Films and programs like Murphy's Law

Ripper Street

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2012 IMDB Rating: 8.1

A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with...

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Inspector Morse

Series Age rating: 12 Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 8.2

Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well...

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Rebus

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 2000 IMDB Rating: 7.5

Detective series set in and around Edinburgh, Scotland. Inspector John Rebus, whose methods earn him the wrath of his superiors, does not hesitate to circumvent the law to enforce it.

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Taggart

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 7.3

Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme.The series revolves around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines have happened in ot...

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Blue Murder

Series Age rating: 13 Year: 2003 IMDB Rating: 7.3

Blue Murder is a British crime drama television series based in Manchester. Shown on ITV from 2003 until 2009 when it was cancelled by the network, it starred Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis.

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From Darkness

Series Age rating: 16 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 5.6

The story of Claire Church, a former police officer who moves away to the remote Western Isles in an attempt to escape the past and violence that still haunts her. Soon, Claire is pulled back into an...

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Wycliffe

Series Age rating: 10 Year: 1994 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot epis...

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Pie in the Sky

Series Age rating: 12 Year: 1994 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994...

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The Vice

Series Age rating: 17 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 7.6

The Vice is an ITV police drama about the Metropolitan Police Vice Unit. It ran for five short series between 1999 and 2003. It tells the story of the London Metropolitan police force's vice squad, wh...

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