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Rush

4 series

They are trained to be smarter, tactically superior and technologically advantaged...

True Crime Movie: A Model Daughter

Explores the death of Caroline Byrne - did she jump or was she pushed?

Catching Milat

1 series

The true story of how police caught Ivan Milat - Australia's most infamous serial killer.

Conviction

1 series

Conviction tells the story of the brilliant but rebellious daughter of a former President.

Secret State

1 series

A political thriller, where democracy and its relationship with industry is laid bare.

True Crime Movie: Bloodlines

Dr Colin Bouwer killed his wife in cold blood...and he almost got away with it.

True Crime Movie: Siege

What happens when one man, armed with dangerous weapons, holds an entire city to ransom...

True Crime Movie: Venus and Mars

A crazed Satanic Avenger on the the loose, a city living in fear - who will be next?

Gracepoint

1 series

When a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach, a major police investigation begins.

East West 101

3 series

In Sydney's Major Crime Squad, Detective Zane Malik fights prejudice to deliver justice.

He Kills Coppers

1 series

In 1966, two men become obsessed with tracking down the killer of three police officers.

The Bridge

2 series

A body is found on the bridge connecting the USA and Mexico. Two cops must solve the case.

The Last Enemy

1 series

In a world where trust is dying, to be replaced by technology, can love survive?

The Principal

1 series

Trouble ensues for principal Matt Bashir when a student is found dead on school grounds.

The Suspect

1 series

When a young woman is found dead Doctor Joe O'Loughlin offers help.

Thorne

2 series

David Morrissey is the compelling DI Tom Thorne in this nail-biting crime thriller.

City Homicide

5 series

In the homicide squad of a large Australian city, a group of young cops fight for justice.

Dear Murderer

1 series

In a decades-long career, Michael Bungay, QC, walks a blurry line between right and wrong.

Detective McLean

1 series

Detective McLean's world drastically changes when she has to arrest her own brother.

Innocent

1 series

A 16-year-old boy is brutally murdered in the quiet Lake District, but who killed him?

Professor T

1 series

Genius Cambridge University criminologist, Professor Jasper Tempest, advises the police.

Rebus

2 series

Crime drama series based on Ian Rankin's series of novels.

Ridley

1 series

Retired Detective Alex Ridley is lured back into service as a consultant detective.

Romper Stomper

1 series

A bold re-imagining of Geoffrey Wright's seminal 1992 Australian film Romper Stomper.

Run

1 series

Four seemingly unconnected people face life-changing decisions.

The Straits

1 series

The Straits follows the life of a criminal family who smuggle drugs and exotic wildlife.

The Walk-In

1 series

Activist Matthew Collins must penetrate an ultra-far-right group planning more outrages.

Too Close

1 series

Psychological thriller. A woman accused of a heinous crime claims she can't remember it.

Trigger Point

1 series

Explosives Officers are called out to investigate a potential bomb factory in London.

Bancroft

1 series

Dark thriller starring Sarah Parish as Detective Chief Superintendent Elizabeth Bancroft.

Blood

2 series

Blood is a six part returnable psychological thriller set in rural Ireland.

DI Ray

1 series

D.I. Rachita Ray is promoted to homicide but realises instantly she is a token hire.

Hollington Drive

1 series

Grief tears through Hollington Drive when 10-year-old Alex Boyd is declared missing.

Honour

1 series

DCI Goode vows not to rest until she gets justice for Banaz Mahmod.

Karen Pirie

1 series

1996. In St Andrews, three drunken students are discovered at the scene of a murder.

Manhunt: The Night Stalker

1 series

The real life story police pursuit of the 'Night Stalker'. Starring Martin Clunes.

Marcella

1 series

Marcella returns as an undercover detective in Belfast.

Mind Games

From award-winning writer Lynda La Plante. A serial killer is at large...

Spring Tide

2 series

1990. Under a full moon, a sadistic murder is committed on Nordkoster island.

The Long Call

1 series

A body is found on a beach in North Devon. DI Matthew Venn and his team investigate.

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe

1 series

John Darwin decides to fake his own death using his canoe, much to the horror of his wife.

The Tower

1 series

Detectives are called to a terrible incident at Portland Tower in south-east London.

Underbelly

6 series

Underbelly charts the rise and fall of real life Australian underworld figure...

22 July

1 series

The story of 6 people who were affected by the terrorist attack in Norway 22nd July 2011.

Between Two Worlds

1 series

The worlds of two very different families collide...

Black Widows

2 series

Three women are gathered at a cabin with their three colleague husbands when they watch...

Dry Water

2 series

Dry Water begins when Paulo Duarte is found dead from a gunshot wound in the port of Vigo.

Eyewitness

1 series

A fast-paced thriller seen through the eyes of two teenagers...

The Fixer

1 series

The Fixer is about a conspiracy of global proportions...

Insoupçonnable

1 series

Criminologist Chloé Fisher is sent to Lyon to investigate the murder of Adeline Moreau.

Murder

1 series

A young woman lies dead in a Nottingham flat. Her sister is barricaded in the bathroom...

Rose and Maloney

3 series

Rose & Maloney investigate old criminal cases, seeking to rectify miscarriages of justice.

