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British TV Crime and Mysteries
This page contains an extensive list of British crime and mystery television series and movies that I have watched or have some degree of knowledge. Though I am American, my appetite for these series and movies is insatiable and beyond an addiction level. As compared to their American counterparts, the British series and movies have significantly better production qualities. This is my most viewed page, so I know that I am not alone in my addiction with British television. There is a companion page Homes From British TV Crime & Mysteries, which contains an overview of some of the more notable homes from these series.
Due to the sheer number of series and movies that I have compiled, they are divided into the following categories. This will help make it easier to find similar types of series or movies. Each category title below is clickable and will automatically page down to that category.
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Police Detectives: The theme of this category concerns murder, and the main characters are police detectives.
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Private Detectives: The theme of this category concerns private detectives who solve cases involving crime or murder.
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Citizen Sleuths: The theme of this category concerns private citizens who are sleuths that solve cases involving crime or murder.
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Forensics: The theme of this category concerns forensic experts that assist police detectives with murder investigations.
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Profilers: The theme of this category concerns profilers or criminal psychologists that assist the police with solving serial murders.
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Policing: The theme of this category is policing of crime, and uniformed police are the predominant characters.
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Legal: The theme of this category concerns the legal aspect, the legal team, or the resulting trial of crimes.
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Journalists: The theme of this category concerns journalists who investigate crime, murder, or political corruption.
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Espionage, Terrorism & Political: The theme of this category concerns espionage, terrorism, and political corruption or scandal.
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Heists & Organized Crime: The theme of this category concerns heists, where thieves are the predominant characters, or organized crime.
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General Mysteries & Crime: The theme of this category is mystery, crime, or murder, and the predominant characters are not the police.
Listed with each series or movie is a brief synopsis and a link to the title either on Wikipedia or IMDb. Repeat visitors can visit my About page to see what series and movies were added by date. Should you have any comments or questions, or series to suggest, please feel free to contact me.
Police Detectives
The general theme of this particular collection concerns murder or serial murders, and the primary characters are police detectives. Listed with each series or movie is a brief synopsis and a link to the title either on Wikipedia or IMDb.
Private Detectives
The general theme of this category concerns a main character who is a private detective, and they solve mysteries and cases which generally involve a crime or murder. Some of these private detectives may be former police detectives. Some may operate cooperatively with the police, while others may have antagonistic relationships with the police. Listed with each series or movie is a brief synopsis and a link to the title either on Wikipedia or IMDb.
Citizen Sleuths
The general theme of this category concerns privates citizens who solve mysteries and cases that generally involve crime or murder. Some of these citizen sleuths may operate cooperatively with the police, while others may have antagonistic relationships with the police. Listed with each series or movie is a brief synopsis and a link to the title either on Wikipedia or IMDb.
Forensics
The general theme of this category concerns forensic experts who are the predominant characters of murder investigations, and many have antagonistic relationships with the police. Listed with each series or movie is a brief synopsis and a link to the title either on Wikipedia or IMDb.
Profilers
The general theme of this particular category concerns a profiler or criminal psychologist, who assists the police with solving serial murders. Listed with each series or movie is a brief synopsis and a link to the title either on Wikipedia or IMDb.
Policing
The general theme of this category is policing of crime, and uniformed police or non-murder detectives are the predominant characters of the investigation. The cases or crimes may include missing persons, police corruption, vice, murder, or policing in general. Listed with each series or movie is a brief synopsis and a link to the title either on Wikipedia or IMDb.
Legal
The general theme of this category concerns the legal aspect, where the primary characters are lawyers or judges, and the resulting trial of crimes including murder. Listed with each series or movie is a brief synopsis and a link to the title either on Wikipedia or IMDb.
Journalists
The general theme of this category concerns journalists as the primary characters, and they investigate crime, murder, or political corruption. Listed with each series or movie is a brief synopsis and a link to the title either on Wikipedia or IMDb.
Espionage, Terrorism, and Political
The general theme of this category concerns espionage, terrorism, or political corruption and scandal. Listed with each series or movie is a brief synopsis and a link to the title either on Wikipedia or IMDb.
Heists and Organized Crime
The general theme of this category concerns heists where thieves and grifters are the predominant characters, or organized crime where gangsters or hitmen are the predominant characters. Listed with each series or movie is a brief synopsis and a link to the title either on Wikipedia or IMDb.
General Mysteries and Crime
The general theme of this category concerns general mysteries or crime, and the predominant characters are generally not the police. The themes of these series and movies do not readily fit into the other categories, so this is simply a catch-all category. Listed with each series or movie is a brief synopsis and a link to the title either on Wikipedia or IMDb.