Reader List: Watching British Mysteries Beyond Christie and Doyle

Watching British Mysteries Beyond Christie and Doyle
submitted in December 2007 by BookMan

There’s lots of cool British mystery series on DVD to take a chance on, beyond the standards by Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Give one of the following a shot!

Brother Cadfael — based on the books by Ellis Peters

• Brother Cadfael
• Brother Cadfael, Set Two
• Brother Cadfael, Set Three
• Brother Cadfael, Set Four

The Dick Francis Mysteries — based on the books by Dick Francis

• The Dick Francis Mysteries [3 2-hour films]

Hamish Macbeth — based on the books by M.C. Beaton

• Hamish Macbeth, Series One
• Hamish Macbeth, Series Two
• Hamish Macbeth, Series Three

Heat of the Sun — Russell Lewis

• Heat of the Sun [3 2-hour films]

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates — David Cook

• Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Complete First Series
• Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Complete Second Series
• Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Complete Third Series
• Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Complete Fourth Series

Lovejoy — based on the books by Jonathan Gash

• The Lovejoy Mysteries, Complete Season One
• The Lovejoy Mysteries, Complete Season Two
• The Lovejoy Mysteries, Complete Season Three
• The Lovejoy Mysteries, Complete Season Four
• The Lovejoy Mysteries, Complete Season Five
• The Lovejoy Mysteries, Complete Season Six

McCallum

• McCallum

Oliver’s Travels — Alan Plater

• Oliver’s Travels

Prime Suspect — Lynda LaPlante

• Prime Suspect
• Prime Suspect 2
• Prime Suspect 3
• Prime Suspect 4
• Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement
• Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness
• Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act

Touching Evil — Paul Abbott

• Touching Evil, Series One
• Touching Evil, Series Two
• Touching Evil, Series Three