I saw a recommendation for Hinterland and Shetland; if you like BBC-type procedurals there's Vera (like Shetland taken from books by Ann Cleeves). There's also Whitechapel - it's kind of odd and spooky - a young-ish man, son of a famous policeman, is put in charge of the station by that name. He's fairly inexperienced, but he has an experienced sergeant (played by Phil Davis) who helps. The various crimes often seem to follow patterns of historical crimes; they end up bringing in a historian who has all kinds of reference materials. I got the impression that the main character has OCD. There are various creepy things going on, some seemingly supernatural.
Poor Buffy. Your life resists all things average.
Willow ,'First Date'
Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.
This thread is for procedural TV, shows where the primary idea is to figure out the case. [NAFDA]
Toddson - Nov 05, 2018 7:30:15 am PST #11686 of 11831
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
bennett - Nov 05, 2018 7:44:23 am PST #11687 of 11831
Thanks, Toddson.
Dana - Nov 05, 2018 7:50:13 am PST #11688 of 11831
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Whitechapel is interesting but definitely weird. First season is Ripper, second season is the Kray brothers.
There's also Ripper Street, which is almost entirely not about Jack the Ripper. It's certainly got an atmosphere, though it's usually seedy turn-of-the-century London. The acting is fantastic, with Matthew MacFadyen as the lead.
sj - Nov 05, 2018 8:06:30 am PST #11689 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I loved Ripper Street.
Sophia Brooks - Nov 05, 2018 3:04:00 pm PST #11690 of 11831
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I enjoyed both Ripper Street and Vera.
DXMachina - Nov 05, 2018 6:51:19 pm PST #11691 of 11831
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Vera is fine, and has a good sense of place. I liked the first couple of seasons of Whitechapel, but one of the later seasons just squicked me out too much.
So many British series to choose from. Here's another - Death in Paradise, about Brit solving murders on the fictional Caribean island of Ste. Marie.
Connie Neil - Nov 05, 2018 6:53:14 pm PST #11692 of 11831
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The early seasons of Death in Paradise are funny because the British cop so hates being in the Caribbean. He longs for fog and heavy food and darkness and Fiona Bruce on his telly.
DXMachina - Nov 05, 2018 7:02:57 pm PST #11693 of 11831
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Other series with good senses of place:
Fortitude, starring Stanley Tucci, is a really creepy mystery set in Spitzbergen.
Wallander, with Kenneth Branagh and Tom Hiddleston, in Sweden.
The Tunnel, which is an adaptation of the Danish (and later American) series The Bridge, with the Chunnel standing in for the bridge. The dynamic here is the interplay between the English and French cops.
Calli - Nov 07, 2018 1:43:44 am PST #11694 of 11831
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'll second the rec for Wallander.
Scrappy - Jan 01, 2019 8:11:44 am PST #11695 of 11831
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We're halfway through Bodyguard and enjoying it very much. It tends to keep you on the edge of your seat a lot, though, so be prepared for dramatic tension up the wazoo. Keely Hawes is always good and Richard Madden is surprisingly awesome.