Crime Television
by mohammed-n-khan | created - 26 Jul 2013 | updated - 25 May 2014 | PublicAll series and tele movies with especial reference to crime, thrillers or the twisted
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1. Banacek (1972–1974)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The adventures of proud Polish-American freelance insurance investigator Thomas Banacek.
Stars: George Peppard, Ralph Manza, Murray Matheson, Christine Belford
Votes: 2,222
George Peppard plays insurance investigator, who is called when no one else can solve the case. Plenty of sexy lady costars and very good stories.
2. Ellery Queen (1975–1976)
TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Family
The son of a police detective solves baffling crimes.
Stars: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Tom Reese, John Hillerman
Votes: 1,556
Tim Hutton is good as Ellery Queen and the crimes are so clever and this series is a bit different in that Ellery talks to the audience to see if they have got the baddie.
3. Spiral (2005–2020)
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows criminal investigations in Paris from all the different points of view of those involved.
Stars: Caroline Proust, Audrey Fleurot, Thierry Godard, Philippe Duclos
Votes: 6,743
4. Harper's Island (2009)
TV-14 | 40 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Harper's Island was once the scene of a gruesome series of murders. Seven years later, family and friends gather on the island for a wedding, but one by one they begin to die.
Stars: Elaine Cassidy, Christopher Gorham, Matt Barr, Gina Holden
Votes: 27,445
5. Luther (2010–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
John Luther is a brilliant homicide detective with a knack for getting inside the minds of murderers. Unfortunately, his unconventional methods and personal demons put him at odds with his team.
Stars: Idris Elba, Dermot Crowley, Michael Smiley, Warren Brown
Votes: 154,195
6. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
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.
Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Simon Hubbard, Lisa McGrillis
Votes: 8,514
7. Zen (2011)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Aurelio Zen brings justice to modern-day Italy.
Stars: Rufus Sewell, Caterina Murino, Stanley Townsend, Nathalie Rapti Gomez
Votes: 3,765
8. Falcón (2012–2013)
Crime, Drama
Falcón is a brilliant detective whose personal and professional life is compromised by dark secrets from the past.
Stars: Carla Sánchez, Hayley Atwell, Kerry Fox, Marton Csokas
Votes: 803
9. New Tricks (2003–2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three retired police officers are drafted in to solve cold cases, with a touch of comedy and drama
Stars: Dennis Waterman, Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, James Bolam
Votes: 8,766
10. Longmire (2012–2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Walt Longmire is the dedicated and unflappable sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming. Widowed only a year, he is a man in psychic repair but buries his pain behind his brave face, unassuming grin and dry wit.
Stars: Robert Taylor, Katee Sackhoff, Lou Diamond Phillips, Cassidy Freeman
Votes: 39,968
11. Vegas (2012–2013)
914 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ralph Lamb, a former MP for the US Army, becomes sheriff. His brother, Jack, and his son, Dixon, are deputized. Meanwhile, Vincent Savino comes from Chicago to Vegas to run The Savoy hotel and casino.
Stars: Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Carrie-Anne Moss, Taylor Handley
Votes: 7,561
12. Suits (2011–2019)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Drama
On the run from a drug deal gone bad, brilliant college dropout Mike Ross finds himself working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers.
Stars: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty
Votes: 478,293
13. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A famous "psychic" outs himself as a fake, and starts working as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation so he can find "Red John", the madman who killed his wife and daughter.
Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman
Votes: 200,425
14. Psych (2006–2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
When a novice sleuth convinces the police he has psychic powers, he and his reluctant best friend are hired on as consultants to help solve complicated cases.
Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Corbin Bernsen
Votes: 105,669
15. Burn Notice (2007–2013)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A spy recently disavowed by the U.S. government uses his special ops training to help others in trouble.
Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless
Votes: 79,130
16. Lie to Me (2009–2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
About Cal Lightman, the world's leading deception expert who studies facial expressions and involuntary body language to expose the truth behind the lies.
Stars: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund
Votes: 127,772
17. The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of an easy-going ex-convict turned private investigator.
Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, Luis Delgado
Votes: 10,855
18. Cannon (1971–1976)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Frank Cannon, a husky ex-cop and culinary enthusiast, solves tough cases as a private investigator.
Stars: William Conrad, Patrick Culliton, Tom Pittman, Charles Bateman
Votes: 3,608
19. Barnaby Jones (1973–1980)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Private eye Barnaby Jones works with his widowed daughter-in-law to solve cases.
Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriwether, Mark Shera, John Carter
Votes: 3,134
20. Hardcastle and McCormick (1983–1986)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired judge and his last defendant follow up on cases that were dismissed due to technicalities.
