Which Detective Show Should You Watch?
Which Detective Show Should You Watch?
With Backstrom starting on FOX and The Pinkertons coming to Drama on Virgin Media, you're spoilt for choice in the department of private investigators. Find out which sleuth series you should invest in and head to www.virginmediapresents.com to read more...
With Backstrom starting on FOX and The Pinkertons coming to Drama on Virgin Media, you're spoilt for choice in the department of private investigators. Find out which sleuth series you should invest in and head to www.virginmediapresents.com to read more...
What kind of setting appeals to you most?
How much laughter do you like with your murder?
What's your favorite kind of detective?
How complex and twisty do you like your crime tales?
How important is eye candy to your TV enjoyment?
How would your friends describe you?
You should watch The Pinkertons
You should watch The Pinkertons
This new period detective drama, set in the American Wild West, uses actual cases drawn from the files of the historic Pinkerton National Detective Agency – a nationwide network of private investigators dating from the 1800s (the main character once foiled a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln). Braveheart’s Angus Macfadyen stars.
Catch The Pinkertons on Sundays at 8pm on Drama (CH 190)
You should watch Backstrom
You should watch Backstrom
Police procedural and black comedy combine to make a potent mix (and a brilliant new series). A deeply flawed main character, played by a gifted comic actor on top of his game, The Office's Rainn Wilson, is backed up by the original 24 president and all-round screen-presence machine, Dennis Haysbert.
Watch Backstrom on Wednesdays at 9pm on FOX (CH 157) and FOX HD (CH 199)
You should watch Rizzoli & Isles
You should watch Rizzoli & Isles
Described as a post-feminist Cagney & Lacey, this show follows Jane Rizzoli, the only female homicide detective on the Boston police force, and medical examiner Maura Isles. The classically mismatched pair share great chemistry while tracking down crazed serial killers. It’s everything you want in a cop show.
Series 6 starts this Thursday at 9pm on alibi (CH 130) and alibi HD (CH 200)
You should watch Sherlock
You should watch Sherlock
If you haven’t already, you should watch the original genius detective, given a modern spin by the BBC. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are the updated duo of Holmes and Watson, now probably the most beloved on-screen iteration of the characters ever. The scripts are clockwork-clever updates of the original Arthur Conan Doyle stories, retooled for the smartphone age.
Watch the Sherlock series 1-2 Box Set in TV On Demand.
You should watch Dalziel & Pascoe
You should watch Dalziel & Pascoe
The chalk-and-cheese pairing of a gruff and insensitive veteran detective and a bright-eyed, idealistic rookie has been done many times, but the original Dalziel & Pascoe books, bestsellers since the 70s, played a huge part in establishing the archetype. The TV version is the perfect adaptation, nailing both the chemistry between the characters and the deceptively clever plots.
Watch Dalziel & Pascoe from the beginning on Wednesdays at 8pm on Drama (CH 190)