The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Series Similar to The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

If you enjoyed The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. Arthur & George

   2015 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, hidden gem, also on ITV1.

   Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, recaptures his zest for life by pursuing and challenging a notorious miscarriage of justice.

2. The Bletchley Circle

   2012 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, highly rated (8), also on ITV1.

   The Bletchley Circle follows the journey of four ordinary women with extraordinary skills that helped to end World War II.Set in 1952, Susan, Millie, Lucy and Jean have returned to their normal lives, modestly setting aside the part they played in producing crucial intelligence, which helped the Allies to victory and shortened the war. When Susan discovers a hidden code behind an unsolved murder she is met by skepticism from the police. She quickly realises she can only begin to crack the murders and bring the culprit to justice with her former friends.

3. Endeavour

   2012 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended95% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, highly rated (8.4), also on ITV1.

   The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.

4. Maigret

   2025 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · returning94% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile.

   In Maigret, Chief Inspector Maigret and his team of maverick but loyal detectives, Les Maigrets, solve a series of complex crimes in Paris. Maigret's unconventional methods and unique sense of justice put him at odds with his superiors and the judicial system he is supposed to represent. Maigret must outwit some of Paris's most cunning and violent criminals, while dealing with his own troubled past.

5. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

   1962 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, highly rated (8.1).

   Previously Alfred Hitchcock Presents, the series expanded to an hour. Master of the macabre Alfred Hitchcock introduces and concludes tales of suspense and crime. Hitchcock's speeches are filled with black humor and jabs at his network sponsors.

6. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

   2012 · Drama, Crime · ended93% match

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, highly rated (8).

   Our glamorous lady detective, The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, swans into early 1929 Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl-handled pistol and her dagger-sharp wit.

7. Inspector Morse

   1987 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, also on ITV1.

   Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series follows Chief Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis as they solve crimes.

8. Broadchurch

   2013 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, highly rated (8.4), also on ITV1.

   David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Andrew Buchan and Jodie Whittaker, star in Broadchurch – a brand new powerful, thought provoking drama series by Kudos Film and Television for ITV.The sadness of losing a child consumes the family, Beth and Mark Latimer their daughter 15-year-old Chloe and Beth's mum Liz as they attempt to cope with their grief, everyday normal life and the abruptness of the unwarranted attention heaped upon them. Devastated by their loss, it's the most stressful and emotional time in their lives as they struggle to relate to their friends, neighbours, the church, the press, and the police.

9. Agatha Christie's Poirot

   1989 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended92% match

   Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, highly rated (8.2), also on ITV1.

   Whether he's on holiday abroad, taking a countryside break or simply going about his business near his central London home, Poirot finds himself exercising his "little grey cells" by helping police investigate crimes and murders, whether they ask for his help or not.He's often accompanied by his trusty sidekick Captain Hastings, and their paths cross Scotland Yard's Inspector Japp who has a grudging respect for the meticulous, if eccentric, private detective.

10. Cadfael

    1994 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended92% match

    Recommended for similar Crime / Mystery profile, highly rated (8), also on ITV1.

    Brother Cadfael is a twelfth-century Anglo-Welsh monk. A retired crusader disappointed in love, now a herbalist in charge of the gardens of Shrewsbury Abbey, Cadfael is often called on to solve murders and other crimes in and around Shrewsbury.