Recommendations for mystery / murder mystery series

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I’m looking for a new series to watch with my daughter (young teen) - she really likes Shakespeare and Hathaway, Father Brown, Death in paradise and Midsomer murders. So murder mysteries but not too dark. Any recommendations?

I watched a bit of the Mallorca files, I think it's on iPlayer, that may be suitable as it was shown in the afternoons.

OP - You mentioned all the ones I was going suggest!

Hustle - more mystery than murder but worth watching about a group of con artists, really good series

Jonathan Creek
Poirot
Miss Marple
Diagnosis Murder

White Collar on Netflix

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries would be a good one to watch with your daughter.

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Grantchester

I love the revamped Magnum PI. It's the perfect end to my weekend. Lovely scenery and a cast that really seems to work together.

Do you have Netflix/Amazon Prime?

McDonald and Dodds on ITV

The coroner is a good watch, was on during the day like Father Brown etc think it’s on Drama now, also Brokenwood mysteries again on Drama, neither are to dark.
New tricks or Foyles War possibly.

@overwork

McDonald and Dodds on ITV

Ooh yes, really enjoyed it had a bit humour in it as well.

Thanks for suggestions so far, some I haven’t heard of at all so will investigate.
We have Amazon prime but not netflix

YY to Miss Fisher!

Agatha Raisin on Sky One is good too, quirkyand definitely not too dark. I recently watched and enjoyed WPC56 on Drama I believe, that used to be shown in the afternoon slot on BBC 1 after Doctors. Some of that plot might possibly be too dark for a young teen though, not sure...my 11 year old saw a few episodes and liked them but there was one I was glad she wasn't in the room with me for. Also on Alibi a series about a man and his dog, Hudson and Rex.

Also, don't know if it's available on Prime but remember the show Monk? I bet that would be great for her. I enjoyed Take Two too with Rachel Bilson.

Ooh Monk was brilliant, very quirky but gentle.

Morse
Young Morse
Bergerac

Have you watched The Pact on BBC 1? 6 parts.

@smallandimperfectlyformed I’ve enjoyed Agatha Raisin myself, but it’s not something I’d show my daughter yet, because some of it is quite scary and dark. I think she wouldn’t follow some of the subtleties of the relationships between the main characters, though I may be underestimating her. I’ll just keep AR for myself at the moment!

@Palavah
I haven’t seen the Pact yet, I’ll look that up.

I’ve never heard of Monk, I’ll go and look into that as well.

Thanks everybody for your suggestions. We watched the first episode of the Mallorca files. Not an instant hit, but we’ll watch it again and see if we get into it, sometimes it takes a couple of episodes to get to know the characters.

Rosemary and Thyme - it’s very light weight and easy viewing!

The early one-hour episodes of Poirot are good too.

The Mentalist

Murdoch Mysteries - set in early 1900’s.

Mr and Mrs Murder ? the critics did not like it but enjoyed it .
An Aussie couple clean up crime scenes and follow the clues with humour .
Do not know if its on stream.

Ooh, The Tuppence & Tommy Partners in Crime - the one with Jessica Raine. If you can stomach DW!