Trying to help my grandparents find a new detective show to watch. For reference, here's what they've already watched:

Bosch Bosch: Legacy Beyond Paradise Death in Paradise Elementary Endeavour Father Brown Lewis Lie to Me Longmire Marple Midsomer Murders Murdoch Mysteries NCIS Poirot Shetland The Brokenwood Mysteries The Mentalist

While they generally seem to prefer British detective shows, I'm not sure which ones are left to recommend to them.

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[–] 7 points 2 years ago

Seconding Broadchurch, it’s incredible. Big Little Lies too. Poker Face arguably counts, with its Columbo-esque “just one more thing” motif. And The Flight Attendant gave me a lot more respect for Kaley Cuoco (of Big Bang Theory fame), though it’s also got some (darkly) comedic elements. Naturally, do a cursory search for all of these before passing them along: I enjoyed them, but idk what your grandparents are like…

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You don't have Broadchurch in there. Also Annika. And then, non-UK Mayor of Easttown

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    True detective is great. At least season 1

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    The cozy murder genre is my jam. Here’s some more they might want to check out:

    • The Doctor Blake Mysteries
    • Endgame
    • Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
    • The Glades
    • Castle
    • The Sniffer (in Russian, with subtitles)
    • Burn Notice
    • Inspector Morse
    • Perry Mason (The reboot on HBO starring Matthew Rhys)
    • Justified

    (Bonus recommendation, with a caveat: the new limited series Bodies on Netflix— I’m 5 episodes in, and it’s pretty good!)

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Surprised they didn't watch Luther.

    Monk maybe of their taste, considering mentalist and poirot.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Young Wallander

    Psych

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I'm not seeing Foyle's War listed anywhere here, so I'll throw that one in. Murder mysteries in Blitz-era England.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Monk! It's funny. Very well done.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Vera is my absolute favorite British detective show! Also really enjoyed Grandchester, especially if they liked father Brown. Line of duty is pretty good too. Unforgotten is really good as well.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries is Australian rather than British but still quite excellent.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Well it's not British and a bit old and I have no clue where it could be currently watched, but my grandparents and aunt watched Columbo regularely.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbo

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Life on Mars, then it's sequel Ashes to Ashes and completely separately a show called Endeavour.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I really love the old Sherlock Holmes show with Jeremy Brett. Probably my favorite portrayal of the great detective

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Get them a subscription to BritBox, it's almost all British detective shows.

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    [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Criminal Minds

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