The unlikely detective duo of Frank and Lu discover that not all is as peaceful as it seems in the picturesque Stratford-upon-Avon, where fact is stranger than fiction and low-life criminals get caught up in deliciously high drama.

Welcome to the idyllic island of Saint Marie. With its beautiful tropical charm, you might mistake it for paradise...until you see its murder rate.

Detective Gil Mayo wise-cracks his way through murder mysteries. From having his ex-love interest as a colleague to raising his cheeky teenage daughter on his own, his life is full of complications.

Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme are horticulturalists but murder and mayhem turn up wherever they go. Luckily, these two budding sleuths have a gift for unearthing clues and weeding out culprits.

Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her husband, and her pocketbook, this senior sleuth takes on all the cases the police deem too minor.

Mark Williams stars as Father Brown, a clergyman with a particular talent for crime-solving. Assisted in his efforts by a motley, and not always godly, squad of allies, he investigates crimes to save souls.

Ah, Midsomer County! Beyond the picturesque villages and sprawling landscapes lies a dark underbelly of monstrous murders. Join DCI Barnaby as he investigates the sinister secrets of the Midsomer locals.

Jonathan Creek is Houdini-meets-whodunit: a quick-witted magician who devises feats of the impossible and unravels unsolvable crimes.

G K Chesterton's classic clergyman-detective set authentically in the 1920s. Father Brown's involvement with crime is through his calling as a priest, doing good works and apprehending bad guys.

When two mismatched cops are partnered up, they instantly lock horns over their different approaches to policing – and to life.