Best UK Crime
Line of Duty, a British police procedural, distinguishes itself through its intricate plots and relentless focus on police corruption. The series follows AC-12, a unit tasked with investigating suspected wrongdoing within the police force. Its complex narrative structure, featuring multiple suspects...
Waking the Dead was a British crime drama produced by the BBC, featuring a London cold-case unit with CID officers, a profiler, and a forensic scientist. Nine series of sixty-two episodes were broadcast consecutively on BBC One, culminating in a final episode in April 2011. The show received an Inte...
Law & Order: UK was a British police procedural television program adapting the American “Law & Order” format. It ran from 2009 to 2014 on ITV, featuring an initial cast including Bradley Walsh and Freema Agyeman, with additional actors joining in later seasons. The series utilized scripts derived f...
Z-Cars is a British police procedural television drama series originally broadcast by the BBC from 1962 to 1978. The show centered around mobile policing units investigating crimes in the fictional town of Newtown, mirroring real-world police practices within the United Kingdom. It’s notable for its...
The Bill is a long-running British television series depicting the daily operations of a London Metropolitan Police team. Created by Geoff McQueen, it gained recognition for its realistic portrayal of police work and comedic elements within a crime procedural format. Primarily aimed at adult audienc...
The Shadow Line is a seven-part British crime and political thriller television series written and directed by Hugo Blick and first broadcast by BBC Two in 2011. Its parallel storylines follow police officers and criminals investigating the same murder while confronting corruption within their respe...
“The Responder is a UK crime drama centered on DS Chris Slater, a Liverpool police officer dealing with violent incidents while grappling with severe PTSD and addiction. The series distinguishes itself through its unflinching portrayal of psychological trauma within a gritty police procedural. It’s...
