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Amateur Sleuth

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  • Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)

    1. Mr. & Mrs. North

    1952–195457 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.4 (274)
    Jerry and Pamela North live in Greenwich Village in New York City. Jerry is a mystery magazine publisher who thinks he is a good amateur detective. He and his wife investigate various crimes and solve them before the police do.
    StarsRichard DenningBarbara BrittonFrancis De Sales
  • The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956)

    2. The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

    195619 epsTV Series
    8.4 (260)
    Sons of the great detective Fenton Hardy, Frank and Joe are eager to impress their father with their mystery solving skills. When an opportunity comes to help prove the new kid in town as innocent and find the long lost Applegate treasure, they jump on it. We follow the boys' case as they discover new twists and turns in the new case and in the mystery of the 10 year missing treasure.
    StarsTim ConsidineTommy KirkFlorenz Ames
  • Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick in The Snoop Sisters (1972)

    3. The Snoop Sisters

    1972–19745 epsTV Series
    7.8 (503)
    A spinster and her widowed sister, who are also mystery writers, try to solve mysterious murders.
    CreatorAlan ShayneStarsHelen HayesMildred NatwickLou Antonio
  • Clouds of Witness (1972)

    4. Clouds of Witness

    19725 epsTV Mini Series
    8.0 (412)
    Lord Peter's brother Denver is accused of murdering Mary's fiancé. Lord Peter and Bunter investigate contradicting testimony to uncover the truth and prove Denver's innocence.
    StarsIan CarmichaelGlyn HoustonMark Eden
  • Bill Bixby in The Magician (1973)

    5. The Magician

    1973–197422 epsTV Series
    7.5 (692)
    The cases of a stage magician/escape artist who moonlights as an amateur crimefighter.
    CreatorBruce LansburyStarsBill BixbyJulian ChristopherKeene Curtis
  • Kenneth More in Father Brown (1974)

    6. Father Brown

    197413 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.0 (569)
    Based on the stories of G.K. Chesterton, a British Catholic Priest solves mysteries.
    StarsKenneth MoreDennis BurgessGraham Crowden
  • The Nine Tailors (1974)

    7. The Nine Tailors

    19744 epsTV Mini Series
    8.0 (414)
    Lord Peter Wimsey investigates a mysterious body found in a village churchyard, uncovering clues involving bell-ringing, a jewel robbery, church architecture, and canon law.
    StarsIan CarmichaelGlyn HoustonElizabeth Proud
  • Martin Perels and Erik van 't Wout in Q & Q (1974)

    8. Q & Q

    1974–197626 epsTV Series
    7.8 (269)
    Two teenage boys named Aristides Quarles and Wilbur Quant accidentally snap a photo of a dead body in the woods. After finding the place where the body has to be, they find it to be gone. Nobody believes them except Grandpa. They decide to investigate themselves.
    StarsBob De LangeErik van 't WoutMartin Perels
  • Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)

    9. The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

    1977–197946 epsTV Series
    7.3 (2.2K)
    The cases of a pair of teen detective brothers and a teen girl amateur sleuth.
    CreatorGlen A. LarsonStarsShaun CassidyParker StevensonEd Gilbert
  • Get Lost! (1981)

    10. Get Lost!

    19814 epsTV Mini Series
    7.6 (67)
    School teachers Judy Threadgold and Neville Keaton turn amateur detectives to find out how and why Judy's husband has disappeared.
    StarsBridget TurnerAlun ArmstrongDavid Calder
  • Tom Baker and Patricia Hodge in Jemima Shore Investigates (1983)

    11. Jemima Shore Investigates

    198312 epsTV Series
    7.0 (78)
    Jemima Shore is a TV presenter and journalist but also an amateur sleuth solving crimes beyond the TV studio.
    CreatorAntonia FraserStarsPatricia HodgeSally WattsIan Hendry
  • Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984)

    12. Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

    19843 epsTV Mini Series
    7.6 (2.9K)
    Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.
    StarsJoan HicksonGwen WatfordMoray Watson
  • Samantha Bond, John Castle, Paola Dionisotti, Joan Hickson, Elaine Ives-Cameron, Mary Kerridge, Ralph Michael, Simon Shepherd, Joan Sims, Matthew Solon, Sylvia Syms, and Kevin Whately in Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)

