with dealings in Africa.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | South Korea |
An old man suffering from depression is found dead, and his housekeeper, Mi-ran, is charged with the murder. Mi-ran’s defense attorney, Sun-ho, is surprised to learn the only witness to the crime is Ji-woo, a teenage girl with Asperger’s. Will Ji-woo be able to take the stand and provide a valid statement?
Mark | imdb: 8.4 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:38 |
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
Mark | imdb: 5.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom |
Nineteen-year-old Vera Kall cycles home through the night. She arrives at a farm, leaves her bike and sneaks quietly in through the door. She enters the kitchen and doesn't even have time to notice that she's not alone.
Mark | imdb: 5.6 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Duration | 01:40 |
A young girl, suffering from amnesia after surviving a house fire that takes her childhood friend's life, begins a tormented road to recovery.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
A British college professor, working in Russia, investigates certain mysteries surrounding the life and death of Joseph Stalin.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography |
Country | United Kingdom, USA |
Los Angeles Police Department detective Russell Poole has spent years trying to solve his biggest case -- the murders of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur -- but after two decades, the investigation remains open. Jack Jackson, a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | USA, Sweden, Norway |
Duration | 02:33 |
This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, as he investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom, France |
Duration | 01:51 |
Hotshot gambler Jake Green (Jason Statham) is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole client of his accountant elder brother, Billy. Invited to a private game, Jake is in fear of losing his life.
Mark | imdb: 8.1 |
Genre | drama, crime, detective |
Country | United Kingdom |
Crime drama set in the 1960s about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become blurred.