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Uncover the Best Mystery Shows You Absolutely Must Watch
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items I've spent countless hours trying to solve the puzzle before the detective, and these are the shows that always keep me guessing. Join me as I share my all-time favorite mystery series—the ones with unforgettable characters, twisty plots, and reveals...
A fun, long running series. The series starts in the late 1890s and follows William Murdoch, a detective who follows logic and developing forensic science, often coming up with techniques and gadgets to help solve mysteries.
Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series 2008– ) ⭐ 8.2 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
My go to mystery show, I have watched every episode. The cast is engaging, both Inspector Barnaby's with their unique ways of solving the mysteries is a joy to watch.
Midsomer Murders (TV Series 1997– ) ⭐ 7.9 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
We've loved this series since the beginning with fish out of water Detective Inspector Richard Poole, who arrive on Saint Marie to investigate the murder of the detective for the Saint Marie police.
Death in Paradise (TV Series 2011– ) ⭐ 7.8 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Classic Agatha Christie, Joan Hickson brings Miss Marple to life.
Miss Marple (TV Series 1984–1992) ⭐ 8.5 | Crime, Mystery
Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie bring a different note to Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in this series.
Marple (TV Series 2004–2013) ⭐ 7.9 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
David Suchet IS Hercule Poirot, the brilliant Belgium detective.
Poirot (TV Series 1989–2013) ⭐ 8.6 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Father Brown, a Roman Catholic parish priest, just can't help himself. He needs to solve the mysteries he comes across, much to the chagrin of local authorities and his superiors.
Father Brown (TV Series 2013– ) ⭐ 7.8 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A spinoff from the Father Brown mysteries, Sister Boniface helps the local police solve crimes using her forensic talents.
Sister Boniface Mysteries (TV Series 2022– ) ⭐ 7.1 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Detective Sgt Lewis of Inspector Morse fame is now a Detective Inspector with his own hapless DS helping him solve crime in Oxford.
Inspector Lewis (TV Series 2006–2015) ⭐ 8.2 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Luella Shakespeare and Frank Hathaway are a pair of mix matched private detectives solving crime i William Shakespeare's turf of modern day Stratford-upon-Avon.
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (TV Series 2018–2022) - Episode list - IMDb
DI Humphrey Goodman has left Saint Marie and had moved back to England to live with the love of his life, Martha, in Devon. As DI in a small police station, he solves mysteries in his own quirky way, much to the bemusement of his Detective Sargent an...
Beyond Paradise (TV Series 2023– ) ⭐ 7.4 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Phryne Fisher is a headstrong modern young woman in 1920s Melbourne Australia. With her maid & companion, Dorothy Williams, she sets out to solve crimes and fight injustice, even when it aggravates Detective Jack Robinson.
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (TV Series 2012–2015) ⭐ 8.2 | Crime, Drama, History
Jean White, an antiques dealer from England, moves to Saint Victoire, France to investigate the death of her husband. Settling down in the cottage they owned, but one she hadn't lived in, she helps the local police solve crimes with her antiques expe...
The Madame Blanc Mysteries (TV Series 2021– ) ⭐ 7.1 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Joan sets from England to find out why her husband who was supposed to be in Spain died in Australia. There she meets Jack Darby, a retired cop and together they search to find the answers, along with solving mysteries along the way.
Darby and Joan (TV Series 2022– ) ⭐ 7.6 | Drama, Mystery
DI Mike Shepard comes to Brokenwood to solve crime. Brokenwood is a town filled with interesting characters and some interesting methods of murder.
The Brokenwood Mysteries (TV Series 2014– ) ⭐ 7.9 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alexa Crowe is an ex-cop and now a PI who helps solve cold cases for the police with the help of data analysis Madison.
My Life Is Murder (TV Series 2019– ) ⭐ 7.5 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Agatha is a PR guru who moves to the Cotswolds where she finds life there is different than what she was used to and ends up becoming an amateur sleuth.
Agatha Raisin (TV Series 2014–2022) ⭐ 7.2 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
DS Matilda Stone wants to solve crimes by the book, but her 3 mystery writer aunts have other thoughts. A quirky mystery series that desperately needs a 3rd season!
Queens of Mystery (TV Series 2019–2021) ⭐ 7.3 | Crime, Drama, Mystery