A list of the all-time top British mystery series, from classic series like Poirot to modern hits like Luther.

Crime drama about an old-school detective trying to cope with Britain in the 1960s. ... Brian Cox stars as the Victorian sleuth solving crimes on the streets of Edinburgh. ... Adapted from the short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers about an aristocratic sleuth ... Long-running series featuring the life and work of policemen stationed at Newtown.

6 days ago - The new Harlan Coben show 'Run Away' and 'Red Eye' top our list of the best British crime and mystery shows to stream in January 2026

3 weeks ago - It doesn't help that he keeps attracting people like psychopathic genius Alice Morgan (Ruth Wilson, "The Affair") and the obsessive Detective Superintendent George Stark (David O'Hara, "The Tudors"), either. Fortunately, the vicious serial killers and criminal masterminds Luther so often hunts are so monstrous that he comes across as downright sympathetic compared to them. Most of the time, anyway. ... Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple" stories have their fair share of live-action adaptations, but few can touch the long-running BBC version starring Joan Hickson ("Poor Little Rich Girls") as the titular Miss Jane Marple.

1 month ago - The Hairdresser Mysteries will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2026. ... It’s only right that Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth are reprising their roles as odd couple sleuthing team, former TV actor John Chapel and detective Janie Mallowan, ...

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October 28, 2025 - Without doubt one of the best TV shows the BBC has ever produced, Luther made a star out of its eponymous leading man, Idris Elba, way back in 2010 when it first aired. Significantly darker than a lot of other crime shows, Luther is typically assigned extremely disturbing cases, often involving serial killers with twisted MOs.

March 1, 2024 - British crime and detective shows, from Line of Duty to The Fall, offer pulse-pounding police action, along with a dose of family drama.

May 27, 2025 - TV fans are binge-watching the BBC's "excellent" six-part detective drama, Death Valley, which stars Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth. Get the details…

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November 21, 2025 - The six-part mystery series follows Detective Tig (Anna Torv), who's relocated back to her small hometown in Australia, where she leads an investigation into a string of drink spiking assaults.

2 weeks ago - From classics like Agatha Christie's Poirot to modern fan-favorites such as Sherlock, these are some of the best British detective shows.

November 20, 2025 - The BBC has acquired Dustfall, a "gripping" new Australian detective drama featuring Mindhunter and The Last Of Us star Anna Torv in the lead role of Tig. It's currently in production in the country. The BBC has now confirmed that the six-part series will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, with an exact release date yet to be confirmed.

A misanthropic detective inspector is assigned to a Caribbean island against his will. ... Sally Wainwright's northern noir follows Sarah Lancashire as Sgt Catherine Cawood – tough, defiant and facing her traumatic past. ... Amid mountainous terrain and close-knit villages, brooding DCI Tom Mathias uncovers secrets – and links to his troubled past. Atmospheric Welsh drama with Richard Harrington. ... Drama series about upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley and working class DS Barbara Havers, based on the novels of Elizabeth George.

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Check out how to stream the best British detective shows on tv - using Netflix and Amazon, including Shetland, Broadchurch, Midsomer Murders, Sherlock, Marcella, Happy Valley, Endeavour, and The Fall.

September 19, 2024 - ... Created by award-winning writer Sally Wainwright (Gentlemen Jack, Happy Valley), Scott & Bailey follows the lives of two female detectives working with Manchester Police’s Major Incident Team.

May 23, 2025 - ... The fifth season of Astrid: Murder in Paris is due to reappear on More4 in the UK from 23 January 2026. Here at Crime Fiction Lover, our previous articles about this show have gone down a storm with readers so we know folks are going… ... The smash hit espionage drama The Night Manager ...