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Shows Like The Marlow Murder Club

The Marlow Murder Club's trio of unlikely amateur sleuths has struck a real chord with cozy mystery fans. Here are the gentle British whodunits worth watching next, and where to stream each one in the US.

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  1. Miss Marple — Joan Hickson's definitive amateur sleuth, the genre's founding template. (BritBox)
  2. Midsomer Murders — England's most murder-prone villages, with the same gently macabre charm. (Acorn TV)
  3. Death in Paradise — a fish-out-of-water detective solving locked-room mysteries on a Caribbean island. (BritBox)
  4. Doc Martin — not a mystery, but the same eccentric-village-full-of-characters charm in a Cornish setting. (Acorn TV)
  5. Poirot — David Suchet's meticulous Belgian detective, Christie's other great creation. (BritBox)
  6. Magpie Murders — the same clever, literary puzzle-box plotting from Anthony Horowitz. (PBS Masterpiece)
  7. Moonflower Murders — the sequel to Magpie Murders, continuing the mystery-within-a-mystery format. (PBS Masterpiece)
  8. Father Brown — a mild-mannered village priest solving murders through quiet moral insight. (BritBox)
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Miss Marple

Miss Marple

1984–1992 · BBC · BritBox

Joan Hickson's definitive Miss Marple pieces together village secrets with quiet, unassuming brilliance — essentially the genre's founding template for the amateur sleuth trio in Marlow.

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997–present · ITV · Acorn TV

England's most murder-prone county, where every picturesque village hides a killer — the same gently macabre charm and eccentric suspects that make Marlow such fun to visit.

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011–present · BBC · BritBox

A fish-out-of-water British detective solves locked-room murders on a sun-soaked Caribbean island — pure gentle whodunit pleasure with a fair-play puzzle at the center of every episode.

Doc Martin

Doc Martin

2004–2022 · ITV · Acorn TV

Not a mystery, but the same eccentric-village-full-of-characters charm — a grumpy GP navigates the quirks of a small Cornish fishing village with the same warm, community-focused humor as Marlow.

Poirot

Poirot

1989–2013 · ITV · BritBox

David Suchet's meticulous, fastidious Belgian detective — Agatha Christie's other great creation, and a classic-era counterpart to Marlow's own amateur puzzle-solvers.

Magpie Murders

Magpie Murders

2022 · BritBox (UK) · PBS Masterpiece

Anthony Horowitz's clever mystery-within-a-mystery, following a book editor turned amateur sleuth — the same delight in puzzle-box plotting that makes Marlow's trio so much fun to follow.

Moonflower Murders

Moonflower Murders

2024 · BBC (UK) · PBS Masterpiece

The sequel to Magpie Murders, continuing editor-turned-sleuth Susan Ryeland's story — another literary puzzle box for fans who love working out a mystery alongside an amateur detective.

Father Brown

Father Brown

2013–present · BBC · BritBox

A mild-mannered Cotswold priest solves murders through quiet moral insight rather than police training — gentle, witty, and every bit as reassuring as an afternoon in Marlow.


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