Stars: Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Joe Santos, John Hancock
Votes: 3,184
21. Simon & Simon (1981–1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two brothers of disparate tastes and manners run a private detective agency.
Stars: Jameson Parker, Gerald McRaney, Mary Carver, Tim Reid
Votes: 6,100
22. Riptide (1984–1986)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The cases of a private investigations agency run by two Vietnam War veterans and their computer geek friend from high school, armed with toughness, their own helicopter, and the third's technical ability.
Stars: Perry King, Joe Penny, Thom Bray, Jack Ging
Votes: 3,181
23. Detective Montalbano (1999–2021)
TV-14 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Commissioner Montalbano works in Vigata, Montelusa province with Deputy Commissioner Augello and Inspector Fazio, in each episode Montalbano solves complicated cases with his characteristic cunning in a rural Sicily ruled by the mafia.
Stars: Luca Zingaretti, Peppino Mazzotta, Angelo Russo, Cesare Bocci
Votes: 4,409
24. Beck (1997– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Commissioner Martin Beck and his eccentric partner Gunvald Larsson investigate murders in Stockholm, Sweden.
Stars: Peter Haber, Ingvar Hirdwall, Rebecka Hemse, Måns Nathanaelson
Votes: 6,349
25. Oskyldigt dömd (2008–2009)
Crime, Drama
Markus Haglund (Mikael Persbrandt) is a criminal law professor fond of liquors, promiscuous relationships, and disobeying superiors. At Uppsala University near Stockholm, he establishes a ... See full summary »
Stars: Mikael Persbrandt, Sofia Papadimitriou Ledarp, Helena Af Sandeberg, Francisco Sobrado
Votes: 515
26. Shetland (2013– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A local police team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.
Stars: Alison O'Donnell, Steven Robertson, Douglas Henshall, Lewis Howden
Votes: 25,819
27. Rake (2010–2018)
Not Rated | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
Cleaver Greene is a drug addict who has a massive gambling debt with some very shady characters and is in love with a prostitute. He's also a very good criminal lawyer, capable of winning unwinnable cases.
Stars: Richard Roxburgh, Matt Day, Kate Box, Caroline Brazier
Votes: 8,663
28. Republic of Doyle (2010–2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jake Doyle and his father Malachy run a private investigations agency in St. John's, Newfoundland. Their cases involve them in all sorts of dealings - not all of them on the right side of the law.
Stars: Allan Hawco, Krystin Pellerin, Mark O'Brien, Marthe Bernard
Votes: 4,610
29. Memphis Beat (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Memphis Beat centers on Dwight Hendricks, a quirky Memphis police detective with an intimate connection to the city, a passion for blues music and a close relationship with his mother.
Stars: Jason Lee, Sam Hennings, DJ Qualls, Celia Weston
Votes: 2,602
30. Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005 TV Movie)
R | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jesse Stone (Selleck) is a New England police chief investigating a series of murders, in an adaptation of Robert B. Parker's novel.
Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Tom Selleck, Jane Adams, Reg Rogers, Viola Davis
Votes: 8,225
31. A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man: Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes, in 1950's New York.
Stars: Timothy Hutton, Maury Chaykin, Colin Fox, Bill Smitrovich
Votes: 1,988
32. Matlock (1986–1995)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ben Matlock is a very expensive criminal defense attorney, who charges one hundred thousand dollars to take a case. Fortunately, he's worth every penny, as he and his associates defend his clients by finding the real killer.
Stars: Andy Griffith, Linda Purl, Kene Holiday, Nancy Stafford
Votes: 9,327
33. In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor
Votes: 6,196
34. Poirot (1989–2013)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule 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.
Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Pauline Moran
Votes: 52,012
35. Franklin & Bash (2011–2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lawyers and lifelong friends Jared Franklin and Peter Bash are recruited by a large firm's major partner after winning a high-profile case.
Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Breckin Meyer, Reed Diamond, Malcolm McDowell
Votes: 14,467
36.
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (2011–2014)
Episode:
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: The Murder in Angel Lane
(2013)
TV-14 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Whicher offers to help a country lady find her niece, he's drawn into a disturbing case of murder which brings him up against wealthy and powerful figures and throws him into conflict with his former police colleagues.
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Paddy Considine, Olivia Colman, James Wilson, Paul Longley
Votes: 1,297
37. Mystery!: Campion (1989–1990)
TV-14 | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
In 1930s England, a man from an aristocratic family takes up the pseudonym Albert Campion and, with the help of his ex-burglar manservant, solves mysteries.
