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.

  • Choco617@lemmy.world
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    1 year 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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      8 months ago

      Season 1 is a master piece on another level. The other seasons are good too, but when compared with s1 they can’t compete.

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    1 year 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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    1 year 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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    1 year ago

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