"premiere of the new play ""55 Days"". In 2012, he starred as Augustus Cribben in ""The Secret of Crickley Hall"", and in the ITV television film of Ian Rankin's novel ""Doors Open"". In 2013 Henshall played Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez in the BBC two-part drama ""Shetland"" filmed in Lerwick and Glasgow.. The story was based on Ann Cleeves' Shetland crime novel ""Red Bones"". A second series of six episodes consisted of three, two-part, stories based on Cleeve's ""Raven Black"", ""Dead Water"" and ""Blue Lightning"". It screened in the UK in March and April 2014. A further series was filmed in"
"The Inspector Lynley Mysteries The Inspector Lynley Mysteries is a British crime drama, broadcast on BBC One from 12 March 2001 to 1 June 2008, comprising six series and twenty-three episodes. The protagonist, Detective Inspector Thomas ""Tommy"" Lynley, 8th Earl of Asherton (Nathaniel Parker), who is assigned to Scotland Yard, finds himself paired with Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers (Sharon Small). In addition to the tensions involved in solving murder cases, the series is built on clashes of personality, gender and class: Lynley is a polished man and a peer of the realm, and Havers is an untidy woman from a"
"Framed (TV series) Framed is a British television crime drama series, created and written by acclaimed author Lynda La Plante, adapted from her novel of the same name. The four-part series, broadcast on ITV, ran from 27 November to 18 December 1992 and followed police officer Lawrence Jackson (David Morrissey), who whilst on holiday in Spain, bumps into career criminal Eddie Myers (Timothy Dalton), who was known to have been involved a bank robbery committed several years ago, but was never caught. The officer who investigated the original case, Jimmy McKinnes (Timothy West) assigns Jackson to go undercover and live"
"airing on BBC One and PBS on 1 January 2017 and concluded on 15 January 2017. The first episode, ""A Study in Pink"", loosely based upon the first Sherlock Holmes novel ""A Study in Scarlet"", was written by Moffat and directed by Paul McGuigan. The story depicts the introduction of Sherlock to John, and them entering a flatshare at Baker Street in London, and then their investigation into a series of deaths, initially believed to be suicides. Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's older brother, played by Mark Gatiss, also appears for the first time. The episode was first broadcast simultaneously on BBC"
"Death Comes to Pemberley (TV series) Death Comes to Pemberley is a three-part British television drama based on the best-selling P.D. James novel of the same name. Her murder mystery was based on the style and characters of Jane Austen's ""Pride and Prejudice."" The series was commissioned by Controller of BBC Drama Commissioning Ben Stephenson and then-Controller of BBC One Danny Cohen, and was first broadcast from 26–28 December 2013 on BBC One. It is June 1803, six years after the marriage of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet, as recounted in ""Pride and Prejudice."" One evening, George Wickham"
"his past, when an old acquaintance becomes the lead suspect in a murder case that involves the on-stage death of a young actress. The play toured the UK from August to December 2010. It was broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on 25 March 2017 with Neil Pearson playing Morse and Lee Ingleby playing Lewis. Inspector Morse Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse GM is the eponymous fictional character in the series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter. On television, he appears in the 33-episode drama series ""Inspector Morse"" (1987–2000), in which John Thaw played the character, as well as"
"Prime Suspect Prime Suspect is a British police procedural television drama series devised by Lynda La Plante. It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, who rises to the rank of Detective Superintendent while confronting the institutionalised sexism that exists within the police force. ""Prime Suspect"" focuses on a no-nonsense female Detective Chief Inspector (DCI), Jane Tennison (played by Helen Mirren), who is an officer in the Metropolitan Police, initially at the fictional Southampton Row police station. The series follows her constant battles to prove herself in"
"in 2015. As part of that deal, the BBC broadcast ""Partners In Crime"" and ""And Then There Were None"", both in 2015. Subsequent productions have included ""The Witness for the Prosecution"" but plans to televise ""Ordeal by Innocence"" at Christmas 2017 were delayed due to controversy surrounding one of the cast members. The three-part adaptation aired in April 2018. A three-part adaptation of ""The A.B.C. Murders"" starring John Malkovich and Rupert Grint began filming in June 2018 for later broadcast. Christie's first book, ""The Mysterious Affair at Styles"", was published in 1920 and introduced the detective Hercule Poirot, who became"
