The Best English Detectives
Many years I admire and enjoy the British makers of detective series and crime drama. Here is a list of the ones I have seen over the years!
If one is missing please let me know!
If one is missing please let me know!
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- CreatorLynda La PlanteStarsKelly ReillyCiarán HindsShaun DingwallA team of dedicated detectives investigate gruesome murders across London.Anna Travis, played by Kelly Reilly.
James Langton, played by Ciarán Hinds. - StarsRoy MarsdenRicci HarnettBritta SmithDalgliesh and his team investigate the murder of a top flight lawyer with an abrasive reputation and turbulent private life.Adam Dalgliesh, played by Roy Marsden.
Kate Miskin, played by Sarah Winman. - StarsDavid SuchetHugh FraserPhilip JacksonHercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective, who has an impeccable knack for getting embroiled in a mystery, solves crimes along with Captain Hastings and Scotland Yard Chief Inspector James Japp.Hercule Poirot, played by David Suchet.
- DirectorGareth DaviesStarsRoy MarsdenMairead CartySean ScanlanScotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh has been on leave following the death on duty of a member of his team, DS Sarah Hillier. His superiors order him back to work to investigate the murder of the Director of the Steen Clinic, which specializes in psychiatric cases. Dalgliesh and his team can't quite figure out why they've been assigned to what seems to be a straightforward murder case but it's clear that his superiors want him to get in and out as quickly as possible. There is any number of possible suspects and as Dalgliesh is fond to say, the motive for murder is inevitably greed or love.Adam Dalgliesh, played by Roy Marsden.
Sarah Hillier, played by Mairead Carty. - StarsHelen BaxendaleAnnette CrosbieStruan RodgerCordelia Gray is the reluctant owner of a ramshackle investigation agency following the suicide of her boss. Watching over her as she hunts down clues in the murky and sinister world of crime, is her straight-laced and intuitive office assistant Edith Sparshott.Cordelia Gray, played by Helen Baxendale.
- CreatorMatthew GrahamAshley PharoahStarsPhilip GlenisterKeeley HawesDean AndrewsAfter being shot in 2008 while investigating DCI Sam Tyler, DI Alex Drake wakes up in 1981.Alex Drake, played by Keeley Hawes.
Gene Hunt, played by Philip Glenister.
Shaz Granger, played by Montserrat Lombard.
Ray Carling, played by Dean Andrews.
Chris Skelton, played by Marshall Lancaster. - StarsRoy MarsdenWendy HillerFiona FullertonSir Paul Berowne a prominent Government Minister turns to his old friend Adam Dalgleish following a series of threatening letters delivered to his London home.Adam Dalgliesh, played by Roy Marsden.
Kate Miskin, played by Penny Downie. - StarsDavid JasonBruce AlexanderJohn LyonsDI Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized, and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet.William 'Jack' Frost, played by David Jason.
George Toolan, played by John Lyons.
Harry Mullett, played by Bruce Alexander. - StarsJoel KellerMimi KuzykKathleen LaskeyBlue Murder is a Canadian crime television series featuring a Toronto based police squad investigating murders.Janine Lewis, played by Caroline Quentin.
Richard Mayne, played by Ian Kelsey.
Ian Butchers, played by Paul Loughran.
Tony Shap, played by Nicholas Murchie. - 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.Ellie Miller, played by Olivia Colman
Alec Hardy, played by David Tennant - StarsDerek JacobiMichael CulverJulian FirthThe medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of Shrewsbury.Cadfael, played by Derek Jacobi.
Hugh Beringar, played by Sean Pertwee/Eoin McCarthy/Anthony Green. - StarsJason IsaacsAmanda AbbingtonZawe AshtonFormer soldier and policeman Jackson Brodie becomes a private investigator.Jackson Brodie, played by Jason Isaacs.
Louise Munroe, played by Amanda Abbington. - StarsRoy MarsdenPhyllis CalvertMel MartinFollows Adam Dalgliesh as he investigates the death of Alice Liddell. A woman who ran a home for unwed mothers.Adam Dalgliesh, played by Roy Marsden.
John Massingham, played by John Vine. - CreatorJimmy McGovernStarsRobbie ColtraneGeraldine SomervilleKieran O'BrienDr Edward "Fitz" Fitzgerald is a criminal psychologist. He is rather anti-social and obnoxious but he has a gift for solving crimes. Thus he is employed as a consultant by the Manchester Police.Eddie 'Fitz' Fitzgerald, played by Robbie Coltrane.
Jane 'Panhandle' Panhalligan, played by Geraldine Sommerville.
Jimmy Beck, played by Lorcan Cranitch. - CreatorReginald HillStarsWarren ClarkeColin BuchananDavid RoyleSuperintendent Dalziel and partner DI Pascoe investigate murder, and find a bond forming between them despite their blatantly different personalities.Andy Dalziel, played by Warren Clarke.
Peter Pascoe, played by Colin Buchanan. - 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.Alan Banks, played by Stephen Tompkinson.
Annie Cabbot, played by Andrea Lowe. - StarsJesse SpencerMartin ShawAlan HowardDetective Adam Dalgliesh looks into the death of a young ordinand who died under mysterious circumstances.Adam Dalgliesh, played by Martin Shaw.
- StarsRoy MarsdenBarry FosterRay BrooksForensic scientist Dr. Edwin Lorrimer is murdered. Detective Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh is assigned the case, having recently investigated another killing in the area. His pursuit of the truth unravels a web of dark secrets.Adam Dalgliesh, played by Roy Marsden.
John Massingham, played by John Vine. - StarsRoy MarsdenSusannah YorkGemma JonesWhilst on holiday on the English coast in Norfolk, Commander Adam Dalgliesh becomes embroiled in the hunt for the serial killer - The Whistler - amidst a backdrop of mystery and intrigue surrounding the running of a local nuclear power station.Adam Dalgliesh, played by Roy Marsden.
Terry Rickards, played by Tony Haygarth. - 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.Endeavour Morse, played by Shaun Evans.
Fred Thursday, played by Roger Allam.
Peter Jakes, played by Jack Laskey. - 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.George Gently, played by Martin Shaw.
John Bacchus, played by Lee Ingleby. - 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.Endeavour Morse, played by John Thaw.
Robert Lewis, played by Kevin Whately. - 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.Christopher Foyle, played by Michael Kitchen.
Samantha Stewart, played by Honeysuckle Weeks.
Paul Milner, played by Anthoney Howell. - CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSarah LancashireSiobhan FinneranJames NortonYorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.Catherine Cawood, played by Sarah Lancashire.
- StarsAlan DaviesCaroline QuentinStuart MilliganJonathan Creek, a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles, works from his home in a converted windmill. He uses his abilities to solve impossible crimes and mysterious murders.Jonathan Creek, played by Alan Davies.
Maddie Magellan, played by Caroline Quentin.
Carla Borego, played by Julia Sawalha.