If You Liked Inspector George Gently, Watch These Next
Finished Inspector George Gently (2008) and want more of the same? These 20 TV shows are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Inspector George Gently, most of them are mystery, crime.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Crime Story(1986)
8.0CrimeDramaAction & AdventureAlso crime and mystery
The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.
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2.A Nero Wolfe Mystery(2001)
8.0DramaComedyCrimeAlso crime and mystery
Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.
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3.Baretta(1975)
6.5CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and mystery
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its…
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4.Murder in a Small Town(2024)
6.9DramaCrimeAlso crime
Karl Alberg moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work but finds himself needing to call upon all his skills to solve the murders that continue to wash up on his shore.
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5.Barnaby Jones(1973)
7.0CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and mystery
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of…
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6.Endeavour(2013)
8.1CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and mystery
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
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7.Signora Volpe(2022)
7.2CrimeMysteryDramaAlso crime and mystery
After years as an MI6 operative, Sylvia winds up in a village in Umbria visiting her sister Isabel and becomes involved in a murder investigation.
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8.Agatha Christie's Poirot(1989)
8.2CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and mystery
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
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9.Death Valley(2025)
6.5MysteryDramaComedyAlso mystery
Thrown together by the murder of John's neighbour, John and Janie are an odd, yet hilarious duo with opposing instincts. Every week, they get to the bottom of gripping murders, with various stunning Welsh locations providing a backdrop to their investigations.
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10.Jack Irish(2016)
6.4DramaCrimeAlso crime
Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover – the complete man really. An expert in finding those who don’t want to be found – dead or…
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11.Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)
7.8DramaCrimeMysteryAlso crime and mystery
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's…
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12.Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators(2018)
7.1ComedyDramaMysteryAlso mystery
Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.
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13.Murder in Suburbia(2004)
7.5DramaMysteryCrimeAlso mystery and crime
Murder in Suburbia was a British detective drama that ran for two series in 2004 and 2005. Detective Inspector Kate Ashurst, a graduate of a posh girls' academy, has a sharp, analytical mind; her working-class partner, Detective Sergeant Emma Scribbins, relies on her instincts. Together this sassy, sexy investigative…
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14.Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)
8.1MysteryDramaCrimeAlso mystery and crime
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
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15.Wild Cards(2024)
7.2DramaComedyMysteryAlso mystery and crime
A spirited con woman and a demoted by-the-book detective are given the chance to redeem themselves. The catch? They have to find a way to work together each using their unique skills to solve crimes.
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16.Dragnet(1967)
7.0CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and mystery
Police Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
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17.Thorne(2010)
6.4CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and mystery
DI Tom Thorne finds himself dragged back into the nightmares of his past as he races against time to find a serial killer who carries out unusual attacks on young women.
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18.Frankie Drake Mysteries(2017)
6.3DramaCrimeMysteryAlso crime and mystery
Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.
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19.Hill Street Blues(1981)
7.6DramaCrimeAlso crime
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
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20.The Crow Girl(2025)
6.5DramaCrimeAlso crime
DCI Jeanette Kilburn and eminent psychotherapist Dr. Sophia Craven join forces to hunt the killer of young men. The investigation takes Jeanette and Sophia into a dangerous world of historic abuse and murder.
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