"Edge of Darkness Edge of Darkness is a British television drama serial produced by BBC Television in association with Lionheart Television International and originally broadcast in six fifty-five-minute episodes in late 1985. A mixture of crime drama and political thriller, it revolves around the efforts of policeman Ronald Craven (played by Bob Peck) to unravel the truth behind the murder of his daughter Emma (played by Joanne Whalley). Craven's investigations soon lead him into a murky world of government and corporate cover-ups and nuclear espionage, pitting him against dark forces that threaten the future of life on Earth. Writer Troy"
"the series and revising them into a new format, which was to be based in Jersey, and 1981 saw the first broadcast of ""Bergerac"", a series starring John Nettles as the titular detective, who returns to work after a bad period in his life. In conjunction with the series, BBC Books published two novels written by Paul Ableman, entitled ""Shoestring"" (1979) and ""Shoestring's Finest Hour"" (1980). After many years of being unseen, the series was repeated on terrestrial television in January 2002, with 14 of the 21 episodes airing back-to-back on daytime BBC One. However, due to scheduling, between 6"
"Prey (UK TV series) Prey is a television crime thriller first broadcast on ITV, 28 April 2014 at 9pm. ITV first announced the new commission on their official Twitter account on 23 August 2013. A second series was announced in April 2015 and began airing on 9 December 2015. The first story stars John Simm as Detective Constable Marcus Farrow, a well-liked detective with the fictional Manchester Metropolitan Police and an ex-husband with two children. His life falls apart when he finds his ex-wife and one of his sons murdered, and all the evidence points to him. Discovered at the"
"Mr and Mrs Bennet. The ""Radio Times"" praised the production values of the piece, and noted that they were supported by a ""meaty"" plot. Death Comes to Pemberley (TV series) Death Comes to Pemberley is a three-part British television drama based on the best-selling P.D. James novel of the same name. Her murder mystery was based on the style and characters of Jane Austen's ""Pride and Prejudice."" The series was commissioned by Controller of BBC Drama Commissioning Ben Stephenson and then-Controller of BBC One Danny Cohen, and was first broadcast from 26–28 December 2013 on BBC One. It is June"
"ratings of over two million viewers, regularly appearing in the top-ten weekly shows for the channel. Upon the end of the series in 1999, BBC Two immediately began to screen repeats, and the series was also rescreened on ITV3 in 2006, and again on BBC Two from October 18, 2010. A rerun on digital channel True Entertainment began on October 10, 2014 with the pilot, with regular-series episodes following on weekdays from October 13. The premise of the series centres on a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) constable named Benton Fraser (Paul Gross) who travels to Chicago to solve the"
"and her partner, Walti Merian (Dominik Tiefenthaler), begin an investigation. A suspect for the murders is identified, but when he evades capture and flees back to Germany, Niles arranges for Bobby to travel to Düsseldorf to assist with the German end of the investigation. Paranoid (TV series) Paranoid is a British crime drama which began broadcasting on ITV, on 22 September 2016, and streaming internationally on Netflix, in 2016. The eight-part series focuses on a group of detectives working for the fictional Woodmere police, in the UK, who are attempting to solve the murder of a physician who is stabbed"
"solve a high profile murder case, backed up by Detective Sgt. Riley (Duncan Preston). That play was repeated, followed by three new plays in July 2005. Renamed Trueman and Riley for a relaunch on BBC7 (now BBC Radio 4 Extra) in March 2007, and relocated from Hull to Leeds, the new series saw the pair attempt to solve slightly more everyday crimes, and frequently disagreeing about the best way to proceed. The two men both complement and irritate each other, but each recognizes that he depends on the other. The most recent series was broadcast in 2012 on BBC Radio"
"became a theme for several detective dramas and reality series some two decades later, including: The Enigma Files The Enigma Files is a British television detective drama that ran for one series of fifteen episodes in 1980. The series was a police procedural drama, written by Derek Ingrey, about a police officer who has been sidelined from regular duties and, having been placed in charge of a records and evidence unit, has begun to specialise in investigating unsolved crimes. There are no known releases on Video Tape or DVD. A tie-in book of the series, written by Christine Sparks, was"
"Paranoid (TV series) Paranoid is a British crime drama which began broadcasting on ITV, on 22 September 2016, and streaming internationally on Netflix, in 2016. The eight-part series focuses on a group of detectives working for the fictional Woodmere police, in the UK, who are attempting to solve the murder of a physician who is stabbed in a children's playground. During the course of their investigation, the detectives discover the murder has links to a pharmaceutical company based in Germany, and they enlist the help of their German colleagues in Düsseldorf to find the killer. Indira Varma, Robert Glenister, and"
