Shows like The Long Shadow: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Long Shadow (2023) — a crime and drama series created by George Kay — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Long Shadow most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like prostitute, 1970s and police. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Vera 2011★ 7.4
Shares: Crime, Drama
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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.
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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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Prime Suspect 1973 2017★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
Jane Tennison is a probationary WPC in 1973 London, where she faces sexism while working her first murder case. Follow her early career, her relationship with her boss DI Len Bradfield, and her determination to prove herself in a male-dominated police force, as she will eventually achieve the rank of Detective Superintendent.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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.
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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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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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Chasing Shadows 2014★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
A socially awkward detective who deals better with data than people is assigned to work on a missing persons unit searching for lost souls.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Thorne 2010★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
DI Tom Thorne finds himself dragged back into the nightmares of his past as he races against time to find a serial killer who carries out unusual attacks on young women.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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Silk Stalkings 1991★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
Silk Stalkings is a crime drama television series. The series portrays the daily lives of two detectives who solve sexually-based crimes of passion among the ultra-rich of Palm Beach, Florida.
Stream in India on Tubi TV, Plex
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Steeltown Murders 2023★ 6.8
Shares: Crime
The hunt to catch the killer of three young women in the Port Talbot area in 1973 and the remarkable story of how - in the first case of its kind - the mystery was solved almost 30 years later using pioneering DNA evidence. Contrasting the policing methods of the 1970s with the forensic breakthroughs of the early 2000s, the series portrays a town dealing with the repercussions of an unsolved case three decades on, and asks if justice can ever truly be found.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Midsomer Murders 1997★ 7.5
Shares: Crime, Drama
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
Stream in India on BBC Player Amazon Channel
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Murder in Suburbia 2004★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Crime
Murder in Suburbia was a British detective drama that ran for two series in 2004 and 2005. Detective Inspector Kate Ashurst, a graduate of a posh girls' academy, has a sharp, analytical mind; her working-class partner, Detective Sergeant Emma Scribbins, relies on her instincts. Together this sassy, sexy investigative team uncovers the dark urges behind suburban Middleford's placid façade.
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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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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Murdoch Mysteries 2008★ 7.7
Shares: Drama
A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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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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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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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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now