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1. Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Jerry and Pamela North live in Greenwich Village in New York City. Jerry is a mystery magazine publisher who thinks he is a good amateur detective. He and his wife investigate various crimes and solve them before the police do.
Stars: Richard Denning, Barbara Britton, Francis De Sales, Lowell Gilmore
Votes: 252
2. The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)
Family, Mystery
Sons of the great detective Fenton Hardy, Frank and Joe are eager to impress their father with their mystery solving skills. When an opportunity comes to help prove the new kid in town as ... See full summary »
Stars: Tim Considine, Tommy Kirk, Florenz Ames, Russ Conway
Votes: 239
3. The Snoop Sisters (1972–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A spinster and her widowed sister, who are also mystery writers, try to solve mysterious murders.
Stars: Helen Hayes, Mildred Natwick, Lou Antonio, Bert Convy
Votes: 449
4. Clouds of Witness (1972)
Drama, Mystery
Lord Peter's brother, the Duke of Denver is accused of murdering their sister Mary's fiancé. It's up to Lord Peter and his faithful man Bunter to untangle all the clues and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Mark Eden, Rachel Herbert
Votes: 382
5. 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
6. Father Brown (1974)
TV-14 | 668 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Based on the stories of G.K. Chesterton, a British Catholic Priest solves mysteries.
Stars: Kenneth More, Dennis Burgess, Graham Crowden, Bill Maynard
Votes: 477
7. The Nine Tailors (1974)
209 min | Mystery
The title refers to the nine strokes of a church bell to announce the death of a man. In this adaptation of Dorothy L. Sayers's intricate, nostalgic, and atmospheric novel of the same name,... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Elizabeth Proud, Patrick Jordan
Votes: 387
8. Q & Q (1974–1976)
Adventure, Crime, Family
Two teenage boys named Aristides Quarles and Wilbur Quant accidentally snap a photo of a dead body in the woods. After finding the place where the body has to be, they find it to be gone. ... See full summary »
Stars: Bob De Lange, Erik van 't Wout, Martin Perels, Cor van den Brink
Votes: 245
9. The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979)
60 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
The cases of a pair of teen detective brothers and a teen girl amateur sleuth.
Stars: Shaun Cassidy, Parker Stevenson, Ed Gilbert, Pamela Sue Martin
Votes: 2,010
10. Get Lost! (1981– )
60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
School teachers Judy Threadgold and Neville Keaton turn amateur detectives to find out how and why Judy's husband has disappeared.
Stars: Bridget Turner, Alun Armstrong, David Calder, Michael Goldie
Votes: 51
11. Jemima Shore Investigates (1983– )
60 min | Crime, Drama
Jemima Shore is a TV presenter and journalist but also an amateur sleuth solving crimes beyond the TV studio.
Stars: Patricia Hodge, Sally Watts, Ian Hendry, Norman Jones
Votes: 64
12. Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Gwen Watford, Moray Watson, Valentine Dyall
Votes: 2,675
13. Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
53 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An unusual announcement in the newspaper leads the curious villagers to Miss Blacklock's home, where they become witnesses to a murder.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Ursula Howells, Samantha Bond, Simon Shepherd
Votes: 2,586
14. Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye (1985)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Fabia Drake, Stacy Dorning, Martyn Stanbridge
Votes: 2,294
15. Miss Marple: The Moving Finger (1985)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The normally friendly village of Lymston is plagued by vile anonymous letters. When a mother of three takes her own life, following such a letter, Ms. Marple is not at all convinced things are as they seem.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Michael Culver, Deborah Appleby, Andrew Bicknell
Votes: 2,162
16. Lovejoy (1986–1994)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find.
Stars: Ian McShane, Dudley Sutton, Chris Jury, Phyllis Logan
Votes: 3,897
17. Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During a stay at one of London's most elegant and venerable hotels Miss Marple uncovers a sinister undercurrent of corruption and murder beneath Bertram's stuffy veneer.
Stars: Joan Hickson, Caroline Blakiston, Helena Michell, James Cossins
Votes: 2,134
18. A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gentleman sleuth solves mysteries and falls in love with a detective novelist.