"and shot and post produced in Dublin, Ireland. Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars is a 2007 BBC television drama about Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars, a gang of children who would occasionally help him. It stars Jonathan Pryce as Sherlock Holmes and Bill Paterson as Dr Watson with Anna Chancellor and Aaron Johnson. The Baker Street Irregulars investigate as several of their members go missing, while also trying to prevent Sherlock Holmes — who is undergoing a personal crisis — being convicted of murder. It is an original story"
"Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars is a 2007 BBC television drama about Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars, a gang of children who would occasionally help him. It stars Jonathan Pryce as Sherlock Holmes and Bill Paterson as Dr Watson with Anna Chancellor and Aaron Johnson. The Baker Street Irregulars investigate as several of their members go missing, while also trying to prevent Sherlock Holmes — who is undergoing a personal crisis — being convicted of murder. It is an original story by Kurti & Doyle, Produced by Andy Rowley"
"The Blind Date (TV series) The Blind Date is a British television crime drama television series, written by Simon Booker, that first broadcast on ITV on 13 March 2000. The series, based upon the novel by Frances Fyfield, follows Lucy Kennedy (Zara Turner), a former police detective whose sister was murdered, and after a plot to ‘honey trap’ the prime suspect for the murder goes horribly wrong, Lucy's memories of the horrific incident are revived when a friend of hers goes on a horrific blind date with the suspected killer. The series co-starred Mark Letheren, Hazel Ellerby, Peter Wight and"
"premiered on 14 October 2017. Following the broadcast of the second season finale, BBC America announced the show's cancellation. The decision to cancel the series sparked outrage among fans of the show, and a petition was started to renew the series. The petition has received over 130,000 signatures. The show is based around the eccentric Dirk Gently (Samuel Barnett) who claims to be a ""holistic detective"", investigating obscure cases based on the inter-connectivity of all things. During the first season he befriends Todd Brotzman (Elijah Wood) and Farah Black (Jade Eshete) who help him with his cases. Dirk's past is"
"is set to commence in September 2018 to air early 2019 Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators is a comedy-drama mystery television series set in Stratford-upon-Avon. It is produced by the BBC for afternoon broadcast in the UK by the same production team as ""Doctors"", ""Land Girls"", ""Father Brown"", ""The Coroner"" and ""WPC 56"". Ex-Detective Inspector Frank Hathaway, now a debt-laden private investigator, meets Luella Shakespeare when she employs him to investigate the fiancé she met online. Hathaway and his assistant, RADA-trained struggling actor Sebastian Brudenell, discover that her fiancé is a con-man, and"
"Endeavour (TV series) Endeavour is a British television detective drama series. It is a prequel to the long-running ""Inspector Morse"" and, like that series, is set primarily in Oxford. Shaun Evans portrays the young Endeavour Morse beginning his career as a Detective Constable, and later as Detective Sergeant, with the Oxford City Police CID. The series is produced for ITV as a Mammoth Screen and Masterpiece co-production for ITV Studios. After a pilot episode in 2012, the first series was broadcast in 2013, and four more series have followed. A fifth series with six episodes set in 1968 began on"
"The Frankenstein Chronicles The Frankenstein Chronicles is a British television period crime drama series that first aired on ITV Encore on 11 November 2015, designed as a re-imagining of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel ""Frankenstein"". Lead actor Sean Bean also acted as an associate producer on the first series. It follows Inspector John Marlott (Sean Bean), a river police officer who uncovers a corpse made up of body parts from eight missing children and sets about to determine who is responsible. The series co-stars Tom Ward as Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel and Anna Maxwell Martin as author Mary Shelley. Other"
"turn his back on going straight to save his granddaughter from the clutches of the evil world of drugs, whilst trying to rebuild his family at the same time. The Trials of Jimmy Rose The Trials of Jimmy Rose is a British crime drama television series, starring Ray Winstone as protagonist Jimmy Rose, an ex-convict and businessman who tries to go straight after being released from prison on licence. The series also stars Amanda Redman, John Lynch and Paul Jesson as Jimmy's wife, her lover and his brother, respectively. The first series of three episodes began on 30 August 2015."
