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River (TV series)
River (2015) is a six-part BBC One crime drama created by Abi Morgan, starring Stellan Skarsgård as DI John River, a detective haunted by manifestations of the dead, with Nicola Walker, Adeel Akhtar, Lesley Manville, and Eddie Marsan; made by Kudos.
Rosemary & Thyme
Rosemary & Thyme is a British ITV cozy mystery series (2003–2007, 22 episodes, 3 series) starring Felicity Kendal as plant biologist Rosemary Boxer and Pam Ferris as ex-police officer Laura Thyme, gardening partners who solve murders.
Safe (TV series)
Safe (2018) is an eight-episode British thriller limited series created by Harlan Coben and written by Danny Brocklehurst, starring Michael C. Hall, Amanda Abbington, Audrey Fleurot, and Marc Warren. A widowed pediatric surgeon searches a gated community for his missing daughter Jenny. Premiered May 10, 2018 on Netflix, also on C8 in France.
Save Me (British TV series)
Save Me is a 2018 British Sky Atlantic crime drama created, written by, and starring Lennie James as Nelly Rowe, searching for his missing daughter; its 2020 sequel Save Me Too won the 2021 BAFTA for Best Series.
Scott & Bailey
Scott & Bailey is an ITV British crime drama (2011–2016, five series, 33 episodes) created by Sally Wainwright and Diane Taylor from an idea by Suranne Jones and Sally Lindsay, starring Jones and Lesley Sharp as Manchester detectives Rachel Bailey and Janet Scott.
Secret Service (British TV series)
Secret Service is a 2026 five-part ITV espionage drama adapted from Tom Bradby's novel, starring Gemma Arterton as MI6 Russia Desk head Kate Henderson hunting a Russian asset in the UK Cabinet. Directed by James Marsh, written with Jemma Kennedy, filmed in Malta and London; distinct from the 1969 Anderson puppet series.
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators is a British cosy mystery comedy-drama set in Stratford-upon-Avon, created by Paul Matthew Thompson and Jude Tindall, starring Mark Benton and Jo Joyner, first broadcast on BBC One in 2018, with six series and sales to over 200 countries.
Sherlock (TV series)
Sherlock, also known as BBC Sherlock, is a British crime drama series created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss for the BBC, reimagining Sherlock Holmes in present-day London.
Sherwood (2022 TV series)
Sherwood is a BBC One crime drama by James Graham set in a Nottinghamshire mining village, based on two 2004 murders including Keith Frogson's, exploring miners' strike divisions and spycops; two series, 2022 and 2024.
Shetland (TV series)
Shetland is a British crime drama series, first broadcast on BBC One in 2013, following Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez and his team investigating crimes on the Shetland Islands.
Silent Witness
Silent Witness is a long-running BBC crime drama created by Nigel McCrery, first broadcast 21 February 1996, following forensic pathologists; 29 seasons and 268 episodes, led in recent series by Emilia Fox as Dr Nikki Alexander.
Snatch (TV series)
Snatch (2017–2018) is a Crackle comedy-drama series loosely based on Guy Ritchie's 2000 film, created by Alex De Rakoff, starring Rupert Grint and Luke Pasqualino as hustlers entangled with stolen gold bullion in London's underworld; 20 episodes, two seasons, mixed reviews.
Spooks (TV series)
Spooks (MI-5 in the US) is a BBC One spy drama about MI5's Counter-Terrorism section, created by David Wolstencroft, produced by Kudos, 2002–2011, 10 series, 86 episodes, Bafta-winning, famous for killing lead characters.
Stan Lee's Lucky Man
Stan Lee's Lucky Man: British Sky 1 crime drama (2016–2018) by Stan Lee and Neil Biswas. James Nesbitt plays DI Harry Clayton, a gambling-addicted Murder Squad detective whose ancient bracelet controls luck, at a price.
Steal (2026 TV series)
Steal is a 2026 British heist thriller series on Prime Video, created by Sotiris Nikias, starring Sophie Turner as Zara Dunne, caught in a £4 billion pension-fund robbery at Lochmill Capital; six episodes premiered January 21, 2026.
