Inspector George Gently

TV Series · 7.9 / 10 · 8 Apr 2008 · English

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.

Baretta

TV Series · 6.5 / 10 · 17 Jan 1975 · English

Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its realistic and frequent depiction of police and criminal violence. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.

Lewis

TV Series · 7.6 / 10 · 18 Feb 2007 · English

Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV Series · 8.2 / 10 · 8 Jan 1989 · English

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.

Barnaby Jones

TV Series · 7.0 / 10 · 28 Jan 1973 · English

Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

TV Series · 7.3 / 10 · 8 Apr 2002 · English

DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.

Midsomer Murders

TV Series · 7.5 / 10 · 23 Mar 1997 · English

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV Series · 8.1 / 10 · 31 Jan 1993 · English

An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

Ironside

TV Series · 6.9 / 10 · 28 Mar 1967 · English

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.

Vera

TV Series · 7.4 / 10 · 1 May 2011 · English

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.

Grace

TV Series · 6.7 / 10 · 14 Mar 2021 · English

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.

Dragnet

TV Series · 7.0 / 10 · 12 Jan 1967 · English

Police Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.