Midsomer Murders
This English crime drama series, based on books by Caroline Graham features John Nettles as Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby of the Causton C.I.D., a laconic, down-to-earth detective who faces many ingenious and remarkable murders (usually several in each episode) amid the eccentric denizens of Middle England. Midsomer Murders first hit our screens in 1997 with the pilot episode 'The Killings at Badgers Drift'. Based on the Inspector Barnaby Books the series is filmed in beautiful English villages in and around the Buckinghamshire are. As well as the usual mystery\suspense you would expect from this type of drama there is also a strong humorous undercurrent and the opposing traits of the two main characters.

A Touch Of Frost
Based on the crime novels of R.D. Wingfield, the long-running British television series A Touch of Frost stars award-winning actor David Jason as scruffy police detective Jack Frost. Tracking down wrongdoers in the fictitious town of Denton, England, Frost solves cases with a healthy dose of humour and an unconventional style that places him at odds with both criminals and his own police force. Frost bucks the trend of contemporary crime fiction - he is understated, in the midst of often humdrum situations, with a "hero" who is merely quirky and diligent . . . and utterly sexless.

Wycliffe
Wycliffe was a British TV series based on W.J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was broadcast on ITV between 1993 and 1998.
The series was set in Cornwall, and many of the crimes Wycliffe (Jack Shepherd) had to solve were connected in some way to drug smuggling operations. He was assisted by DI Doug Kersey (Jimmy Yuill) and DC, subsequently DI, Lucy Lane (Helen Masters). Filmed in Cornwall, and a production office in the County capital, Truro. Wycliffe always seemed to put the job first, and family commitments second. His anniversary party saw him being called away for another incident for his team to deal with.