Strike Back: Legacy
Strike Back: Legacy is the fifth series of the action drama Strike Back, airing 10 episodes on Sky One from 3 June to 29 July 2015. It stars Sullivan Stapleton, Philip Winchester, and Michelle Yeoh as villain Li-Na of North Korea's Office 39.
Suspects (TV series)
Suspects: British improvised police procedural on Channel 5, 2014-2016, five seasons and 23 episodes; created by Paul Marquess, Darren Fairhurst, and Steve Hughes; cast improvise all dialogue from story outlines in documentary style; starred Fay Ripley, Damien Molony, Clare-Hope Ashitey.
Suspicion (2022 TV series)
Suspicion (2022) is an eight-episode Apple TV+ thriller, also adapted from the Israeli series False Flag (Kfulim), starring Uma Thurman as Katherine Newman, whose son Leo is kidnapped in New York; four British suspects flee the FBI and National Crime Agency. Cancelled after one season in 2023; Metascore 49, RT 46%.
Taggart
Taggart is a Scottish television detective drama created by Glenn Chandler for STV and ITV, set in Glasgow's Maryhill CID. It ran 1983 to 2010 across 27 series and 110 episodes, survived Mark McManus's 1994 death, and sold to over 140 territories.
The Avengers (TV series)
The Avengers (TV series): British spy-fi series, ITV 1961–1969, created by Sydney Newman, starring Patrick Macnee as John Steed with partners Cathy Gale, Emma Peel, and Tara King; 161 episodes.
The Bay (TV series)
The Bay (TV series) names two shows: Gregori J. Martin's American soap (2010–, 23 Daytime Emmy wins) and ITV's Morecambe-set crime drama (2019–, Tall Story Pictures, Daragh Carville).
The Bill
The Bill: British ITV police procedural (1984–2010) set at fictional Sun Hill station, created by Geoff McQueen from the 1983 play Woodentop; over 2,400 episodes, peak audience above 16 million.
The Blame (TV series)
The Blame is a 2026 six-part ITV crime drama adapted from Charlotte Langley's 2023 novel, created by Megan Gallagher, starring Michelle Keegan and Douglas Booth as detectives investigating a teenage skater's murder amid police misogyny.
The Capture (TV series)
The Capture is a British BBC One surveillance thriller created, written and directed by Ben Chanan, starring Holliday Grainger and Callum Turner, about faked CCTV, the 'Correction' programme, and deepfakes; a third series was commissioned in 2025.
The Coroner
The Coroner is a British crime drama created by Sally Abbott for BBC One. It aired from 2015 to 2017, following Jane Kennedy in the fictional South Devon town of Lighthaven.
The Fall (TV series)
The Fall is a BBC Two crime drama (2013–2016), created by Allan Cubitt, starring Gillian Anderson as DSI Stella Gibson hunting Jamie Dornan's serial killer Paul Spector in Belfast; 3 seasons, 17 episodes, Artists Studio production.
The Five (TV series)
The Five is a 2016 ten-episode British Sky1 crime drama created by Harlan Coben as his first original TV story, written by Danny Brocklehurst, starring Tom Cullen, O.T. Fagbenle, Lee Ingleby, and Sarah Solemani; DNA of a boy missing 20 years reappears at a murder scene.
The Game (2025 TV series)
The Game (2025) is a British Channel 5 psychological thriller, also known as Catch You Later, created by Tom Grieves, starring Jason Watkins as retired detective Huw Miller and Robson Green as suspected Ripton Stalker Patrick Harbottle; four episodes aired May 12-15, 2025, filmed in Spain's Basque Country, with a second series in September 2026.
The Gone
The Gone is a New Zealand–Irish crime drama series about an Irish couple who vanish in a small North Island town, airing on TVNZ and RTÉ from 2023.
The Hairdresser Mysteries
The Hairdresser Mysteries is a 2026 British cosy crime drama on BBC One and iPlayer, created by Jim Cartwright and starring Sally Phillips as 1970s-obsessed hairdresser Lily Petal, who solves murders in the fictional village of Blossom Vale through salon gossip.