Series like Houdini & Doyle

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   A Mother's Son

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   2012 · 60 min · Crime · Drama

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   A mother suspects that her son could be the killer of a recently found dead girl, and becomes caught in a torturous dilemma of whether to denounce him, or protect him and hide the act.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared crime investigation series style
   • a closely matched era

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   Vera

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   2011 · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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   A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared crime investigation series style

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   The Shadow Line

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   2011 · 60 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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   A murder is investigated by both sides of the line, cops and criminals, using opposing methods. But the real line is the morality within each person and how far they will go before they cross it.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared crime investigation series style

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   Suspects

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   2014 · 45 min · Crime · Drama

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   Set in London, each episode is a self-contained story, starting with a news report, then following the team of three detectives as they investigate the circumstances the crime. The cases themselves are hard-hitting with contemporary themes, such as the search for a soldier with PTSD, a murder that has been made to look like an assisted suicide and the gang rape of a young teenager.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared crime investigation series style
   • a closely matched era

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   The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

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   2002 · 90 min · Crime · Drama

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   DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared themes: london, england and murder investigation

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   The Detail

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   2018 · 40 min · Crime · Drama

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   Three fiercely talented female homicide investigators work tirelessly to solve crimes while navigating the complicated demands of their personal lives.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared crime investigation series style
   • a closely matched era

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   New Blood

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   2016 · 60 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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   Two junior investigators come together against a new breed of criminal, the uber rich and powerful corporations, individuals and governments who hide behind legitimate facades.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared theme: london, england

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   Sherlock

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   2010 · 90 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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   A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   No Offence

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   2015 · 47 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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   Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists, neo-Nazis and notorious murderers are all in a day’s work for this close-knit team, led by the dizzyingly capable but unquestionably unhinged DI Vivienne Deering. But when a particularly twisted serial killer emerges it leaves even the most hardened of these seasoned coppers reeling.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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    Evil

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    2019 · 43 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to assess for a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era

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