Jeremy Brett, in a peerless portrayal of the classic character, stars in this faithful adaptation. From a blackmailed monarch to an abandoned Christmas goose, Holmes uses his acute perception and powers of observation to solve riddles and catch criminals.

For this detective, the devil is in the details. Mark Williams stars as Father Brown, a clergyman with a particular talent for crime-solving.

Amara Karan (Bancroft) stars in this uplifting original crime drama. A small town in Northern Ireland sees the mysterious arrival of English DC Leila Hussain, the first Muslim officer in the town’s history.

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

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.

One of British TV’s most beloved detectives, the blue-eyed maverick Jim Bergerac (John Nettles) returns to the Bureau des Étrangers.