Complete list of 2010s British detective series

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Below is a complete list of British detective/mystery/crime series from the 2010s. This includes series that started prior to 2010 and continued into the decade, as well as shows that started in the 2010s and continued into the 2020s.

At the turn of the millennium, there was a surge in popularity of reality and true-crime series. However, as I want to focus on scripted/fictional shows on this website, and so documentary-type series were not included in the list below. Titles of series that only lasted for a single year/season have been left unbolded.

Clicking on a title link in the list below will take you to my post about that specific show (if I have created one). Additionally, the list also includes links to places where you can watch/stream the show online.

A

The A List (2018-present)
Above Suspicion (2009-2012) [stream here]
Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders (2019) [stream here]
Agatha Christie’s Marple (2004-2013) [stream here]
Agatha Christie’s Ordeal by Innocence (2018) [stream here]
Agatha Christie’s Poirot (1989-2013) [stream here]
Agatha Raisin (2016-present) [stream here]
Appropriate Adult (2011) [stream here]
Armchair Detectives (2017) (gameshow)
Ashes to Ashes (2008-2010)

B

Bancroft (2017-2020) [stream here]
Bang (2017-2020) (bilingual English/Welsh) [stream here]
Baptiste (2019-present) [stream here]
The Bay (2019-present) [stream here]
The Bill (1983-2010) [stream here]
The Bletchley Circle (2012-2014) [stream here]
The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco (2018-present) (British-Canadian co-production) [stream here]
The Body Farm (2011) [stream here]
Bodyguard (2018)
Broadchurch (2013-2017) [stream here]
Bulletproof (2018-present) (comedy-drama)
By Any Means (2013)

C

The Capture (2019-present) [stream here]
Case Histories (2011-2013) [stream here or here]
Chasing Shadows (2014)
The City and the City (2018) [stream here or here]
Code of a Killer (2015) [stream here]
Collateral (2018)
The Coroner (2015-2016) [stream here]
Crime Stories (2012)
Crims (2015) (sitcom)
The Cry (2018) (Australian-British co-production) [stream here]

D

Dark Angel (2016) [stream here]
Dark Heart (2016-present) [stream here]
Dark Money (2019)
DCI Banks (2010-2016) [stream here]
Dead Boss (2012) (sitcom) [stream here]
Death in Paradise (2011-present) [stream here]
Departure (2019-present) (UK-Canadian co-production)
Dirk Gently (2010) [stream here]
Doing Money (2018)
The Driver (2014) [stream here]
Dublin Murders (2019-present) (Irish production) [stream here]

E-F

Endeavour (2012-present) [stream here]
The Escape Artist (2013) [stream here]
Falcón (2012)
The Fall (2013-2016) (British-Irish co-production) [stream here or here]
Father & Son (2009-2010) (UK-Ireland co-production) [stream here]
Father Brown (2013-present) [stream here]
The Fear (2012)
Fearless (2017) [stream here]
The Five (2016)
Fortitude (2015-2018) [stream here]
Foyle’s War (2002-2015) [stream here]

G-H

Glue (2014)
Grantchester (2014-present) [stream here]
The Great Train Robbery (2013)
The Guilty (2013)
Happy Valley (2014-present) [stream here]
Hard Sun (2018) [stream here]
Heartbeat (1992-2010) [stream here]
Hidden (2011)
Hidden (2018-present) (bilingual Welsh & English) [stream here]
Hinterland (a.k.a. Y Gwyll) (2013-2016) (bilingual Welsh & English) [stream here]
Houdini & Doyle (2016) (UK-Canadian-US co-production) [stream here]
House of Anubis (2011-2013) (UK-US co-production) [stream here]

I-K

The Ice Cream Girls (2013)
In the Dark (2017) [stream here]
Informer (2018) [stream here]
Innocent (2018-present) [stream here]
Inside Men (2012) [stream here]
Inside No. 9 (2014-present) (black comedy) [stream here]
Inspector George Gently (a.k.a. George Gently) (2007-2017) [stream here]
The Interceptor (2015) [stream here]
Jonathan Creek (1997-2016) [stream here]
Justice (2011)
Keeping Faith (a.k.a. Un Bore Mercher) (2017-present) (filmed in Welsh and English) [stream here]
Kiri (2018) [stream here]
Kiss Me First (2018)

