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Hart to Hart(1979-1984)

TV-G
| 1h per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
3.4/5 (with 53 votes)

Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives.

Murder, She Wrote(1984-1996)

TV-14
| 45min per episode | Mystery, Crime, Drama
3.8/5 (with 167 votes)

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

Father Brown(2013-)

TV-14
| 45min per episode | Drama, Crime, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 49 votes)

Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.

With Mark Williams, Sorcha Cusack, Jennie Jacques

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries(1977-1979)

1h per episode | Mystery, Action & Adventure
3.5/5 (with 13 votes)

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is a television series which aired for three seasons on ABC. The series starred Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy as amateur sleuth brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, respectively, and Pamela Sue Martin as girl detective Nancy Drew. The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries was unusual in that it often dealt with the characters individually, in an almost anthological style. That is, some episodes featured only the Hardy Boys and others only Nancy Drew.

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers(1989-1990)

TV-G
| 22min per episode | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Kids & Family
3.8/5 (with 230 votes)

Chip and Dale head a small, eccentric group of animal characters who monitor not only the human world, but the animal community as well, solving mysteries wherever they may be. The "Rescue Rangers" take the cases that fall through the cracks.

Mike Tyson Mysteries(2014-2020)

TV-14
| 11min per episode | Mystery, Animation, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 23 votes)

Mike Tyson is taking the fight from the boxing ring to the streets … by solving mysteries! Aided by the Mike Tyson Mystery Team — the Ghost of the Marquess of Queensberry, Mike’s adopted Korean daughter and a pigeon who was once a man — Mike Tyson will answer any plea sent to him.

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates(1996-1998)

TV-G
| 50min per episode | Drama, Crime
3.5/5 (with 7 votes)

Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her husband, and her pocketbook, this senior sleuth takes on all the cases the police deem too minor.

Fillmore!(2002-2004)

TV-Y7
| 22min per episode | Animation, Mystery
3.6/5 (with 12 votes)

Former delinquent Cornelius Fillmore saw the light, and now fights on the side of justice at X Middle School. Joining him is Ingrid Third, who has a photographic memory. Together, Fillmore and Third fight all those who attempt to break the rules at X, all while keeping Jr. Commissioner Vallejo off their backs and trying to please the school's overly-image-conscious Principal Folsom. Fillmore! is an American animated television series which was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series was created by Scott M. Gimple and directed by Christian Roman. It was the last series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation alone, without association with Disney Channel.

Agatha Raisin(2016-)

TV-14
| 45min per episode | Comedy, Mystery
2.9/5 (with 20 votes)

Burnt out on office politics, Agatha Raisin retires early to a picturesque village in the Cotswolds and soon finds a second career as an amateur detective investigating mischief, mayhem, and murder in her deceptively quaint town.

Mr And Mrs North(1952-1954)

TV-PG
| 30min per episode | Comedy, Crime
2.4/5 (with 3 votes)

Mr. & Mrs. North is an American comedy/mystery television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1952 to May 25, 1954. The series centers on Jerry North, a mystery magazine publisher who thinks he is a good amateur detective, and his wife, Pamela, as they solve crimes in New York City.

The Adventures of Shirley Holmes(1997-2000)

24min per episode | Drama, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 3 votes)

The Adventures of Shirley Holmes is a Canadian mystery TV series that originally aired from 1997 to 2000. The show was created by Ellis Iddon and Phil Meagher who had produced a successful series of books with Harper Collins, teaming up with Credo and Forefront to develop the TV series. Filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the series follows the life of Shirley Holmes, the great grand-niece of Sherlock Holmes who, with the help of ex-gang member Bo Sawchuk, tackles a variety of mysteries in and around the fictional Canadian city of Redington. On some occasions, she found herself matching wits with archnemesis Molly Hardy. The show has been broadcast in over 80 countries and has been dubbed in French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Norwegian, Polish and Turkish. Her performance in the show led to actress Meredith Henderson being nominated for a Gemini Award in 1998 and winning one in 1999. The show itself was twice nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Children's or Youth Program or Series" in 1998 and eventually won it in 1999. In the spring of 1998 Susin Nielsen won a Gemini Award in the category "Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program" for her screenplay of the episode "The Case of the Burning Building". In the same year, Elizabeth Stewart won a WGC Award from the Writers Guild of Canada for her writing of the episode "The Case of the Maestro's Ghost".

Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall(2005-)

45min per episode | Comedy, Crime
3.7/5 (with 3 votes)

Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall is an Austrian crime television series, first aired on the Austrian television channel "ORF eins" in 2005. The show also aired in Switzerland on "SF1", in Germany on RTL Crime and on the Franco-German TV network "arte" - dubbed in French. The sending-rights were sold to Slovenia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Ukranie and Russia.

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The Spoils Before Dying(2015)

TV-14
| 23min per episode | Comedy, Crime
2.9/5 (with 7 votes)

Fictional author-filmmaker, Eric Jonrosh, adapts his epic tale of a pianist-turned-detective investigating a murder in the 1950s underground jazz scene.

Mr & Mrs Murder(2013)

TV-PG
| 45min per episode | Comedy, Crime
2.8/5 (with 7 votes)

Charlie and Nicola Buchanan are crime scene cleaners whose unique quirks and talents solve the most baffling murder mysteries.

Houdini & Doyle(2016)

TV-14
| 43min per episode | Drama
3.3/5 (with 21 votes)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Harry Houdini and Stratton are tasked with the cases that nobody else can solve. It challenges their sense of what is real and what is not. Houdini is a skeptic, while Doyle believes in the unseen. Their diverse viewpoints make solving crime a challenge and often Stratton is put in the middle. The trio will take on cases that involve vampires, ghosts, monsters and poltergeists…or are they a ruse to conceal murder?