Stars: Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant, Rowena Cooper
Votes: 330
19. 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: 1,011
20. Over My Dead Body (1990–1991)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Maxwell Beckett worked for Scotland Yard as a researcher. Today is an author of mystery novels living in San Francisco. Somehow everyone believes that he was an Inspector, so that's what ... See full summary »
Stars: Edward Woodward, Jessica Lundy, Jill Tracy, Rick Fitts
Votes: 61
21. Ghostwriter (1992–1995)
TV-Y | 30 min | Family, Fantasy, Horror
A group of kids solves local crimes, capers, and mysteries in their neighborhood, with the help of a ghost who can only communicate through writing and words.
Stars: David López, Blaze Berdahl, Todd Alexander, Sheldon Turnipseed
Votes: 2,807
22. Les intrépides (1993–1996)
26 min | Adventure, Family, Thriller
"The Intrepids" are Tom and Julie, a Frenchman and a Quebecker, who became half-brother and half-sister when their parents remarried. In Montreal or in Paris, they host a secret call-in ... See full summary »
Stars: Lorànt Deutsch, Jessica Barker, Tchee, Luc Gentil
Votes: 288
23. Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
TV-14 | 983 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of Shrewsbury.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Terrence Hardiman
Votes: 3,111
24. Oliver's Travels (1995– )
250 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
After his job is terminated, a humanities professor and puzzle addict joins forces with a woman PC to travel the country while solving a cold case murder.
Stars: Alan Bates, Sinéad Cusack, Bill Paterson, Morgan Jones
Votes: 346
25. Nancy Drew (1995)
26 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
A young girl, Nancy Drew, solves crimes.
Stars: Tracy Ryan, Jhene Erwin, Joy Tanner, Scott Speedman
Votes: 231
26. The Hardy Boys (1995)
TV-G | 28 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
Junior reporter Frank Hardy and Joe, his computer-hacker brother, work together to crack mysteries.
Stars: Paul Popowich, Colin K. Gray, Fiona Highet, Tracy Ryan
Votes: 108
27. The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo (1996–1999)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
The adventures of an aspiring detective girl who solves crime in her spare time.
Stars: Irene Ng, Pat Morita, Adam Busch, Preslaysa Edwards
Votes: 563
28. The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (1997–2000)
24 min | Family, Mystery
The grand-niece of Sherlock Holmes, Shirley, lives in Canada and solves crime after local crime with the assistance of her boyfriend, Bo Sawchuk, and meeting opposition from Molly Hardy.
Stars: Meredith Henderson, John White, Annick Obonsawin, Blair Slater
Votes: 425
29. The Locksmith (1997– )
50 min | Crime, Drama
When his estranged wife is brutally attacked by a burglar, a law-abiding locksmith unconvinced that the junkie charged for the crime is the real attacker starts his own investigation.
Stars: Warren Clarke, Chris Gascoyne, Sheila Kelley, Sarah-Jane Potts
Votes: 37
30. The Peppercorns (1999– )
28 min | Crime, Family
Several children investigate cases in their city together.
Stars: Aglaja Brix, Vijessna Ferkic, Aurelia Stern, Julian Paeth
Votes: 362
31. Don Matteo (2000– )
TV-G | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Terence Hill stars as Don Matteo, a thoroughly ordinary Catholic priest with an extraordinary ability to read people and solve crimes. He's a parish priest who never met an unjustly accused person he didn't want to help.
Stars: Nino Frassica, Nathalie Guettà, Francesco Scali, Terence Hill
Votes: 1,471
32. Uma Aventura (2000–2007)
60 min | Adventure
In each episode a group of 5 Portuguese teen lives a different adventure in order to solve a mystery
Stars: Diana Figueiredo, Maria Figueiredo, Francisco Areosa, Rudy Rocha
Votes: 302
33. Glory Days (2001–2002)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
The author of a tell-all book gets writer's block and decides to return home for inspiration only to find that the town locals aren't too happy with his last book.
Stars: Eddie Cahill, Poppy Montgomery, Jay R. Ferguson, Emily VanCamp
Votes: 405
34. Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2006)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set amongst the stunning gardens of Europe, Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme, two professional gardeners, find themselves drawn into solving mysterious crimes.
Stars: Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Ryan Philpott, Daisy Dunlop
Votes: 5,324
35. Pfarrer Braun (2003–2014)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Curate Guido Braun is a slightly unconventional Catholic priest from Bavaria. Mundane bishop Himmelrath and his equally ambitious right hand keep posting Braun in different parishes all ... See full summary »
Stars: Ottfried Fischer, Peter Heinrich Brix, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Gilbert von Sohlern
Votes: 202
36. Marple (2004–2013)
TV-14 | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie, Stephen Churchett, Isabella Parriss
Votes: 10,673
37. Four Women and a Funeral (2005– )
45 min | Comedy, Crime
Four women have the unusual hobby of attending every funeral in their small hometown. Maybe the deceased did not die by natural causes-- and most times s/he didn't.