L

The Last Panthers (2015) (French-British co-production) [stream here]
Law & Order: UK (2009-2014) [stream here]
The Level (2016-present) [stream here]
Lewis (a.k.a. Inspector Lewis) (2006-2015) [stream the series here; stream the pilot here]
Liar (2017-2020) [stream here]
Life of Crime (2013) [stream here]
Line of Duty (2012-present) [stream here]
Little Boy Blue (2017) [stream here]
The Loch (a.k.a. Loch Ness) (2017) [stream here or here]
London Kills (2019-present) [stream here]
London Spy (2015) [stream here]
Luther (2010-2019) [stream here]

M

Maigret (2016-2017) [stream here]
The Mallorca Files (2019-present) [stream here]
Manhunt (2019-present) [stream here]
Marcella (2016-present) [stream here]
Mayday (2013) [stream here]
McMafia (2018-present) [stream here]
Midsomer Murders (1997-present) [stream here]
Midwinter of the Spirit (2015) [stream here]
Missing (2001-2010)
The Missing (2014-2016) [stream here]
The Moonstone (2016) (based on the book by Wilkie Collins) [stream here]
A Mother’s Son (2012)
Murder (2012-present)
Murder in Successville (2015-2017) (sitcom)
Murder on the Home Front (2013) [stream here]
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012) (based on the book by Charles Dickens) [stream here]

N-Q

New Blood (2016) [stream here]
New Tricks (2003-2015) [stream here]
No Offence (2015-2018) [stream here]
Paranoid (2016)
Partners in Crime (a.k.a. Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime) (2015) [stream here]
Paula (2017)
Porridge (2016-2017) (sitcom) [stream here]
Prey (2014-2015) [stream here]
Prime Suspect 1973 (a.k.a. Prime Suspect: Tennison) (2017) [stream here]
Psychoville (2009-2011) [stream here]
Public Enemies (2012) [stream here]
Queens of Mystery (2019) [stream here]

R-S

The Reckoning (2011)
Rellik (2017) (UK-US co-production) [stream here]
Requiem (2018)
Rillington Place (2016) [stream here]
Ripper Street (2012-2016) [stream here]
Safe (2018)
The Secret (2016)
Scott & Bailey (2011-2016) [stream here]
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (2018-present) [stream here]
Sherlock (2010-2017) [stream here]
Shetland (2013-present) [stream here]
The Silence (2010) [stream here]
Silent Witness (1996-present) [stream here]
Silk (2011-2014) [stream here]
Southcliffe (2013) [stream here]
Stan Lee’s Lucky Man (2016-2018) [stream here]
Strike (a.k.a. C.B. Strike) (2017-present) [stream here or here]
Suspects (2014-2016) [stream here]

T

Taggart (1985-2010) [stream here]
Talking to the Dead (2013)
Thirteen (2016) [stream here]
Thirteen Steps Down (2012) [stream here]
Thorne (2010)
Three Girls (2017) [stream here]
Tin Star (2017-2020) [stream here]
Top Boy (2011-present) [stream here]
A Touch of Cloth (2012-2014) (satire) [stream here]
A Touch of Frost (1992-2010) [stream here]
The Trial of Christine Keeler (2019-2020)
The Trials of Jimmy Rose (2015) [stream here]
Trust Me (2017-2019)

U-Z

Undercover (2015) (comedy-drama) [stream here]
Unforgotten (2015-present) [stream here]
Utopia (2013-2014) [stream here]
Vera (2011-present) [stream here]
A Very English Scandal (2018-present) (comedy-drama) [stream here]
Vienna Blood (2019) [stream here]
Waking the Dead (2000-2011) [stream here]
The Widower (2014) [stream here]
Wild Bill (2019) (comedy-drama) [stream here]
Whitechapel (2009-2013) [stream here]
The Witness for the Prosecution (2016) (based on the short story by Agatha Christie) [stream here]
WPC 56 (2013-2015) [stream here or here]
Year of the Rabbit (2019-present) (sitcom) [stream here]
Zen (2011) [stream here]