Shows like Prime Suspect 1973: 20 to watch next
If you loved Prime Suspect 1973 (2017) — a crime and drama series created by Lynda La Plante and Glen Laker — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Prime Suspect 1973 most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like london, england, 1970s and police. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 2002★ 7.4
Shares: Crime, Drama
DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Long Shadow 2023★ 7.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
Dramatizing one of the most infamously notorious and shocking serial killer cases in the world, the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe, commonly dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper, between October 1975 and January 1981, South Yorkshire police undertook the biggest manhunt in British criminal history. The search for Sutcliffe lasted five years, involved over a thousand officers and changed the way the British police worked forever.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Bill 1984★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Drama
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Tower 2021★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Crime
A veteran beat cop and teenage girl fall to their deaths from a tower block in south-east London, leaving a five-year-old boy and rookie police officer Lizzie Griffiths on the roof, only for them to go missing. Detective Sergeant Sarah Collins is drafted in to investigate, working to find Lizzie before she comes to serious harm, but also to uncover the truth behind the grisly tower block deaths.
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Agatha Christie's Poirot 1989★ 8.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Crime Story 1986★ 8.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of ruthless gangster Ray Luca.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Scott & Bailey 2011★ 7.4
Shares: Crime, Drama
D.C. Rachel Bailey and D.C. Janet Scott have a robust and engaging friendship which enables them to draw upon each other’s strengths and investigate murders for the Manchester Metropolitan Police.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Des 2020★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
The story of one of the most infamous cases in UK criminal history, that of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Told through the prism of three men, the series explores the personal and professional consequences of coming into contact with a man like Nilsen.
Stream in India on Vrott Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
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Castle 2009★ 8.0
Shares: Drama, Crime
After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Endeavour 2013★ 8.1
Shares: Crime, Drama
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
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Baretta 1975★ 6.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a milder version of a successful 1973–74 ABC series, Toma, starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police officer David Toma. While popular, Toma received intense criticism at the time for its realistic and frequent depiction of police and criminal violence. When Musante left the series after a single season, the concept was retooled as Baretta, with Robert Blake in the title role.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Carl Weber's The Family Business 2018★ 8.5
Shares: Drama, Crime
Meet the Duncans, a prominent family from Jamaica, Queens. By day, they’re an upstanding family; by night, they live a dangerous secret life.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Untouchables 1959★ 8.1
Shares: Drama, Crime
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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London Kills 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Crime
With a documentary style delivery, this drama tells the story of a team of top murder detectives with each episode featuring a different murder while also following a serialized story involving the lead detective’s missing wife.
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Grace 2021★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Drama
Brighton based Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is a hard-working police officer who has given his life to the job, but his career is currently at rock bottom. He’s fixated by the disappearance of his beloved wife, Sandy, and running enquiries into long forgotten cold cases with little prospect of success. Following another reprimand for his unorthodox police methods, Grace is walking a career tightrope and risks being moved from the job he loves most.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dalziel and Pascoe 1996★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Drama
In the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton, the unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-China-shop-copper DS Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick DS, later DI, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining down-to-Earth wit and humour.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Burden of Truth 2018★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime
A big city lawyer returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Agatha Christie's Marple 2004★ 7.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Hill Street Blues 1981★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, Crime
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Barnaby Jones 1973★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".
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