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.

Dragnet

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

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

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.

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".

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

TV Series · 7.5 / 10 · 26 Dec 1984 · English

Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.

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.

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

TV Series · 7.7 / 10 · 24 Feb 2012 · English

Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920’s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl handled pistol and her dagger sharp wit. Leaving a trail of admirers in her wake, our thoroughly modern heroine makes sure she enjoys every moment of her lucky life. Based on author Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher Murder Mystery novels.

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.

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.

The Mysteries of Laura

TV Series · 7.1 / 10 · 17 Sept 2014 · English

Laura Diamond, a brilliant NYPD homicide detective balances her “Columbo” day job with a crazy family life that includes two unruly twin boys and a soon-to-be ex-husband — also a cop — who just can't seem to sign the divorce papers. Between cleaning up after her boys and cleaning up the streets, she’d be the first to admit she has her “hot mess” moments in this hilariously authentic look at what it really means to be a “working mom” today. Somehow, she makes it all work with the help of her sexy and understanding partner, and things becomes even more complicated when her husband, ironically, becomes her boss at the precinct. For Laura, every day is a high-wire balancing act.

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV Series · 7.8 / 10 · 12 Dec 2004 · English

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.

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.