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Is he mad, in a coma… or has Detective Sam Tyler really travelled back in time?
TV Series · 7.8 / 10 · 314 ratings · 9 Jan 2006 · English · 2 seasons · 1h per episode · Ended
A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over by a speeding car. Waking up, he finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to 1973. Initially struggling to come to terms with his situation, he has to come to terms with the old-fashioned technology and attitude of the day, while figuring out how he came to be trapped in the past.
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Life on Mars
TV Series · 6.4 / 10 · 9 Oct 2008 · English
After a car crash, police detective Sam Tyler mysteriously finds himself transported back to 1973 and still working as a detective.
Dalgliesh
TV Series · 6.8 / 10 · 4 Nov 2021 · English
A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in 1970s England.
No Offence
TV Series · 7.5 / 10 · 5 May 2015 · English
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.
Bodies
TV Series · 7.1 / 10 · 19 Oct 2023 · English
One victim, found dead on a London street. Four detectives, in four different time periods, must solve the mystery to protect Britain's future.
Continuum
TV Series · 7.5 / 10 · 27 May 2012 · English
The series centers on the conflict between a group of rebels from the year 2077 who time-travel to Vancouver, BC, in 2012, and a police officer who accidentally accompanies them. In spite of being many years early, the rebel group decides to continue its violent campaign to stop corporations of the future from replacing governments, while the police officer endeavours to stop them without revealing to anyone that she and the rebels are from the future.
Grimm
TV Series · 8.3 / 10 · 28 Oct 2011 · English
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.
Inspector Morse
TV Series · 7.9 / 10 · 6 Jan 1987 · English
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
21 Jump Street
TV Series · 7.3 / 10 · 12 Apr 1987 · English
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.
Ridley
TV Series · 6.1 / 10 · 28 Aug 2022 · English
Retired Detective Inspector Alex Ridley is lured back into service as a consultant detective when his former protégée, Carol Farman, needs help cracking a complex murder case.
Whitstable Pearl
TV Series · 6.7 / 10 · 24 May 2021 · English
With her son grown up, single mom Pearl Nolan decides to pursue her lifelong dream and launches a private detective agency, which she runs from her family's restaurant in the coastal town of Whitstable. Drawn by her caring nature, locals soon flock to her with all manner of cases. But when an old friend dies suspiciously, Pearl finds herself in conflict with gruff new cop in town, DCI Mike McGuire.
Ripper Street
TV Series · 7.4 / 10 · 30 Dec 2012 · English
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.
Strike
TV Series · 7.2 / 10 · 27 Aug 2017 · English
A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator prove crucial in solving complex crimes that have baffled the police. Based on the bestselling novels written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