"September 3, 2013. In South Africa, it began airing on DStv on November 5, 2012. In India, it started airing on Zee Café on January 19, 2013. In Australia, Universal Channel premiered it on April 3, 2013. The third season premiered on January 5, 2015. TVNZ in New Zealand debuted the show on January 22, 2014. Perception (U.S. TV series) Perception is an American crime drama television series created by Kenneth Biller and Mike Sussman. The series stars Eric McCormack as Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuropsychiatrist with schizophrenia who assists the FBI on some of its most complex cases. The"
"Douglas Henshall Douglas James Henshall (born 19 November 1965) is a Scottish television, film and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Professor Nick Cutter in the science fiction series ""Primeval"" (2007–2011) and detective Jimmy Perez in the crime drama ""Shetland"" (2013–). Henshall's mother was a nurse and his father a salesman. He attended Barrhead High School. While studying there, he joined the Scottish Youth Theatre. After graduation, he moved to London and trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Later, Henshall joined the theatre company in Glasgow. He later returned to London where he received"
"He is bearing witness to an open and shut case that will lead to divorce for Sir Henry Coverley from his wife Lady Jane. But, when the co-respondent is killed, a simple case soon spirals out of control, embracing love, desire, gambling, corruption, theft and an illicit passion that leads to murder. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher The Suspicions of Mr Whicher is a British series of television films made by Hat Trick Productions for ITV, written by Helen Edmundson and Neil McKay. It stars Paddy Considine in the title role of detective inspector Jack Whicher of the Metropolitan Police."
"London Spy London Spy is a British-American five-part drama television serial created and written by Tom Rob Smith that aired on BBC Two from 9 November until 7 December 2015. It was aired on Netflix in 2018. ""London Spy"" begins as the story of two young men: Danny (Ben Whishaw)—gregarious, hedonistic, and romantic—falls in love with Alex (Edward Holcroft)—asocial, enigmatic, and brilliant. Just as they discover how perfect they are for each other, Alex disappears. Danny finds Alex's body. They lived very different lives: Danny is from a world of clubbing and youthful excess; Alex, it turns out, worked for"
"The Detectives The Detectives is a British comedy television series, starring Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, and George Sewell. It aired on BBC One from 1993 to 1997, and was a spoof of police dramas. It was written by Mike Whitehill and Steve Knight. ""The Detectives"" originated from a five-minute sketch that first appeared on Jasper Carrott's sketch/stand-up show ""Canned Carrott"". Because of its success, it was turned into a television series. There were a few differences from the sketch to the TV series, such as Dave Briggs being married in the sketch (to Brenda), yet both he and Louis are"
"discovered during the demolition of a house in North London. The second series follows the murder of David Walker (Daniel Gosling), a Conservative Party consultant who went missing in 1990. His saponified remains are found in a suitcase buried in the River Lea. The third series investigates the murder of schoolgirl Hayley Reid (Bronagh Waugh), who disappeared from a seaside resort town on New Year's Eve 1999. Her skeleton is discovered by workmen repairing the central reservation of the M1 motorway in London. Episodes 1 – 5's ratings are based on 28-day data from BARB for ITV and ITV+1 and"
"Chambers (series) Chambers was a BBC radio and television sitcom. It was written by barrister Clive Coleman and starred John Bird and Sarah Lancashire in both versions. The radio version was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in three series between 1996 and 1999, and the television version was broadcast on BBC One. The theme music was ""Dance with Mandolins"" from Prokofiev's ""Romeo and Juliet"". John Bird plays the lead role of John Fuller-Carp, a monstrously egotistical and avaricious barrister heading Forecourt Chambers. His colleagues are Hilary Tripping, a rather ineffectual young man, and Ruth Quirke, initially a rather militantly left"
"The Investigator: A British Crime Story The Investigator: A British Crime Story is a British television crime documentary series, created and produced by Simon Cowell, and presented by Mark Williams-Thomas. The series, broadcast on ITV, is often described as ""Britain's answer to ""Making a Murderer"""", and was inspired by Cowell's viewing of the documentary series ""The Jinx"". The first series, comprising four episodes, first broadcast in July and August 2016, focused on the murder of Carole Packman, who disappeared in 1985. The second series, comprising three episodes, first broadcast in April 2018 and looks into a number of unsolved disappearances"