British Mysteries
List activity
661 views
• 15 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
30 titles
- 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.
- StarsKevin WhatelyLaurence FoxClare HolmanDI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them.
- 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.
- 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.
- CreatorRoger MarshallStarsLeigh LawsonTerry TaplinTony DoyleAfter serving time for a wrongful bribery charge, former detective Lomax seeks vengeance aboard his narrow boat among canal travelers, isolated from the law.
- CreatorAndrew PayneStarsRichard GriffithsMaggie SteedMalcolm SinclairDI Crabbe retires from the police force after being shot and sets up his own restaurant. However, his ex-boss, Assistant Chief Constable Fisher constantly calls Crabbe back on duty.
- CreatorIan La FrenaisStarsIan McShaneDudley SuttonChris JuryLovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find.
- CreatorJohn HawkesworthStarsPeter DavisonBrian GloverAndrew BurtIn 1930s England, a man from an aristocratic family takes up the pseudonym Albert Campion and, with the help of his ex-burglar manservant, solves mysteries.
- CreatorCaroline GrahamStarsJohn NettlesJane WymarkBarry JacksonA veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.
- 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.
- StarsJoan HicksonKevin WhatelyMiss Marple, an elderly woman and amateur detective whose sharp mind helps her solve a series of seemingly baffling cases.
- CreatorRobert ThorogoodStarsElizabeth BourgineDon WarringtonDanny John-JulesA Detective Inspector is transferred from London to the island of Saint Marie in the Caribbean.
- CreatorJennifer RoweHal McElroyStarsLucy BellPeter MochrieGeoff MorrellCenters on homicide detective odd couple, Tessa Vance, and her partner Steve Hayden. Shot in Sydney, Australia, the show was known for portraying gripping crime drama, while displaying the grittier side of urban Sydney.
- CreatorJohn HawkesworthStarsSam WaterstonA.C. WearyGeorge InnesIn 1912, Quentin E. Deverill, an eccentric expatriate American professor, uses his unique skills to solve mysteries in London.
- StarsAlison O'DonnellSteven RobertsonLewis HowdenA local police team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.
- StarsNathaniel ParkerSharon SmallLesley VickerageBritish crime investigation series based around aristocratic, Oxford-educated Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his working-class assistant Sergeant Barbara Havers.
- StarsNancy CarrollRoger AllamKeala SettleAntoine Verlaque, Investigating Judge in Aix-en-Provence with his romantic partner Marine Bonnet, investigates the murders, mysteries and dark underbelly of their idyllic home in the south of France.
- CreatorNigel McCreryRoy MitchellStarsDennis WatermanAmanda RedmanAlun ArmstrongThree retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama
- StarsJoan HicksonGwen WatfordMoray WatsonAmateur 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.
- StarsTuppence MiddletonSophie RundleAlexandra MoenDrama set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens critically acclaimed novels, bringing together some of his most iconic characters as their lives intertwine in 19th century London.
- CreatorPeter FinchamStarsAdrian ScarboroughPeter BankoléLucy PhelpsArnold, whose lifestyle on a battered houseboat in Chelsea's Cheyne Walk contrasts sharply with the affluent elite whose crimes he helps solve alongside partner D.C. Priya Shamsie.
- StarsGenevieve BarrDouglas HenshallDervla KirwanAn eighteen-year-old struggling to integrate into a hearing world following cochlear implantation witnesses the murder of a police officer. The subsequent investigation unravels a net of police corruption.
- CreatorTom FontanaScott FrankStarsClive OwenCara BossomDenis MénochetThe famous detective Sam Spade is now 60 and living as an expat in the south of France in 1963.
- 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.
- CreatorIrvine WelshDean CavanaghStarsDougray ScottJoanna VanderhamKen StottWhen an Edinburgh schoolgirl is abducted, DI Ray Lennox investigates her disappearance whilst confronting his own past trauma.