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- StarsBob PeckJoe Don BakerCharles KayWhen his daughter Emma is murdered, cop Craven discovers that she was in a GAIA group of activists occupied with exposing Northmoor nuclear waste storage facility for illegal activities.Virtually unbeatable.
The real score is 11 - CreatorChris LangStarsSanjeev BhaskarJordan LongCarolina MainLondon detectives investigate crimes from the past, unravelling secrets left buried for years.Chris Lang
The BEST Police Procedural (03/2021) - CreatorSally WainwrightDiane TaylorStarsSuranne JonesLesley SharpTony MooneyDetectives Janet Scott & Rachel Bailey investigate murders with Manchester Police's Major Incident Team.Sally Wainwright
- CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSarah LancashireSiobhan FinneranJames NortonYorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.Sally Wainwright
- CreatorEric Ellis OvermyerStarsTitus WelliverJamie HectorAmy AquinoAn L.A.P.D. homicide detective works to solve the murder of a 13-year-old boy while standing trial in federal court for the murder of a serial killer.
- StarsBrenda BlethynJon MorrisonRiley JonesWith her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope leads her team as they face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape.Books by Anne Cleeves
- CreatorDaragh CarvilleRichard ClarkStarsDaniel RyanErin ShanagherAndrew DowbigginPolice in the Morecambe Bay area in Lancashire investigate missing persons and suspicious deaths.
- CreatorNigel McCreryRoy MitchellStarsDennis WatermanAmanda RedmanAlun ArmstrongThree retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and dramaCold Cases & warm humour
- CreatorSally AbbottStarsClaire GooseMatt BardockBeatie EdneyA solicitor returns to the seaside town she left as a teenager to take up the post of coroner, becoming an advocate for the dead as she investigates sudden, violent or unexplained deaths.BBC. Written by Sally Abbot. Although screened on daytime TV, it was actually primetime material, however the BBC inexplicably decided instead to terminate it. It's no wonder the BBC is dying on it's feet.
- CreatorJed MercurioStarsMartin CompstonVicky McClureAdrian DunbarDrama series following the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anti-corruption unit.Nearly as good as Unforgotten
- CreatorCaroline GrahamStarsJohn NettlesJane WymarkBarry JacksonA veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.The village with no people left. They have all been murdered.
- CreatorDavid WolstencroftStarsPeter FirthHugh SimonNicola WalkerThe missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.MI5 work made to look interesting
- StarsEmilia FoxDavid CavesWilliam GaminaraA team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.Cold cases
- CreatorReginald HillStarsWarren ClarkeColin BuchananDavid RoyleSuperintendent Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murder, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly different personalities.Clarke as droll as ever
- 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.The English version, allegedly not as good as the Swedish version.
- CreatorHenning MankellStarsKrister HenrikssonFredrik GunnarssonMats BergmanA Swedish cop in a small town by the Baltic coast.The Swedish version, allegedly better than the British version.
- StarsKevin WhatelyLaurence FoxClare HolmanDI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.Just as good as Insp. Morse
- StarsNathaniel ParkerSharon SmallLesley VickerageBritish crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers.
- StarsHelen MirrenJohn BenfieldTom BellA female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades.
- CreatorAllan CubittStarsGillian AndersonJamie DornanJohn LynchA seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a seemingly passionate father who is in fact a cold serial killer in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing they share is their common complexity.
- CreatorMatthew GrahamTony JordanAshley PharoahStarsJohn SimmPhilip GlenisterLiz WhiteAfter a near-fatal car accident, smart, savvy, sharp-suited detective Sam is mysteriously transported back to 1973. Confused by his new surroundings, Sam tries to return to the present, but the police force of long ago needs his help.Policing at it's best....
- StarsWilliam SimonsDerek FowldsTricia PenroseThe 1960s lives and adventures of the police constabulary, medical staff, and residents of Ashfordly and Aidensfield.Sixties songs in abundance
- CreatorMatthew GrahamAshley PharoahStarsPhilip GlenisterKeeley HawesDean AndrewsAfter being shot in 2008 while investigating DCI Sam Tyler, DI Alex Drake wakes up in 1981.
- 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.Based on the excellent novels by Ian Rankin
- CreatorChris ChibnallStarsDavid TennantOlivia ColmanJodie WhittakerThe murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
- CreatorHans RosenfeldtNicola LarderStarsAnna FrielRay PanthakiJack DoolanMarcella Backland left the Metropolitan Police for the sake of her family, only to have her husband leave her. She returns to her job on the murder squad, investigating a case that seems disturbingly familiar to her.Somewhat bonkers but worth a look
- StarsAlison O'DonnellSteven RobertsonLewis HowdenA local police team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.Based mostly on books by Anne Cleeves
- 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.
- CreatorAlexandra ClertGuy-Patrick SainderichinStarsCaroline ProustAudrey FleurotThierry GodardFollows criminal investigations in Paris from all the different points of view of those involved.
