detective shows

Key art images for Broadchurch, Vera, Waking the Dead, and The Fall

The 17 Best British Detective TV Shows and Series

A collage featuring some of the best period detective dramas (clockwise from top left): 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries,' 'Ripper Street,' 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,' and 'The Alienist'

A collage featuring some of the best period detective dramas (clockwise from top left): 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries,' 'Ripper Street,' 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,' and 'The Alienist'

A collage featuring some of the best period detective dramas (clockwise from top left): 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries,' 'Ripper Street,' 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,' and 'The Alienist'

We’ll Clue You in on the Best Period Detective Dramas

Roger Allam as Thursday and Shawn Evans as Morse in 'Endeavour'

Roger Allam as Thursday and Shawn Evans as Morse in 'Endeavour'

Roger Allam as Thursday and Shawn Evans as Morse in 'Endeavour'

One of the Best British Detective Shows Is Ending—and We Finally Get To Watch

detective shows

Key art images for Broadchurch, Vera, Waking the Dead, and The Fall

The 17 Best British Detective TV Shows and Series

A collage featuring some of the best period detective dramas (clockwise from top left): 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries,' 'Ripper Street,' 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,' and 'The Alienist'

A collage featuring some of the best period detective dramas (clockwise from top left): 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries,' 'Ripper Street,' 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,' and 'The Alienist'

A collage featuring some of the best period detective dramas (clockwise from top left): 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries,' 'Ripper Street,' 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,' and 'The Alienist'

We’ll Clue You in on the Best Period Detective Dramas

Roger Allam as Thursday and Shawn Evans as Morse in 'Endeavour'

Roger Allam as Thursday and Shawn Evans as Morse in 'Endeavour'

Roger Allam as Thursday and Shawn Evans as Morse in 'Endeavour'

One of the Best British Detective Shows Is Ending—and We Finally Get To Watch