Films and programs like DCI Banks

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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A Touch of Frost

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 1992 IMDB Rating: 7.9

Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superin...

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Broadchurch

Series Age rating: 13 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 8.4

The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.

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Marcella

Series Age rating: 17 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 7.4

Marcella is shocked to the core of her being when her husband Jason leaves her unexpectedly, confessing he no longer loves her. Heartbroken, Marcella returns to the Met’s Murder Squad. Ten years ago M...

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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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Luther

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2010 IMDB Rating: 8.4

A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.

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Zen

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2011 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Zen is a British television mini series produced by Left Bank Pictures for the BBC, co-produced with WGBH Boston for its Masterpiece anthology series, Mediaset and ZDF. It stars Rufus Sewell and Cater...

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Midsomer Murders

Series Age rating: 11 Year: 1997 IMDB Rating: 7.9

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate...

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Thorne

Series Age rating: 16 Year: 2010 IMDB Rating: 6.7

Thorne is a television drama series which debuted on Sky1 in the UK on 10 October 2010. It stars David Morrissey who plays the title role of Detective Inspector Tom Thorne created by crime writer Mark...

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