- StarsStephen TompkinsonJack DeamAndrea LoweTenacious and stubborn DCI Alan Banks unravels disturbing murder mysteries aided by his young assistants, DS Annie Cabbot and DI Helen Morton.
- StarsBilly CampbellKarine VanasseKristen ThomsonDetectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme investigate the murder of a young girl, while Cardinal struggles to right past wrongs that could derail the investigation and end his career, as the case grows more violent and twisted.
- CreatorSarah PhelpsStarsSarah GreeneKillian ScottMichael D'ArcyIn the Dublin Murder Squad, Garda detectives Rob Reilly and Cassie Maddox investigate murder cases that tap into Ireland's past and also touch on their own personal lives.
- CreatorJesse ArmstrongSam BainStarsBrit MarlingBertie CarvelPaterson JosephA look at the people in charge and on the front lines of a contemporary police force.
- StarsRobson GreenMark LetherenEmma HandyA psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England.
- StarsJohn ThawKevin WhatelyJames GroutChief Inspector Morse has an ear for Western classical music, a taste for beer, and a nose for crime. He and Detective Sergeant Robert Lewis solve intriguing cases in and around the Oxford area.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorKatie KinnairdStarsGeorge BakerGraham BensonVal McDermid
- CreatorRobert Banks StewartStarsJohn NettlesTerence AlexanderSean ArnoldRecovering alcoholic and divorced father of a young daughter, DS Jim Bergerac is a true maverick who prefers doing things his own way, and consequently doesn't always carry out his investigations the way his boss would like.
- StarsJames EllisJohn SlaterDouglas FieldingA gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.
- CreatorTed WillisStarsJack WarnerPeter ByrneGeoffrey AdamsConstable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.
- StarsStratford JohnsFrank WindsorNorman BowlerThie West Country police force solving local crime. its a spin-off from another BBC drama series, Z Cars (1962).
- StarsFrank WindsorNorman BowlerDavid Lloyd Meredith1970s BBC police drama with experienced cops DCS Charlie Barlow and DS John Watt who lead a task force charged with tackling the toughest cases Thamesford has to offer.
- CreatorJ.C. WilsherStarsNeil PearsonTom GeorgesonSiobhan RedmondBritish police drama following the team at the Complaints Investigation Bureau - the unit that polices the police.
- CreatorGeoff McQueenStarsGraham ColeJeff StewartTrudie GoodwinPolice drama series following officers and detectives from Sun Hill Police Station in East London.
- DirectorMichael WhyteStarsAmanda BurtonMatthew MarshNicholas JonesCommander Clare Blake has risen to the top of her profession in the male-dominated Metropolitan Police Service and is now the head of the serious crimes unit. Some years previously she arrested James Lampton for murder. He was subsequently sentenced to life in prison but is now out on parole and is a successful author with a best-selling book. Blake's colleagues however, especially DCI Mike Hedges, believe Lampton is responsible for another murder and are out to prove his guilt. Things become complicated when Blake and Lampton become intimate and the question arises whether he is being honest with her or is simply a master manipulator.
- StarsShaun EvansRoger AllamJames BradshawSet from 1965 into the 1970s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford.
- CreatorTerence FeelyStarsJill GascoineWilliam MarlowePaul MoriartyThe adventures of tough lady cop Maggie Forbes.
- CreatorJohn CreaseyStarsJohn GregsonAlexander DavionDaphne AndersonFollows Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard and his family life.
- 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.
- CreatorPeter FlanneryStarsMartin ShawLee InglebySimon HubbardWith the help of DS John Bacchus, Inspector George Gently spends his days bringing to justice members of the criminal underworld who are unfortunate enough to have the intrepid investigator assigned to their cases.
- CreatorIan Kennedy MartinStarsDavid EllisonNoel CollinsStephanie TurnerInspector Jean Darblay is assigned to Hartley, Lancashire. Initially facing scepticism from sergeants Joe Beck and George Parrish, she gradually earns their respect and admiration as their new female boss at the police station.
- StarsJohn WoodvineJohn CarlisleMichael TurnerDetectives at New Scotland Yard solve extraordinary, mysterious crimes.
- StarsRaymond FrancisEric LanderJohnny BriggsTales of Scotland Yard centering on a detective team. A sort of halfway house between "Dixon of Dock Green" and "'Z' Cars." The detectives are still 1950s-style with good elocution and authoritative manner. A range of classic cases but gritty it isn't. Each case centres on one crime and one criminal.
- CreatorIan Kennedy MartinStarsJohn ThawDennis WatermanGarfield MorganJack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.
- StarsJack ShepherdHelen MastersJimmy YuillSet in Cornwall, Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, who works along with his colleagues DI Doug Kersey and DI Lucy Lane, investigates murder cases with his trademark determination and clinical accuracy.