For American fans of British TV

The Ultimate British Mystery Viewer's Guide

Cozy village whodunits, sharp-edged police procedurals, Agatha Christie adaptations, and everything in between — curated for American fans.

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Cozy mysteries
Miss Scarlet & the Duke
Cozy
MASTERPIECE · Victorian
London's first female detective navigates a man's world with wit and nerve.
Midsomer Murders
Cozy
Streaming · Village mystery
The most murderous county in England, investigated with a cup of tea in hand.
Grantchester
Cozy
MASTERPIECE · 1950s
A Cambridge vicar with a nose for trouble teams with a world-weary detective.
Bookish
Cozy
MASTERPIECE · Post-war London
Mark Gatiss as an antiquarian bookseller who can't stop solving murders.
Father Brown
Cozy
Streaming · 1950s Cotswolds
A mild-mannered Catholic priest solves crimes with warmth and quiet wisdom.
Brokenwood Mysteries
Cozy
Acorn TV · New Zealand
Midsomer Murders of the Southern Hemisphere — warm, witty, completely charming.
Police procedurals
Vera
Procedural
Streaming · Northumberland
Brenda Blethyn's rumpled, brilliant DCI is one of British TV's greatest characters.
Endeavour
Procedural
PBS · Oxford · Complete
The definitive origin story of Inspector Morse, spanning 1960s Oxford.
Shetland
Procedural
Streaming · Scotland
Remote island crimes, tight communities, and landscapes that steal every scene.
Inspector George Gently
Procedural
Streaming · 1960s
A principled London detective relocated to the north of England.
Broadchurch
Procedural
Streaming · Coastal drama
A child's death tears apart a tight-knit seaside town. Utterly gripping.
Unforgotten
Procedural
PBS · Cold cases
Cold cases, rich characters, and moral complexity at its very best.
Agatha Christie
Poirot
Christie
Streaming · Complete series
David Suchet's definitive Hercule Poirot — all 70 episodes, every story.
Miss Marple
Christie
Streaming · Classic BBC
Joan Hickson's Miss Marple remains the gold standard after 40 years.
And Then There Were None
Christie
Streaming · Miniseries
The most chilling Christie adaptation ever made. Watch it in one sitting.
The ABC Murders
Christie
Amazon · Miniseries
John Malkovich as a darker, more haunted Poirot in an interwar thriller.
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