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TV Thrillers

Collected here are the cops and robbers from our collective TV memory. So Peter Falk as the great 'Columbo' sits next to Kiefer Sutherland's Jack Bauer in '24'. 'Kojak' shares shelf space with 'Cracker' and 'MacGyver' meets 'Reilly: Ace of Spies'.

Kavanagh Q.C.: Series 1 and 2 (1996)

7.5/10
Director: Various
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Lisa Harrow, Ray Winstone, John Thaw, Anne Chancellor

John Thaw stars as Kavanagh Q.C., one of the most respected criminal law barristers in London. Born into a northern working-class family, Kavanagh has... Read more

Sherlock: Series 1 (2010)

9.2/10
Director: Paul McGuigan, Euros Lyn
Starring: Rupert Graves, Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch

Sherlock Holmes is on the case again in a thrilling contemporary version of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic! Co-created by 'Doctor Who' scribes Steven Mo... Read more

Inspector Morse: Blood Relatives (1989)

8.1/10
Starring: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Martin Clunes, Alan Armstrong

Colin Dexter's super sleuth Inspector Morse (John Thaw) has an ear for music, a taste for beer and a nose for crime. "Dead on Time" - Morse investigat... Read more

The Bletchley Circle: Series 1 (2012)

8/10
Director: Andy De Emmony
Starring: Rachael Stirling, Julie Graham, Anna Maxwell Martin, Sophie Rundle

It's 1952 and Susan (Anna Maxwell Martin), Millie (Rachael Stirling), Lucy (Sophie Rundle) and Jean (Julie Graham) have returned to post-war domestici... Read more

Broadchurch: Series 1 (2013)

8.4/10
Starring: David Tennant, Olivia Colman

When an 11 year-old boy is discovered murdered at the foot of the cliffs that dominate the Dorset down of Broadchurch, two police officers with contra... Read more

Spooks: Series 1 (2002)

6/10
Director: Andy Wilson, Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey
Starring: Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa...

The fast paced BAFTA-winning series begins as the crack MI:5 agents tackle a variety of tough issues, including religious fanaticism, racism, governme... Read more

Top of the Lake: China Girl (2017)

7.6/10
Director: Jane Campion, Ariel Kleiman
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ewen Leslie, Elisabeth Moss, Alice Englert, Gwendoline Christie

When the body of an Asian girl washes up on Bondi Beach, there appears little hope of finding the killer, until Robin discovers China Girl didnt die a... Read more

Midsomer Murders: Series 4 (2000)

7.8/10
Director: David Tucker, Peter Smith
Starring: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson

Veteran DCI, Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) and his young seargent , Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey) investigate homicides around the rural community of Midsome... Read more

The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries: Series 1 (1994)

Starring: Patrick Malahide, William Simons, Belinda Lang

From the golden age of the British mystery comes a hard-working Scotland Yard detective whose breeding and bearing give him unique access to the fashi... Read more

The Red Riding Trilogy (2009)

Director: Anand Tucker, Julian Jarrold, James Marsh
Starring: Mark Addy, Rebecca Hall, Sean Bean, Warren Clarke, Peter Mullan, David Morrissey...

A neo-noir epic based on horrifying true events, adapted from David Peace's series of groundbreaking novels. The brutal Yorkshire Ripper is killing in... Read more