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If You Like... BBC Mysteries |
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If you have ever finished watching one of the great mystery series produced by the BBC and wondered, “What will I watch next?” then this is the list for you! As an added bonus, there are also some authors listed in case you’d like to extend the experience into print format. |
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Agatha Christie Hour
Classic adaptations of several different mysteries featuring lesser-known Christie heroes and heroines solving puzzling cases: When a woman suspects that her husband is having an affair, she is introduced to a young French beau by Parker Pyne; an army officer attempts to discourage his friend's sister from getting married; an investment broker who has just lost his job seeks a new adventure; three men discuss a case of multiple personalities on a train ride from London to Scotland; when an army major returns from life overseas, he becomes bored and looks to find excitement in his life with the help of Parker Pyne.
DVD TV AGA (SET)
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Campion
A mild-mannered man of means is really a super sleuth. Peter Davison plays the enigmatic sleuth, with Brian Glover as his loyal - but slightly shady - manservant. Based on characters by Margery Allingham.
DVD TV CAM
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Dalziel & Pascoe
An old-school, blunt-talking veteran Detective Superintendent is teamed with an inexperienced but caring and well-educated rookie police officer, resulting in an entertaining odd couple of crime solving in Yorkshire. Based on characters created by Reginald Hill.
DVD TV DAL (SET)
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Foyle's war
Amidst the chaos of World War II, the often-underestimated Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Foyle solves crimes in and around the countryside of Hastings, England.
DVD TV FOY
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George Gently
A stubborn, incorruptible old cop, George Gently, partners with a young, ambitious protege, Detective Sergeant John Bacchus, to tackle cases in the Northeast of England during the turbulent 1960s.
DVD TV GEO
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Inspector Alleyn Mysteries
Set in the 1940s, an aristocratic Scotland Yard "gentleman detective" solves crimes among the elite in this series from the “golden age” of British mystery.
DVD TV INS
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Jericho of Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard's detective Michael Jericho investigates murders in 1950s London in this brief but atmospheric series.
DVD TV JER
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Kavanagh Q. C.
This series features the brilliant, but sometimes exasperating, barrister James Kavanaugh as he handles battles in the courtroom and challenges at home.
DVD TV KAV
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Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries
An aristocratic amateur sleuth solves society mysteries in this clever and entertaining series that is very faithful to the Dorothy Sayers books they are based on.
DVD TV LOR
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Midsomer Murders
The quiet English countryside provides the setting for this drama series featuring DCI Barnaby and DS Troy. Based on the crime novels featuring Chief Inspector Barnaby by Caroline Graham.
HINT: The various DVD releases have complicated the order of the episodes. Try using a resource like this to help keep track!
DVD TV MID
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Murder Most English
Produced in 1977, these mysteries star British character actor Anton Rodgers as the low-key yet persistent Detective Inspector Walter Purbright who delves beneath the quaint surface of a small English country town.
DVD TV MUR
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Poirot
Agatha Christie's brilliant, mustachioed Belgian detective is on the case! Fan favorite David Suchet stars as the dapper sleuth who solves the thorniest of cases with his formidable intellect. Set in glittering 1930s Europe, these remastered adaptations capture every splendid detail of the Art Deco era.
DVD TV POI
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Rumpole of the Bailey
This courtroom drama with comic overtones revolves around an endearing, curmudgeonly defense attorney Horace Rumpole. Based on a character created by John Clifford Mortimer.
DVD TV RUM
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DCI Banks
Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks solves disturbing murder mysteries with his assistant DS Annie Cabbot.
DVD TV DCI
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Inspector Lewis
Inspector Robert Lewis, protégé of the legendary Inspector Morse, returns to Oxford, England where he is teamed with a brilliant new partner, Detective Sergeant James Hathaway. (Some seasons are also available to watch online via Hoopla.)
DVD TV INS
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Luther
A highly intelligent and emotionally impulsive murder detective solves crimes, although he is often inclined to follow his own moral convictions as much as the law. Luther might be as dangerous as the depraved criminals he hunts.
DVD TV LUT
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Murder in Suburbia
Meticulous and stubborn Kate teams up with street-smart Emma as bickering detectives who investigate shocking crimes in an upscale suburb.
DVD TV MUR
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New Tricks
Disgraced detective Sandra Pullman is given a chance to save her career by heading up a newly created team in charge of solving open cold cases. However, due to a manpower shortage her team is made up of veteran detectives who bring a 1970's mentality to modern policing.
DVD TV NEW
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Pie in the Sky
After 25 years in the force, Detective Inspector Henry Crabbe has lost his appetite for the job. He plans to take early retirement and open his dream restaurant, Pie in the Sky, but his accountant wife is not sure they can afford it and his police boss still wants his help in solving crimes.
DVD TV PIE
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Rosemary & Thyme
Two amateur sleuths (who start a gardening business together), dig up plots and conspiracies and use their investigative skills to get to the bottom of things.
DVD TV ROS
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Waking the Dead
DS Peter Boyd leads a cold case investigation team of forensic psychologists and detectives who reopen unsolved murders and solve them using the latest in forensic technology.
DVD TV WAK
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Wallander
Inspector Kurt Wallander, a disillusioned everyman, struggles against a rising tide of violence in his hometown of Ystad in southern Sweden. Based on the popular books by Henning Mankell.
DVD TV WAL
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