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Best British crime dramas

131 replies

AlternativelyWired · 23/04/2022 19:09

What is yours? And yes I know it's not an AIBU but posting for traffic is a crime I like committing.
Personally, I can't decide. Happy Valley was bloody brilliant and I loved Broadchurch, Shetland. I also love the more lighthearted Father Brown, Grantchester and Jonathan Creek. Scott and Bailey was binge watched with great joy.

Can you pick a favourite? Just one?

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absolutelynotfabulous · 23/04/2022 19:11

Line of Duty.

ImInStealthMode · 23/04/2022 19:11

Happy Valley all day long.

JaneJeffer · 23/04/2022 19:12

Endeavour

Bobbybobbins · 23/04/2022 19:15

Too hard to choose just one!

Happy Valley
Line of Duty
Waking the dead
Broadchurch series 1
Between the Lines

AnguaResurgam · 23/04/2022 19:16

Cracker

The first two series of Prime Suspect

The early series of Luther

Line of Duty

PhilippaPhilpot · 23/04/2022 19:17

Love all of those, I think my favourite is Unforgotten

JohannSebastianBach · 23/04/2022 19:32

Scott and Bailey is my all time favourite.
Also loved Happy Valley.

Taggart was great back in the day when Taggart was still alive.

sst1234 · 23/04/2022 19:33

Line of Duty first and foremost. Missing is absolutely amazing of you haven’t seen it, especially the first series.

limitedperiodonly · 23/04/2022 19:47

The Shadow Line

MurderAtTheBeautyPageant · 23/04/2022 19:49

Guess this one:

'Have you been stabbed, pet?'

(I saw someone describe this programme like this on MN once and it made me laugh)

GreenClock · 23/04/2022 19:51

Line of Duty
Happy Valley
Hinterland

ILoveAllRainbowsx · 23/04/2022 19:52

Jonathan Creek

majorquimby · 23/04/2022 19:52

Hinterland, and the vastly underrated The Tunnel

MurderAtTheBeautyPageant · 23/04/2022 19:54

My personal faves are
Foyle's War,
The Night Manager,
Giri/Haji,
Miss Marple (Joan Hickson era)
House of Cards (it's more political I suppose)
George Gently

PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 23/04/2022 19:55

Depends a bit on the definition.

Life on Mars? Or Heartbeat. Grin

hangrylady · 23/04/2022 19:57

Cracker
Prime Suspect
Luther
Unforgotton

KitsyWitsy · 23/04/2022 20:02

Inspector Morse

scaryplaguegirl · 23/04/2022 20:08

MurderAtTheBeautyPageant · 23/04/2022 19:49

Guess this one:

'Have you been stabbed, pet?'

(I saw someone describe this programme like this on MN once and it made me laugh)

Vera. Also love Shetland as a big fan of Anne Cleeves (author of both the Vera and Shetland books).

Blossomtoes · 23/04/2022 20:08

Line of Duty
Unforgotten

Notdoingthis · 23/04/2022 20:13

Unforgotten (best by far).
Hidden (1 and 2 good, 3 less so).
Happy Valley.

I don't like the fast paced ones with less character and more plot like Line of Duty. I can't keep up!

Jimmyjabs22 · 23/04/2022 20:13

Love Luther, Cracker, Happy Valley, No offence, Mc.mafia and the fall.

SammyScrounge · 23/04/2022 20:16

Foyle'sWar.
Cagney and Lacey.
Scott. And Bailey.
Morse and Endeavour

WhereTheBodiesAre · 23/04/2022 20:18

The Tunnel

1000yellowdaisies · 23/04/2022 20:19

Another one for cracker....
Also line of duty :)

FridayiminlovewithRobertSmith · 23/04/2022 20:19

Luther, unforgotten, early prime suspect, line of duty (except final series).

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