Stars: Peter Davison, Brian Glover, Andrew Burt, Moray Watson
Votes: 1,010
38. The Last Detective (2003–2007)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
"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.
Stars: Peter Davison, Sean Hughes, Rob Spendlove, Charles De'Ath
Votes: 1,917
39. Sergeant Cork (1963–1968)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Victorian-era whodunnit with venerable Sergeant Cork battling entrenched views in a bid to use a more scientific approach to solving cases. Trusty sidekick Bob does not always understand his methods but faithfully co-operates..
Stars: John Barrie, William Gaunt, Charles Morgan, Freddie Fowler
Votes: 69
40. Dirk Gently (2010–2012)
58 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Holistic detective Gently relies on the universe to unravel mysteries based on the 'interconnectedness of all things'.
Stars: Stephen Mangan, Darren Boyd, Lisa Jackson, Jason Watkins
Votes: 3,504
41. Half Moon Investigations (2009)
28 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Half Moon Investigations is a children's crime/comedy drama television series created by the BBC and based upon the novel of the same name by the author Eoin Colfer. It concerns a schoolboy... See full summary »
Stars: Rory Elrick, Seb Charles, Olive Gray, Nicola Duffell
Votes: 66
42. The Baker Street Boys (1983)
25 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The adventures of a gang of street urchins living in Victorian London, who assist the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in solving crimes and find themselves tackling cases of their own.
Stars: Jay Simpson, Damion Napier, Adam Woodyatt, David Garlick
Votes: 39
43. The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971–1973)
13+ | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.
Stars: Peter Vaughan, Peter Barkworth, Douglas Wilmer, Ronald Hines
Votes: 341
This series focuses on the detectives that existed around the era of Sherlock Holmes. They are all excellent especially Carnacki.
44. The Capone Investment (1974– )
30 min | Thriller
A brutal murder triggers an investigation revealing that $4m of legendary Chicago gangster, Al Capone's, ill-gotten gains may be located on 1970's England.
Stars: Glyn Owen, Peter Sallis, Isobel Black, John Thaw
Votes: 78
45. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell
Votes: 9,614
46. Smiley's People (1982)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery
The murder of a Soviet defector forces his old handler, British spymaster George Smiley, out of retirement. His investigation leads to an old nemesis, the Soviet spymaster known only as "Karla". This will be their final dance.
Stars: Alec Guinness, Eileen Atkins, Bill Paterson, Vladek Sheybal
Votes: 4,760
47. The Dain Curse (1978)
360 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Private eye investigates diamond theft, and becomes involved with an ancient family curse.
Stars: Tom Bower, David Canary, Malachy McCourt, Hattie Winston
Votes: 358
48. The Law and Harry McGraw (1987–1988)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Harry MacGraw is a private investigator who appeared three times in the television series, Murder, She Wrote. He now stars in his own series, wherein he is still a private investigator in ... See full summary »
Stars: Jerry Orbach, Barbara Babcock, Juliana Donald, Shea Farrell
Votes: 147
49. The Persuaders! (1971–1972)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two worlds collide when Lord Brett Sinclair, a titled British man, and Danny Wilde, a Bronx-raised, self-made American, reluctantly join forces to right wrongs and protect the innocent.
Stars: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Laurence Naismith, Juliet Harmer
Votes: 5,895
50. Dick Barton: Special Agent (1979)
15 min | Adventure
The adventures of World War 2 veteran turned crimefighter Dick Barton and his sidekicks Snowey & Jock.
Stars: Tony Vogel, Anthony Heaton, James Cosmo, Forbes Collins
Votes: 56
Dick Barton serial as half hour episodes with a cliff hanger at the end of each. Its got 1940s feel to it and the actors do a fine job. There are good shows that didn't get a fair crack of the whip and this is one of them.
51. The Defenders (2010–2011)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two flashy Las Vegas defense attorneys go to the mat for their clients.
Stars: Jim Belushi, Jerry O'Connell, Jurnee Smollett, Tanya Fischer
Votes: 4,022
52. Justified (2010–2015)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Enforcing his own brand of justice, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a strong-willed, quiet law-man haunted by his past, returns to his native town to see that justice is served to those in need.
Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts
Votes: 118,556
Timothy Oliphant is a US Marshall who attracts trouble like magnets attract iron filings. Its set in the "South" and his nemesis/friend Walter Goggins is excellent. He also has a hate/hate relationship with his father who is a criminal low life.
53.
