British crime television series
31 entries in the British Crime Television Series compendium.
Above Suspicion (TV series)British crime drama based on Lynda La Plante's Anna Travis novels.Badger GirlA 1984 Look and Read literacy serial.The Bletchley CircleFour former codebreakers reunite to solve crimes in 1950s Britain.Borderline (2024 TV series)Irish and Northern Irish police solve cross-border crimes.Born to Kill?Examining whether serial killers are born or made.Brit CopsA reality series following UK police forces.Budgie (TV series)British TV series about a hapless cockney petty criminal.By Any Means (2013 TV series)A clandestine unit bends the law to catch criminals.Cracker (British TV series)A brilliant, flawed criminal psychologist aids Manchester police.Crime and Punishment (2002 TV series)Two-part BBC2 adaptation of Dostoevsky's novel.Crime Stories (British TV series)A short-lived ITV crime drama with a documentary style.Crimes That Shook BritainA series exploring infamous British crimes through reconstructions and interviews.Death Comes to Pemberley (TV series)A three-part BBC murder mystery set six years after Pride and Prejudice.DNA (British TV series)British crime drama about a forensic pathologist's personal crisis.Father & Son (TV serial)Four-part Irish crime thriller about a father's return and his son's imprisonment.The Field of Blood (TV series)Scottish crime drama adapting Denise Mina's novels.Five DaughtersDrama about the Ipswich serial murder victims and their families.Great Crimes and TrialsBBC documentary series reconstructing renowned crimes using archival material.The Hanged Man (TV series)A construction magnate fakes his death to find his would-be killer.Impact (2002 British TV series)A British miniseries banned after 9/11, later aired abroad.Killers Behind Bars: The Untold StoryDavid Wilson investigates killers and unsolved cases.Lock, Stock...A seven-part British crime drama spin-off from Guy Ritchie's film.Lovejoy (TV series)A roguish antiques dealer with a divvy's touch.McDonald & DoddsMismatched detectives solve crimes in Bath.Motorway CopsDocumentary series following UK police road policing units.Mrs BiggsA 2012 series on the wife of Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs.Murder by MedicDocumentary series on healthcare workers who kill.Paradox (British TV series)A 2009 British sci-fi police drama about future disasters.Police 5A crime-reconstruction programme seeking public help to solve cases.Quirke (TV series)A three-part crime drama based on John Banville's Quirke novels.Rough Justice (British TV programme)BBC programme that investigated and helped overturn miscarriages of justice.
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