Recommendations please, similar to Death in Paradise/Ludwig/Mcdonalds and Dodds.

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Hi! I need to discover some new shows.
My absolute comfort TV show is one in which a mystery/crime is solved is a fun way/by funny characters.
So nothing too sombre or serious like Shetland or Sherlock.
The key though, is that the writing has to be high quality. I find that a lot of these sort of programmes aren't great with the plotlines/writing and can veer into cheesiness/silliness pretty quickly.

If you have any recommendations for this type of shows, please let me know. Thanks.

Beyond paradise is a spinoff and

Return to paradise is the Oz spin off

Of Death in Paradise

Murder in Provence maybe. Don't know where you'd get it though

Father Brown, Marlow Murder Club, Mallorca Files, Rosemary and Thyme

I'm really enjoying Jack Irish which is on the Channel 4 streaming app.

Its Australian, with Guy Pearce as the lead, the crimes are not lightweight but it's so funny, with some lighter side themes.

High Potential on Disney
The Good Ship Murder on channel 5

The Chelsea Detective.

Shakespeare and Hathaway is really good.

Only Murders in the Building.

Magpie murders

The Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders are good. I'm really enjoying the new Bergerac but it's a bit darker than the original so may not suit you.

Snap

I enjoy The Brokenwood Mysteries. Set in New Zealand. Different murder each episode, and you get to know the recurring characters. Not too dark or violent, but not too silly either.

Father Brown

Castle ... American, funny, quite a few series and it finishes with all loose ends rounded up

Professor T ... a bit of a weird one.

Hope Street (it's on iPlayer)

Murder in Provence itvx

Madame Blanc Mysteries
Sister Boniface - spin-off from Father Brown
Agatha Raisin
Whitstable Pearl
Mrs Sidhu Investigates
Garage Sale Mysteries
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries
Johnathan Creek
Pie in the Sky
Hamish Macbeth

The Good Ship Murder is very silly but entertaining

Midsomer Murders! You've got roughly 23 series of never endingly quirky plotlines and ingenious murders in a show that only rarely take itself particularly seriously - and while I wouldn't say it was hilarious, it definitely ticks the same cozy, amusing, eccentric British murder box that McDonald & Dodds does.

And for a higher budget, more modern take, try Poker Face with Natasha Lyonne. It has some of the freshest murder mystery writing and funny plot twists I've seen - it's so unique and I loved it. It was inspired by Columbo, one of the GREATS, so of course it's good.

Came onto say this and a new series has just been filmed. Yippee!

Father Brown, Sister Boniface, brokenwood mysteries, miss fisher investigates, doctor Blake mysteries, granchester, shakespeare and Hathaway, murder they hope, only murders in the building.tes,

AMAZING! Thanks all! Have enough recommendations here to keep me occupied for several months 💃

High Potential and Will Trent both on Disney plus

The Lincoln Lawyer and Monk on Netflix

Another vote for brokenwood mysteries and murder in Provence.

I also loved signore volpe with Emilia fox - beautiful scenery.

Most of those recommended plus:
Professor T
Patience

@stuckinarut79 read your thread and thought this thread might have some good ideas for your parents