Series like Midsomer Murders

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   New Blood

   Same creator

   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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   • the same creator
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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.

   Why it connects

   • strong shared themes: cosy crime and murder investigation
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared network: BBC

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   Murder in Mind

   Same creator

   2001 · 60 min · Crime · Drama

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   A series of self-contained stories, each recounting a murder scene as seen from the chilling viewpoint of the killer. Explore the inner workings of a criminal's brain, revealing humanity at its darkest.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same creator
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   Silent Witness

   Strong story similarity

   1996 · 60 min · Crime · Drama

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   A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.

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

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   Vera

   Strong story similarity

   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 story and style similarity
   • strong shared themes: cosy crime and england
   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   CSI: NY

   Strong story similarity

   2004 · 42 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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   Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".

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

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   Collision

   Same creator

   2009 · 48 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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   The story of a major road accident and a group of people who have never met, but who all share one single defining moment that will change their lives.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same creator
   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   Foyle's War

   Same creator

   2002 · 120 min · Crime · Drama · Mystery · War & Politics

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   As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   Law & Order

   Strong story similarity

   1990 · Crime · Drama

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   In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

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

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    Prime Suspect

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    1991 · Crime · Drama · Mystery

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    Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.

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

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