Stars: Adele Neuhauser, Brigitte Kren, Martina Poel, Michael Ostrowski
Votes: 248
38. LasseMajas detektivbyrå (2006)
15 min | Family
The ten-year-olds Lasse and Maja helps the police to solve crimes.
Stars: Tomas Norström, Matilda Grahn, Teodor Runsiö, Ia Langhammer
Votes: 243
39. Roman Mysteries (2007–2008)
60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Follows four children in Ancient Rome who solve a number of exciting, dangerous and challenging mysteries.
Stars: Francesca Isherwood, Rebekah Murrell, Harry Stott, Eli Machover
Votes: 197
40. Blood of the Vine (2011– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime
A wine expert in the Bordeaux region of France, is caught up in murders each episode - The scenery is beautiful, the characters are very engaging,and if you like wine and its beginnings you... See full summary »
Stars: Pierre Arditi, Yoann Denaive, Catherine Demaiffe, Claire Nebout
Votes: 179
41. Father Brown (2013– )
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the early 1950s, Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest based in the fictional Cotswold village of Kembleford, uses his distinctive skills to solve various crimes.
Stars: Mark Williams, John Burton, Sorcha Cusack, Jack Deam
Votes: 15,009
42. Mr & Mrs Murder (2013)
TV-14 | 613 min | Comedy, Mystery
The series follows the adventures of married couple Nicola and Charlie Buchanan, who run an industrial cleaning business while solving the most baffling murder mysteries.
Stars: Shaun Micallef, Kat Stewart, Jonny Pasvolsky, Lucy Velik
Votes: 1,585
43. Garage Sale Mysteries (2013–2020)
TV-G | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jennifer Shannon co-owns an antiques store with her best friend Danielle. Jen is also an amateur sleuth solving murders and other mysteries. Jen's store gets supplied by her attending garage sales, estate sales and yard sales.
Stars: Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, Steve Bacic, Eva Bourne
Votes: 1,012
44. Agatha Raisin (2014– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Cotswolds-based PR guru turned amateur sleuth returns for a series of comedic murder-mysteries based on the books by M.C. Beaton.
Stars: Ashley Jensen, Matt McCooey, Lucy Liemann, Mathew Horne
Votes: 6,139
45. Search Party (2016–2022)
TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Search Party is a dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.
Stars: Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early, Meredith Hagner
Votes: 13,561
46. Hailey Dean Mystery (2016–2021)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ex DA's prosecutor, now therapist Hailey Dean and her investigator friend, Finch, solve murder cases.
Stars: Kellie Martin, Viv Leacock, Matthew MacCaull, Lucia Walters
Votes: 654
47. Ultraviolet (2017– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime
An online community of amateur sleuths use technology to solve crimes -- and make quirky friends -- in their quest for justice.
Stars: Viet Anh Do, Marta Nieradkiewicz, Bartlomiej Topa, Magdalena Czerwinska
Votes: 1,743
48. Past Malice (2017–2019)
Not Rated | Crime, Mystery
Emma is an archaeologist and amateur sleuth. She solves murder mysteries with help from Jim, her FBI agent friend.
Stars: Courtney Thorne-Smith, James Tupper, Adam DiMarco, Tess Atkins
Votes: 515
49. Fixer Upper Mysteries (2017– )
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Shannon Hughes of Hughes Restoration in Lighthouse Cove, Oregon, renovates houses and solves mysteries with the help of her friend, reporter turned crime novelist Macintyre Sullivan.
Stars: Jewel, Colin Ferguson, Erin Karpluk, Ron Lea
Votes: 315
50. Morning Show Mysteries (2018–2021)
120 min | Drama, Mystery
TV Morning Show host and chef Billie Blessings solves mysteries.
Stars: Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox, Karen Robinson, Jesse Moss
Votes: 519
51. Nancy Drew (2019–2023)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Young Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.
