1.
A Touch of Frost (1992 TV Series)
7.8/10
DI 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. (105 mins.)
2.
Janet King (2014 TV Series)
7.9/10
Senior Prosecutor Janet King returns from maternity leave to confront a high-profile murder, and a conspiracy which will have shocking ramifications throughout the judicial system. (60 mins.)
3.
DCI Banks (2010 TV Series)
7.5/10
The tenacious and stubborn DCI Banks unravels disturbing murder mysteries aided by his young assistants, DS Annie Cabbot and DI Helen Morton. (45 mins.)
4.
Rake (2010 TV Series)
8.8/10
Criminal lawyer Cleaver Greene defends the indefensible - from bigamists to cannibals and everything in between. He is champion of the lost cause, both in the court room and in the bedroom. (60 mins.)
5.
Silk (2011 TV Series)
8.0/10
A six-part series about life at the Bar, the dilemmas and problems that modern day barristers have to face, and what it means to become a silk. (60 mins.)
6.
Monroe (2011 TV Series)
7.6/10
Medical drama series about brilliant neurosurgeon Gabriel Monroe. (60 mins.)
7.
Wallander (2008 TV Series)
7.9/10
A TV program centered on a soul-searching Swedish cop. (90 mins.)
8.
Luther (2010 TV Series)
8.6/10
A crime drama series starring Idris Elba as a near-genius murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions. (60 mins.)
9.
Inspector George Gently (2007 TV Series)
7.9/10
With 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. (89 mins.)
10.
Prime Suspect (1991 Mini-Series)
8.5/10
A female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades. (207 mins.)
11.
Broadchurch (2013 TV Series)
8.4/10
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart. (48 mins.)
12.
New Tricks (2003 TV Series)
7.9/10
Three retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama (60 mins.)
13.
The Secret (2016 Mini-Series)
7.2/10
The Secret is the story of a real-life double murder. James Nesbitt plays Colin Howell, a respectable dentist and pillar of the community... (45 mins.)
14.
Kavanagh QC (1995 TV Series)
7.5/10
A crusty barrister oversees difficult criminal cases while dealing with the demands of his family life.
Director: Tristram Powell
15.
Prisoners Wives (2012 TV Series)
7.8/10
Gemma's perfect life comes crashing down when her husband is arrested for murder. As Gemma learns to navigate the prison system, she starts to think the unthinkable. (60 mins.)
16.
Wire in the Blood (2002 TV Series)
8.4/10
A psychologist gets inside of the minds of both killers and victims to aid the police in solving gruesome serial killings in Northern England. (69 mins.)
17.
Accused (2010 TV Series)
8.0/10
Created by Jimmy McGovern, each episode of this series examines a person who is accused of a crime and what led them to end up in the Dock. (60 mins.)
18.
Trial & Retribution (1997 TV Series)
7.6/10
Det. Supt. Michael Walker, teamed with DI North and DCI Connor, follow each case from crime committed, through the pursuit of justice, to the law courts where the efforts of the force will be tested - sometimes to breaking point.
19.
The Widower (2013 Mini-Series)
7.4/10
A three-part drama based on the crimes of convicted murderer Malcolm Webster. (60 mins.)
Director: Paul Whittington
20.
Thorne: Sleepyhead (2010)
6.8/10
DI Tom Thorne's only key to a catching a serial killer is a survivor unable to move or communicate. (180 mins.)
Director: Stephen Hopkins
21.
Touching Evil (1997 TV Series)
8.0/10
Touching Evil is a crime drama following the exploits of a crack squad on the Organised & Serial Crime Unit...
Director: Bill Eagles, Sheree Folkson
22.
Secrets & Lies (2014 TV Series)
7.6/10
A man who finds the body of a young boy quickly becomes the prime murder suspect, putting his life and his family at risk. (60 mins.)
23.
Happy Valley (2014 TV Series)
8.5/10
Catherine Cawood is the sergeant on duty when flustered and nervous accountant Kevin Weatherill comes into her West Yorkshire station to report a crime. (58 mins.)
Director: Euros Lyn
24.
Scott & Bailey (2011 TV Series)
7.9/10
Two female detectives, one motherly, the other emotionally immature, have varying levels of success applying their eccentric outlooks on life to their police cases and private lives. (45 mins.)
25.
Doc Martin (2001 TV Movie)
7.7/10
When an obstetrician learns that his wife has been unfaithful to him with all three of his best mates, he decides to leave London for a short while to think about what to do next. (90 mins.)
Director: Ben Bolt
26.
Derek (2012 TV Series)
8.1/10
Derek is a loyal nursing home care assistant who sees only the good in his quirky co-workers as they struggle against prejudice and shrinking budgets to care for their elderly residents. (23 mins.)
27.
Thirteen (2016 Mini-Series)
7.4/10
26-year-old Ivy Moxam steps out of an ordinary house, on an ordinary street, on an ordinary day. Ivy hasn't been seen for thirteen years, she was kidnapped in 2003 at the age of thirteen. (60 mins.)
28.
Marcella (2016 TV Series)
7.4/10
Marcella Backland left the Metropolitan Police for the sake of her family, only to have her husband leave her. She returns to her job on the murder squad, investigating a case that seems disturbingly familiar to her. (45 mins.)
29.
The Last Detective (2003 TV Series)
7.9/10
"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans. (90 mins.)
30.
The Fall (2013 TV Series)
8.3/10
Two hunters, one cold, deliberate and highly efficient and the other, a strong, athletic man with a wife. One is a serial killer, and the other is a cop. (60 mins.)
31.
Top of the Lake (2013 TV Series)
7.6/10
When pregnant, 12-year-old Tui tries to kill herself in a freezing New Zealand lake, Detective Robin Griffin has plenty of questions for the girl. But when Tui suddenly disappears, Griffin finds herself knee-deep in small-town secrets. (350 mins.)
32.
Inspector Lewis (2006 TV Series)
8.0/10
Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them. (90 mins.)
33.
Black Work (2015 Mini-Series)
6.7/10
A policewoman sets out to discover who murdered her husband, an undercover officer. (45 mins.)
Director: Michael Samuels
34.
Black Mirror (2011 TV Series)
8.9/10
A television anthology series that shows the dark side of life and technology. (60 mins.)
35.
Downton Abbey (2010 TV Series)
8.7/10
A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early 20th Century. (58 mins.)
36.
Code of a Killer (2015 Mini-Series)
7.7/10
The story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by DCS David Baker in catching a double murderer. (130 mins.)
37.
Waking the Dead (2000 TV Series)
7.9/10
Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd is the leader of a police team which investigates unsolved murders using modern technology. (100 mins.)
38.
Bouquet of Barbed Wire (2010 Mini-Series)
6.4/10
39.
Collision (2009 Mini-Series)
7.5/10
The story of a major road accident and a group of people who have never met, but who all share one single defining moment that will change their lives. (201 mins.)
40.
Five Days (2007 Mini-Series)
6.9/10
A five-part miniseries that revolves around the disappearance of a young mother in a quiet British suburb and the circumstances that leave her children abandoned far from home. (300 mins.)
Director: Simon Curtis
41.
Injustice (2011 Mini-Series)
7.4/10
A defense barrister is faced with the proposition: what can you do when you have defended the indefensible? (300 mins.)
42.
Vera (2011 TV Series)
7.8/10
With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope and her trusted right-hand man DS Joe Ashworth face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape. (90 mins.)
43.
Survivors (2008 TV Series)
7.6/10
An unknown virus pandemic kills more than 90% of the world's population. Those immune must strive to survive and overcome the difficulties of this new world order, hoping that the virus will not mutate. (60 mins.)