Jack Taylor (2010)
Episode:
The Guards
(2010)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After being fired from the Gardai, Jack Taylor takes on a new job as a private investigator.
Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: Iain Glen, Frank O'Sullivan, Ken Fildes, Peadar Cox
Votes: 1,733
Iain Glen plays a disgraced ex-Garda officer who now acts as a private eye when he is sober. This is a top show with a likable rogue hero.
54. Sherlock (2010–2017)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The quirky spin on Conan Doyle's iconic sleuth pitches him as a "high-functioning sociopath" in modern-day London. Assisting him in his investigations: Afghanistan War vet John Watson, who's introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance.
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Rupert Graves
Votes: 997,147
A cool re-telling of the Sherlock Holmes stories set in the present day. The stories are re-imagined and the acting is exceptional with reference to Moriarty.
55. Whitechapel (2009–2013)
TV-14 | 817 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A fast-tracked inspector, a hardened detective sergeant, and an expert in historical homicides investigate modern crimes with connections to the past in the Whitechapel district of London.
Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis, Steve Pemberton, Sam Stockman
Votes: 14,782
A new chief inspector takes over a team and he butts heads with an old school detective. They are investigating a copy cat murderer who seems to revisiting the crimes of Jack the Ripper. Its well done and suitably suspenseful.
56. Machinegunner (1976 TV Movie)
80 min | Crime, Thriller
A 'machinegunner' (West Country slang for a debt-collector), turns amateur sleuth but finds himself in hot water with local criminals.
Director: Patrick Dromgoole | Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Nina Baden-Semper, Kate O'Mara, Ewen Solon
Votes: 24
He's a debt collector who is hired to provide evidence of adultery by a property developer. This is where his problems begin since he finds himself out of his depth with the local villains now on his trail.
57. Out (1978)
60 min | Crime, Drama
After an eight-year stint for a failed bank heist, Frank Ross (Tom Bell, Prime Suspect) returns to his old gangland haunts to find the snitch who sent him to jail. The smooth, streetwise ... See full summary »
Stars: Tom Bell, Brian Croucher, John Junkin, Norman Rodway
Votes: 316
Frank Ross is out of prison and he is looking for the grass who put him in there. He starts rebuilding his life while searching for the one who got him put in prison.
58. The Magician (1973–1974)
60 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
The cases of a stage magician/escape artist who moonlights as an amateur crimefighter.
Stars: Bill Bixby, Julian Christopher, Keene Curtis, Joseph Sirola
Votes: 622
Bill Bixby plays magician who was falsely imprisoned, and now he helps those in need.
59. The Baron (1966–1967)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama
Stories of an antique dealer who is really an undercover agent.
Stars: Steve Forrest, Sue Lloyd, Paul Ferris, Colin Gordon
Votes: 321
Steve Forrest plays the title character who is a famous antique dealer who sells and transports priceless items around the world. Also, he's a James Bond type spy.
60. Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.
Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook
Votes: 215,210
This show is about the hunt for a serial killer in the town of twin peaks. I can't explain the story coz I never understood it, but Sherilyn Fenn was in it and so I persevered. It was compulsive viewing with Agent Cooper on the trail of this supernatural killer.
61. BlackJack (2003 TV Movie)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Justice means more than punishing those who commit crimes. It means never giving up in the search for the truth. Justice is Detective Jack Kempson's creed. Jack Kempson started out as an ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Andrikidis | Stars: Colin Friels, Kate Beahan, David Field, Victoria Longley
Votes: 170
A detective who gave testimony against a bent cop is ostracized by his colleagues so he is transferred to a dead end job where old unsolved cases are being added to the digital system. He decides to investigate a cold case on his own with the help of an ambitious detective.
62. Death in Paradise (2011– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Cultures collide when British Detective Inspector is transferred from England to the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to head the island's police department.
Stars: Elizabeth Bourgine, Don Warrington, Danny John-Jules, Joséphine Jobert
Votes: 27,933
This BBC TV series is one of those where the stiff upper lipped (never existed by the way) Englishman is transferred to an idyllic Caribbean island. He's also a detective and he has to solve a murder every week. Its pretty cheesy and in this case it works perfectly.
63. The Gil Mayo Mysteries (2006– )
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Charismatic detective wise-cracks his way through murder mysteries.
Stars: Alistair McGowan, Jessica Oyelowo, Louise Brealey, Huw Rhys
Votes: 570
A crime comedy series with the usual tension between guy girl detectives. The cases are suitably complex and its light hearted. It shows the male detective as a father bringing up a teenage girl.
64. True Detective (2014– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.
Stars: Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch
Votes: 655,685
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