The Short Answer
- Vera — a gruff, sharp Northumberland detective, from Ann Cleeves's novels. (BritBox)
- Shetland — atmospheric murder mysteries on Scotland's northern isles, also from Ann Cleeves. (BritBox)
- Lewis — a veteran DI and a thoughtful new sergeant solve murders in Oxford. (BritBox)
- Unforgotten — cold cases resurface with devastating consequences for the people connected to them. (PBS Masterpiece)
- Grantchester — a vicar and a detective inspector solve murders together in 1950s Cambridge, from James Runcie's novels. (PBS Masterpiece)
Streaming availability checked October 2026 and may change — check BritBox, Acorn TV, PBS Passport, or Prime Video for current availability.
Vera
Vera
Brenda Blethyn plays DCI Vera Stanhope, a rumpled, sharp-eyed detective working cases across the bleak, beautiful Northumberland coast. Like Cooper and Fry, it's adapted from Ann Cleeves's novels and leans on landscape as much as plot.
Shetland
Shetland
A close-knit detective team investigates murders against the windswept isolation of Scotland's Shetland Islands, also adapted from Ann Cleeves's novels. Fans of Cooper and Fry's Peak District atmosphere will feel right at home.
Lewis
Lewis
Kevin Whately's veteran DI Lewis is paired with Laurence Fox's thoughtful, Oxford-educated DS Hathaway, a seasoned-and-newcomer partnership that mirrors Cooper and Fry's own dynamic, set among Oxford's colleges and spires.
Unforgotten
Unforgotten
Long-buried cold cases surface with devastating consequences for the people connected to them, carried by a detective partnership as patient and character-driven as Cooper and Fry's own.
Grantchester
Grantchester
A vicar and a detective inspector investigate murders together in 1950s Cambridge, adapted from James Runcie's Grantchester Mysteries novels. Its novel-based crime-solving duo, just transplanted to a different setting, is a natural next stop after Cooper and Fry.
