The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

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   2002 · Drama, Crime · ended

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

   Post-WWII drama. Foyle, now working for British Intelligence, is drawn into the world of corrupt Nazi businessmen when a London university professor is found murdered.

2. Endeavour

   2012 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

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3. The Bletchley Circle

   2012 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

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4. Vera

   2011 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

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   2016 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

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6. Scott and Bailey

   2011 · Drama, Crime · ended

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

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7. Lewis

   2006 · Drama, Crime · ended

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

   A spin-off of the popular series Inspector Morse, a special two-hour drama picked up five years after the series ended. It is now continuing in its own series, with Lewis and Hathaway investigating in Morse's old stomping ground of Oxford.

8. Messiah

   2001 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

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

   Crime drama series following the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe.

9. Agatha Christie's Marple

   2004 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Crime profile, also on ITV1.

   Agatha Christie's crime thrillers featuring the author's much-loved spinster sleuth Miss Jane Marple.

10. Case Histories

    2011 · Drama, Crime · ended

    Recommended for similar Crime profile, hidden gem.

    Jackson Brodie, a former policeman turned private detective, comes to the rescue of the bereaved, even as he struggles with past and present-day personal problems.Case Histories is a British drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie detective novels by Kate Atkinson.