Hyouka(2012)

TV-PG
| 26min per episode | Animation, Drama, Mystery, Comedy
4.1/5 (with 150 votes)

Oreki Houtarou is a minimalistic high school boy. One day, he joins the Classic Literature Club at his elder sister's request. There he meets Chitanda Eru, Fukube Satoshi, and Ibara Mayaka. Chitanda is a calm beautiful girl but she turns into an embodiment of curiosity once she says, "I'm curious." Fukube is a smiling boy with a fantastic memory who calls himself a database. Ibara is a short girl and is strict with others and herself. They begin to investigate a case that occurred 45 years ago. Hints of the mystery are buried in an old collection of works of the former members of Classics Club. The collection is titled "Hyouka."

Buford and the Galloping Ghost(1979)

30min per episode | Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Buford and the Galloping Ghost is an American Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired on NBC from February 3, 1979 to September 1, 1979 on NBC. It contained the following two 15-minute segments: ⁕The Buford Files ⁕The Galloping Ghost The Buford Files and The Galloping Ghost originally aired as separate segments on Yogi's Space Race from September 9, 1978 to January 27, 1979 on NBC. Following the cancellation of Yogi's Space Race, both segments were repackaged as one half-hour show.

Whitstable Pearl(2021-)

TV-14
| 48min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 12 votes)

With her son grown up, single mom Pearl Nolan decides to pursue her lifelong dream and launches a private detective agency, which she runs from her family's restaurant in the coastal town of Whitstable. Drawn by her caring nature, locals soon flock to her with all manner of cases. But when an old friend dies suspiciously, Pearl finds herself in conflict with gruff new cop in town, DCI Mike McGuire.

Over My Dead Body(1990-1991)

1h per episode | Drama, Crime
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Over My Dead Body is a detective drama Over My Dead Body stars Edward Woodward as Maxwell Beckett, an aging mystery novelist whose three successful early novels were starting to be overshadowed by the reputation his two most recent works had developed as being "bombs." He was approached by young, struggling reporter Nikki Page who wrote for the San Francisco Union, and who came to him for help after witnessing a murder through her window and because he was her favorite author. After they solved this mystery, they became fast friends and began to work together in the "amateur sleuth" tradition to solve crimes.

The Forgotten(2009-2010)

TV-14
| 42min per episode | Crime, Drama
3.1/5 (with 10 votes)

A team of dedicated amateurs work on cases involving unidentified victims. After the police have given up, this group must first solve the puzzle of the victim's identity in order to then help catch the killer. They work to give the deceased back their names, lest they become—The Forgotten.

Directed by Danny Cannon

Little Monk(2009)

TV-G
| 4min per episode | Comedy, Crime, Drama
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Monk didn't just become MONK overnight: it took years of emotional trauma, mockery, and bullying to make him the man he is today. But the gift for solving mysteries? That was always there. That and the profound social awkwardness. So if you've ever wondered how Monk's career in crime-solving began – or where that milk phobia originated – prepare to have your questions answered in these brand-new Original Webisodes featuring the adventures of Little Monk and his very first assistant, his big brother Ambrose.

The New Bob Cummings Show(1961-1962)

30min per episode | Comedy

The New Bob Cummings Show is an American situation comedy which was broadcast by CBS during the 1961-62 television season. The series was originally titled The Bob Cummings Show when it first appeared on the CBS schedule on October 5, 1961; however, this led to confusion between this program and series stars Bob Cummings' earlier 1955 series, also called The Bob Cummings Show; thus, the title The New Bob Cummings Show was officially adopted beginning with the December 28 episode.

I'll Be Gone in the Dark(2020-2021)

TV-MA
| 1h per episode | Documentary, Crime
3.7/5 (with 53 votes)

An exploration of the case of the Golden State Killer who terrorized California in the 1970s and 1980s, committing 50 sexual assaults and 10 murders, and true crime author Michelle McNamara's obsessive quest to find justice on behalf of his victims.

The New Shmoo(1979-1980)

2.1/5 (with 2 votes)

The New Shmoo is an American animated series based on the character from the Li'l Abner comic strip created by Al Capp. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC. The series aired in September 1979.

Directed by Ray Patterson

Father Brown(1974)

TV-PG
| 50min per episode | Crime, Mystery, Drama
3.3/5 (with 4 votes)

Father Brown was a Catholic priest who doubled as an amateur detective in order to solve mysteries.

Ein Fall für TKKG(1985-1987)

25min per episode | Kids & Family
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Ein Fall für TKKG is a German television series.

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library(1984)

52min per episode | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 17 votes)

Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.

Directed by Silvio Narizzano

Whiz Kids(1983-1984)

1h per episode | Action & Adventure
3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

The premise follows four high school tenth-graders, who use their sophisticated knowledge of computers to become amateur detectives, solving crimes and bringing perpetrators to justice.

Caps Club(2013-2016)

A group of children that all have a physical disability solves mysteries together from their secret tree house.

Directed by Servaas Snoeijers - With Daan de Groot, Eefje Paddenburg, Timo Verbeek, Leonie Elbert, Vincent Moes, Leontine Ruiters, ...

The Files of Young Kindaichi(2022)

1h per episode | Drama, Mystery
3.1/5 (with 6 votes)

Kindaichi Hajime is a high school student and a private detective with an IQ of 180. He solves murder cases that are riddled with difficult clues. Kindaichi Hajime works with his childhood friend Nanase Miyuki and Kenmochi Isamu. Kenmochi Isamu is now the chief inspector of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

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