Single-Handed

2 series

This critically acclaimed drama reflects on a policeman's quest to serve a rural community

Supply and Demand

2 series

From award-winning writer Lynda La Plante. Starring Eamonn Walker and Ade Sapara.

The Detail

1 series

Three female homicide detectives solve crimes while also dealing with their personal lives

Arthur Hailey's Detective

1 series

Based on the bestseller from master storyteller Arthur Hailey.

The Pembrokeshire Murders

1 series

Steve Wilkins reinvestigates one of Pembrokeshire's most notorious unsolved crimes.

Murderland

1 series

One murder told from three perspectives.

Low Winter Sun

1 series

Low Winter Sun begins with the murder of a cop by a fellow Detroit detective.

Human Trafficking

1 series

When a sixteen-year-old girl from the Ukraine, a single mother from Russia...

Taggart

27 series

Gritty cop-drama set in Glasgow, Taggart ran for nearly 30 years.

Without Sin

1 series

Vicky McClure plays the role of grieving mother, Stella Tomlinson.

The Sandhamn Murders

6 series

The Sandhamn Murders is based on Viveca Sten's hugely popular crime novel, 'Still Waters.'

A Spy Among Friends

1 series

The true story of Nicholas Elliott and Kim Philby, two British spies and lifelong friends.

Mary Kills People

3 series

Dr. Mary Harris kills people for a living...

Deep Water

1 series

After a brutal murder, two detectives uncover a series of eerily similar cold cases.

Midsomer Murders

3 series

Inspector Barnaby investigates murder mysteries in the sleepy village of Midsomer.

The Girl From St Agnes

1 series

Dark secrets are revealed after a tragic event at an elite boarding school...

Accused

2 series

Each episode follows a new person accused of a crime and what led them to end up in court.

Dripping In Chocolate

Detective Bennett O'Mara finds a chocolate wrapper on a strangled girl...

The Code

2 series

Two brothers unearth dangerous information that those in power will kill to keep secret.

The Field of Blood

2 series

In 1982 Glasgow, a young woman investigates mysterious murders in a world of men.

The Reunion

1 series

An elite prep school frozen in the snow. Three friends linked by a tragic secret.

Ultimate Force

4 series

Ultimate Force is a muscular, unyielding action thriller.

Unforgotten

2 series

Gripping murder mystery starring Sinéad Keenan and Sanjeev Bhaskar.

Vera

2 series

Detective drama based on characters created by crime writer Ann Cleeves.

Des

1 series

Three-part true crime drama on Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen.

Endeavour

2 series

Crime drama series about the young Detective Constable Endeavour Morse.

Grace

3 series

John Simm stars as the troubled detective Roy Grace in this unsettling drama.

Litvinenko

1 series

David Tennant portrays Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian KGB officer.

Malaterra

1 series

French Broadchurch adaptation. Malaterra is a haven of peace, until a child is found dead.

McDonald and Dodds

2 series

Crime detective drama with feature-length crime mysteries.

Redemption

1 series

A body has been found, and DI Colette Cunningham is listed as next of kin.

Striking Out

2 series

A shock discovery leaves solicitor Tara Rafferty striking out on her own.

The Commander

5 series

Commander Clare Blake is head of the serious crimes unit in the male-dominated Met.

The Listener

5 series

The Listener is an acclaimed drama about a young paramedic...

Beck

6 series

Commissioner Martin Beck and his partner Gunvald Larsson investigate murders in Stockholm.

Blue Murder

2 series

The story of upheaval in a Police Force set against major criminal activity.

Crownies

1 series

Five young lawyers face the pressures and endearing madness of modern single life.

Grantchester

2 series

Reverend Will Davenport solves mysteries alongside Detective Inspector Geordie Keating.

Jo

1 series

Detective in Paris elite Criminal Brigade tackling the city's challenging murder cases

The Bay

3 series

DS Jenn Townsend races to a scene of horror unfolding for a broken family.

100 Code

1 series

Created by Oscar-winning writer-director Bobby Moresco, starring Michael Nyqvist.

For Life

1 series

This series is about the controversial and brilliant investigator Victoria Woll...

Holding

1 series

Sergeant PJ Collins is called upon to solve a crime in the sleepy Irish village of Duneen.

Inspector Rojas: In Cold Blood

1 series

Captain Rojas teams up with local police officer Carrasco...

Leverage

5 series

A crew of high-tech crooks attempt to steal from wealthy criminals and corrupt businessmen

Public Enemy

1 series

Freed after 20 years in prison, child killer Guy Beranger found refuge with monks.

Ransom

3 series

Kidnappers. Thieves. Hackers. Militias. Extremists. Time to call Crisis Resolution.

Straight Forward

1 series

Finding safety and escaping the dangers of your past life can only happen when...

The Disappearance

1 series

The Disappearance explores every parent's worst nightmare: their child going missing...

The Escape Artist

1 series

A junior barrister celebrated for spiriting people out of tight legal corners represent...

The Hunting

1 series

The lives of four teenagers and the community around them are rocked by a scandal.

The Pinkertons

1 series

A father and son team up with America's first female detective to solve crimes...

Van Der Valk

2 series

Marc Warren stars as the dedicated Dutch detective tackling crime in Amsterdam.

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