Stars: Kennedy McMann, Leah Lewis, Maddison Jaizani, Tunji Kasim
Votes: 10,874
52. Mystery 101 (2019–2021)
TV-G | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Amy, a college professor teaching "Whodunnit" fiction and amateur sleuth, helps the police and Detective Travis solve murder mysteries.
Stars: Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha, Robin Thomas, Preston Vanderslice
Votes: 1,801
53. The InBESTigators (2019–2020)
Comedy, Crime, Family
When Maudie, a ten-year-old puzzle prodigy, forms a detective agency with her classmates Ezra, Ava and Kyle, no crime is left unsolved.
Stars: Abby Bergman, Anna Cooke, Aston Droomer, Jamil Smyth-Secka
Votes: 1,149
54. Picture Perfect Mysteries (2019–2020)
TV-PG | Crime, Mystery, Romance
Allie is a photographer with a studio. She's also an amateur sleuth who helps Detective Sam solve murder mysteries.
Stars: Alexa PenaVega, Carlos PenaVega, Trezzo Mahoro, Sunita Prasad
Votes: 649
55. Ruby Herring Mysteries (2019–2020)
Crime, Mystery
The intrepid redheaded consumer news reporter Ruby Herring inadvertently discovers a knack for crime-solving. With the reluctant help of a handsome detective, Ruby finds a new career covering crime.
Stars: Taylor Cole, Stephen Huszar, Karen Holness, Mig Macario
Votes: 486
56. Home Before Dark (2020– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Young investigative journalist Hilde Lisko moves with her family to the small town her father left behind, only to unearth shocking secrets in her pursuit of the truth.
Stars: Jim Sturgess, Brooklynn Prince, Abby Miller, Kylie Rogers
Votes: 12,176
57. Mapleworth Murders (2020)
TV-MA | Short, Comedy, Mystery
A murder-mystery writer named Abigail Mapleworth solves homicides in her quaint small town of New Woodstream.
Stars: Paula Pell, John Lutz, J.B. Smoove, Hayley Magnus
Votes: 823
58. We Got This (2020)
45 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A deadbeat american expat living in Sweden tries to solve, the still open case of, Olof Palme's murder to get the money reward and pay off his tax debt.
Stars: Schiaffino Musarra, Alexander Karim, Anki Larsson, Christian Svensson
Votes: 434
59. Only Murders in the Building (2021– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three strangers - who live in the same New York City apartment building and share an obsession with true crime - suddenly find themselves embroiled in a murder.
Stars: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Michael Cyril Creighton
Votes: 156,204
60. Murder, They Hope (2021–2023)
60 min | Comedy, Mystery
Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson return to Gold's whodunit comedy caper for a new three-part original series from the minds behind Murder on the Blackpool Express, Death on the Tyne and Dial M for Middlesbrough.
Stars: Sian Gibson, Johnny Vegas, Sarah Hadland, Lee Mack
Votes: 551
61. Harry Wild (2022– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A recently retired English professor discovers a real knack for investigation and cannot help but interfere with the cases assigned to her police detective son.
Stars: Jane Seymour, Rohan Nedd, Kevin Ryan, Rose O'Neill
Votes: 3,396
62. A Private Affair (2022)
16+ | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Marina Quiroga, a daring upper-class girl with a detective's soul, sets off to catch the serial killer that has been terrorizing her town with her faithful butler Hector's help.
Stars: Aura Garrido, Jean Reno, Gorka Otxoa, Pablo Molinero
Votes: 2,165
63. Recipes for Love and Murder (2022– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tannie Maria sees food as "medicine for the body and heart". She envies romance as much as she enjoys cooking and eating. But it's death that shakes up Tannie Maria's life, when one of the correspondents to her column is brutally murdered.
Stars: Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tony Kgoroge, Kylie Fisher, Elton Landrew
Votes: 1,355
64. The Killer's Shopping List (2022)
60 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
One day, a dead body is found at an apartment near the supermarket. Finding this murder odd, Dae-sung, his mother, and his girlfriend Ah-hee gather around to find the real murderer, starting by looking through the receipts of the market.
Stars: Kim Seol-hyun, Lee Kwang-soo, Park Ji-bin, Jin Hee-kyung
Votes: 305
65. Behind Your Touch (2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A veterinarian with psychic powers, and a hot-blooded detective who fall in love with each other while solving minor crime cases in a small town in Mujin, Chungcheong-do.
Stars: Han Ji-min, Lee Min-ki, Suho, Joo Min-Kyung
Votes: 2,628
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