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loved this,help with similar series please?

posted 9 years ago by ib011f9545i
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Just bought this on dvd,forgot how great it was,another series would be great.

Around the time this was on there was another British detective series,female lead I think,maybe had ACCENT in the title?

[–] ib011f9545i 9 years ago

found it CASE SENSITIVE.

[–] Helena727 9 years ago

Your thread title suggested that you wanted suggestions for similar series; I see now that you don't, but I'm leaving this post in case others read it the same way. Cheers.

If you're looking for extremely well-written, somewhat tense detective series (which is what I think CH was), try
- Sherlock (2010)
- Inspector George Gently (2007)

I also really liked
- Lewis (2007)
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001)
- Foyle's War (2002)
- Inspector Morse (1987)
.................Each is very good and is worth watching, but they're a little less atmospheric than CH, S, and IGG.

"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people."

[–] ib011f9545i 9 years ago

thanks for the reply anyway.
After I had posted I the name of the series popped into my head.
I meant detective series that were on about the same time.

I am a fan of all the series you mention although I think MORSE/LEWIS are not as good as most people think.

I would add GRANCHESTER and JERICHO which is a 1950s set crime thing from a few years ago.
I also liked HUNTER and 5 days.

Are you British or American?

I am British but when I tried to buy CASE SENSITIVE on dvd the shop people looked at me as if I was mad (we are all meant to watch AMERICAN shows all the time).

Anyway I went to Belgium on holiday and there were shops full of BBC detective series on dvd,seems BBC DETECTIVE shows are huge in BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS/GERMANY.

So I bought some and now I have a sore back from carrying them around Europe.

[–] FearlessOneDay 8 years ago

I'm watching a Jesse Stone (Tom Selleck) episode on TV now. It has a noir vibe like Case Histories. Both have main characters that are flawed but decent men.

[–] ib011f9545i 8 years ago

Don't think that is on in the UK yet, will check it out thanks.

[–] glitterfox 8 years ago

I think the female detective that you are on about is Vera.

[–] ib011f9545i 8 years ago

thanks but the series was called CASE SENSITIVE.
I don't like VERA,I don't expect a fashion show but nobody would really dress as badly as that.

[–] bi-azh 8 years ago

You could try Broadchurch,at least you will get the Scottish accent. Seriously, that one is really good drama- and characterwise.

[–] slimone (7996) 5 years ago

New Tricks is very similar, by opening cases that were never solved. Great, long-running British series.