20 of People’s Favorite British Crime Dramas for That Cozy Murder Feeling
Those Brits just have a patience for police procedurals that we’ve lost stateside. There are no slick car chases or junk science montages on their crime dramas, just hardworking detectives in dogged pursuit of truth, justice and a nice cup of tea. As a result, falling down a rabbit hole of British crime drama can feel a lot like a British crime drama itself.
Redditor muertossparrow, an American, found that out the hard way. “I recently watched The Killing (American version), which led me to The Fall, Broadchurch and Deadwater Fell,” they told r/BritishTV. “I usually watch shows while I’m on the treadmill, and I have been staying on longer to keep watching,” they joked. “My workouts have been flying by, and I need more show recs for this week after Deadwater ending where it did tonight on episode four! I thought I had a few more days before I had to find something.”
They then asked, “What’s your favorite (British crime drama) show?” and all kinds of brilliant and smashing suggestions followed.
Happy Valley
Killing Eve
Shetland
Messiah
Death in Paradise
The Missing
Whitechapel
Waking the Dead
Sherwood
The Fall
Line of Duty
C.B. Strike
Dept. Q
Foyle’s War
Cracker
Scott & Bailey
Unforgotten
River
Prime Suspect
Hinterland
