The Long Call

Series Similar to The Long Call

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

1. Gracepoint

   2014 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Mystery profile.

   When a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach, a major police investigation gets underway in the small California seaside town where the tragedy occurred. Soon deemed a homicide, the case sparks a media frenzy, which throws the boy's family into further turmoil and upends the lives of all of the town's residents. Welcome to Gracepoint, a new 10-episode mystery event series based on "Broadchurch," the U.K.'s critically acclaimed hit crime drama.

2. Ordeal by Innocence

   2018 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Mystery profile.

   Three-part adaptation of Agatha Christie's book. Heiress Rachel Argyll is murdered at her family estate. Eighteen months later, the identity of the murderer is thrown in doubt.

3. And Then There Were None

   2015 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Mystery profile.

   Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast. Cut off from the mainland, with their generous hosts Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen mysteriously absent, they are each accused of a terrible crime. When one of the party dies suddenly they realise they may be harbouring a murderer among their number.

4. Shetland

   2013 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · returning

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

   The dark side of one of the most beautiful places on earth. Uncovering secrets and lies from the past.

5. Paradise Lost

   2020 · Drama, Mystery · ended

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

   Paradise Lost is about a psychiatrist who moves with her family from California to her husband's hometown in Mississippi only to uncover shameful secrets that irrevocably change the lives of everyone involved.

6. Grantchester

   2014 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Mystery profile.

   Eavesdropping on the life of Sidney Chambers, a charismatic, charming, crime-fighting clergyman, and his partner in crime Police Inspector Geordie Keating, became a highlight for the audience who revelled in their on screen partnership. Geordie's plain-speaking, down to earth approach to policing complemented Sidney's more gentle technique of coaxing information from witnesses and suspects. Their unlikely pairing became a true friendship as each offered a different insight into the crimes they unravelled.

7. Broadchurch

   2013 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar 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.

8. Mare of Easttown

   2021 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

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

   Mare of Easttown follows a small-town Pennsylvania detective who investigates a local murder at a time when her own life is crumbling around her.

9. The Bletchley Circle

   2012 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar 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.

10. Death Comes to Pemberley

    2013 · Drama, Romance, Mystery · ended

    Recommended for similar Mystery profile.

    Adaptation of PD James's bestselling homage to Pride and Prejudice. Elizabeth and Darcy, now six years married, are preparing for their annual ball when festivities are brought to an abrupt halt.