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Untitled Charlie Brooker series
Untitled Charlie Brooker Project, later titled Charlie Brooker's Blackmere, is a Netflix crime spoof series created by Charlie Brooker, starring Paddy Considine, Georgina Campbell, and Lena Headey, debuting early 2027.
Van der Valk
Van der Valk is a British detective franchise about Amsterdam commissaris Piet van der Valk, created by novelist Nicolas Freeling. It spans the ITV original (1972–1992, Barry Foster, theme "Eye Level") and the 2020 reboot starring Marc Warren on ITV and PBS Masterpiece.
Vera (TV series)
Vera (ITV1, 2011–2025) is a British crime drama starring Brenda Blethyn as DCI Vera Stanhope, adapted from Ann Cleeves' novels and set in Northumberland and Newcastle; it ran 14 series and ended January 2025.
Wire in the Blood
Wire in the Blood is a British ITV1 crime drama (2002–2008) adapted from Val McDermid's Tony Hill/Carol Jordan novels, starring Robson Green as clinical psychologist profiler Dr Tony Hill with Hermione Norris, later Simone Lahbib, produced by Coastal Productions.
Wycliffe (TV series)
Wycliffe: British ITV detective drama (1993–1998) based on W. J. Burley's novels, starring Jack Shepherd as a Cornish Detective Superintendent; 36 episodes filmed in Cornwall, HTV production, ended after a cast illness dispute.