British Mystery Series
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[List may include series considered in the "British Mystery" genre, but not actually a "British" Mystery]
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[List may include series considered in the "British Mystery" genre, but not actually a "British" Mystery]
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- StarsEssie DavisNathan PageHugo Johnstone-BurtA female sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of Melbourne in the late 1920s, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger-sharp wit.As the tv mystery genre goes, 'Miss Fisher' is rather Saucy! I've read that this series doesn't completely live up to the novels [not a problem for us]; that being said, it is a brilliant and thoroughly enjoyable series. Production values are first rate (particularly wardrobe, set, location, etc.) and casting is spot on. While the narrative may be somewhat derivative of the genre for some (as many mysteries as we watch, none of it ever gets old), the lead provides for refreshingly strong character reversal (also see 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' [2009/11] and 'Annika Bengtzon' [TV, 2001-12], among others).
If you've enjoyed 'Miss Fisher', consider: 'Marple' [TV, 2004-], 'Murder in Suburbia' [TV, 2004-5], 'No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency ' [TV, 2008], 'Rosemary & Thyme' [TV, 2003-6], 'Hetty Wainthropp Investigates' [TV, 1996-8], 'An Unsuitable Job for a Woman' [TV, 1997], 'Vera' [TV, 2011-13], 'Bletchley Circle' [TV,2013], & 'Prime Suspect' [TV, 1991-2006].
Also consider: 'Death in Paradise' [TV, 2011-2013], 'Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery' [TV, 1987], 'Helen West' [TV, 2002], 'New Tricks' [TV, 2003-13], 'The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries' [TV, 1998-2000], 'Silent Witness' [TV, 1996-2013], 'Sanctuary' [TV, 2007-11], 'Blue Murder' [TV, 2003-9], 'Vincent' [TV, 2005-6], 'Page Eight' [TV, 2011], and 'Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime' [AKA 'Tommy & Tuppence'; TV, 1983-4].
'Miss Fisher' is certainly saucy!; highly recommended!!!
Available on NF [as of 04/13]... - StarsGeraldine McEwanJulia McKenzieStephen ChurchettAn elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.Available on NF as of 02/13...
- CreatorRichard HarrisStarsPeter DavisonSean HughesRob Spendlove"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans.Available on NF as of 02/13...
- CreatorMark GatissSteven MoffatStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsThe quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.Available on NF [as of 02/13]... first rate and a whole lotta fun, but I've noticed enough SH purists aren't fans; still highly recommended!
- CreatorAnthony HorowitzStarsMichael KitchenHoneysuckle WeeksAnthony HowellAs WWII rages, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front; investigating crime on the south coast of England. Later series, see the retired detective working as an MI5 agent in the aftermath of the war.Available on NF as of 02/13...
- DirectorPeter FlinthStarsMalin CrépinBjörn KjellmanLeif AndréeReporter Annika is at the Nobel prize awards, when shooting kills a woman and wounds an Israeli stem cell scientist. Annika is silenced as witness, so she investigates the killed woman while the press writes about the Israeli.Series available on NF under character's name, "Annika Bengtzon"; well cast with excellent production values and dynamic narratives. Not British, but highly recommended!
- StarsDavid SuchetHugh FraserPhilip JacksonHercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.Available on NF as of 02/13...
- StarsKenneth BranaghRichard McCabeJeany SparkUnable to unsee the dark crimes he's tasked to investigate, Wallander's job comes at a cost to his family and relationships.Available on NF as of 02/13...
- StarsJill ScottAnika Noni RoseLucian MsamatiPrecious Ramotswe launches the first-ever female detective agency in Botswana. She embarks on various adventures while investigating cases and must also overcome several challenges in her quest.Available on NF as of 02/13...
- StarsFelicity KendalPam FerrisRyan PhilpottSet amongst the stunning gardens of Europe, Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme, two professional gardeners, find themselves drawn into solving mysterious crimes.Available on NF as of 02/13...
- CreatorRobert ThorogoodStarsElizabeth BourgineDon WarringtonDanny John-JulesCultures collide when British Detective Inspector is transferred from England to the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to head the island's police department.Currently broadcast on some PBS [as of 02/13]...
- StarsAlan DaviesCaroline QuentinStuart MilliganJonathan Creek, a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles, works from his home in a converted windmill. He uses his abilities to solve impossible crimes and mysterious murders.Available on NF as of 02/13...
Prestidigitation and mystery; recommended! - StarsRobert CarlyleRalph RiachBrian PettiferHamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends the rules when it suits him or when it can help some of his fellow eccentric townsfolk.Available on NF [as of 02/13]...
Great series that becomes more drama than mystery as it goes on, but still highly recommended! - StarsKevin WhatelyLaurence FoxClare HolmanDI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.Available on NF as of 02/13...
- CreatorCaroline GrahamStarsJohn NettlesJane WymarkBarry JacksonA veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.Available on NF as of 02/13...
- CreatorShaun MicallefTim PyeJason StephensStarsShaun MicallefKat StewartJonny PasvolskyThe series follows the adventures of married couple Nicola and Charlie Buchanan, who run an industrial cleaning business while solving the most baffling murder mysteries.
- CreatorM.C. BeatonStarsAshley JensenMatt McCooeyLucy LiemannThe Cotswolds-based PR guru turned amateur sleuth returns for a series of comedic murder-mysteries based on the books by M.C. Beaton.
- CreatorRachel FlowerdayTahsin GunerStarsMark WilliamsJohn BurtonSorcha CusackIn the early 1950s, Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest based in the fictional Cotswold village of Kembleford, uses his distinctive skills to solve various crimes.
- StarsJessica RaineDavid WalliamsJames FleetAgatha Christie's crime-fighting duo, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, solve mysteries and search for enemy spies in 1950s Britain.
- CreatorDavid HoseltonDavid N. TitcherStarsMichael WestonStephen ManganRebecca LiddiardAt the turn of the 20th century the Metropolitan Police were overwhelmed with bizarre cases so they turned to outsiders including Houdini and Doyle, who collaborated with New Scotland Yard on some unsolved and inexplicable crimes.
- CreatorNick CollinsStarsCaroline CatzLisa FaulknerJeremy SheffieldThe series focused on various murders in the fictional suburban English town of Middleford. The crimes are solved by two female police detectives, Inspector Kate Ashurst and Sergeant Emma Scribbins, aka "Ash and Scribbs".Available on NF as of 02/13...
- CreatorNigel McCreryRoy MitchellStarsDennis WatermanAmanda RedmanAlun ArmstrongThree retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama
- StarsRachael StirlingJulie GrahamSophie RundleIn 1952, four women who worked at the wartime code-breaking centre, Bletchley Park, reunite to track down a serial killer.Recently aired on PBS [04/13]; no longer available on PBS [as of 05/13]...highly recommended!
- CreatorDaisy CoulamStarsRobson GreenTessa Peake-JonesAl WeaverA Cambridgeshire clergyman finds himself investigating a series of mysterious wrongdoings in his small village of Grantchester.
- StarsKen StottClaire PriceJennifer BlackSet in Edinburgh, the mercurial Detective Inspector John Rebus's investigations lead him through the city's ancient beauty and into its more sinister quarters.Available on NF as of 02/13...
Listed here [and NF] as one series, but I see this as two distinct series: the earlier one with John Hannah as Rebus [2000–01], and the latter with Ken Stott as Rebus [2006–07]...