    13. Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

    19853 epsTV Mini Series
    8.0 (2.8K)
    An unusual announcement in the newspaper leads the curious villagers to Miss Blacklock's home, where they become witnesses to a murder.
    StarsJoan HicksonUrsula HowellsRenée Asherson
  • Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye (1985)

    14. Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye

    19852 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    7.6 (2.4K)
    When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes.
    StarsJoan HicksonFabia DrakeClive Merrison
  • Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: The Moving Finger (1985)

    15. Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

    19852 epsNot RatedTV Mini Series
    7.5 (2.3K)
    The normally friendly village of Lymston is plagued by vile anonymous letters. When a mother of three takes her own life, following such a letter, Ms. Marple is not at all convinced things are as they seem.
    StarsJoan HicksonMichael CulverDeborah Appleby
  • Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)

    16. Lovejoy

    1986–199473 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (4.2K)
    Lovejoy is an irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. The part-time detective scours the murky salerooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find.
    CreatorIan La FrenaisStarsIan McShaneDudley SuttonChris Jury
  • Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987)

    17. Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

    19872 epsTV Mini Series
    7.5 (2.3K)
    During a stay at one of London's most elegant and venerable hotels Miss Marple uncovers a sinister undercurrent of corruption and murder beneath Bertram's stuffy veneer.
    StarsJoan HicksonCaroline BlakistonHelena Michell
  • Edward Petherbridge in A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)

    18. A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery

    198710 epsTV Series
    8.2 (372)
    A gentleman sleuth solves mysteries and falls in love with a detective novelist.
    StarsHarriet WalterEdward PetherbridgeRichard Morant
  • Peter Davison and Brian Glover in Campion (1989)

    19. Campion

    1989–199016 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.6 (1.2K)
    In 1930s England, a man from an aristocratic family takes up the pseudonym Albert Campion and, with the help of his ex-burglar manservant, solves mysteries.
    CreatorJohn HawkesworthStarsPeter DavisonBrian GloverAndrew Burt
  • Over My Dead Body (1990)

    20. Over My Dead Body

    1990–199111 epsTV Series
    7.3 (79)
    Maxwell Beckett worked for Scotland Yard as a researcher. Today is an author of mystery novels living in San Francisco. Somehow everyone believes that he was an Inspector, so that's what they call him. And it seems that he has been going through a slump. It seems that his books don't have the same spark that they had before. While he struggles to regain his form, Nikki Page a reporter, who is assigned to do mundane jobs, would like to be taken seriously. So, whenever there's a mystery, she turns to Max to help in solving it, thinking it would make a good story. Max thinks Nikki's a nuisance, but hoping that their snooping around would be good material for his next novel goes along.
    CreatorsDavid ChisholmWilliam LinkStarsEdward WoodwardJessica LundyJill Tracy
  • Todd Alexander, Blaze Berdahl, Mayteana Morales, Tram-Anh Tran, and Sheldon Turnipseed in Ghostwriter (1992)

    21. Ghostwriter

    1992–199575 epsTV-YTV Series
    7.8 (3K)
    A group of kids solves local crimes, capers, and mysteries in their neighborhood, with the help of a ghost who can only communicate through writing and words.
    CreatorPamela DouglasStarsDavid LópezBlaze BerdahlTodd Alexander
  • Jessica Barker and Lorànt Deutsch in Les intrépides (1993)

    22. Les intrépides

    1993–199652 epsTV Series
    7.8 (308)
    The Intrepids" are Tom and Julie, a Frenchman and a Quebecker, who became half-siblings when their parents remarried. Whether in Montreal or Paris, they host a secret call-in radio show, assisting other teenagers and solving crimes.
    StarsLorànt DeutschJessica BarkerTchee
  • Derek Jacobi in Mystery!: Cadfael (1994)

    23. Mystery!: Cadfael

    1994–199813 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (3.3K)
    The medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of Shrewsbury.
    StarsDerek JacobiMichael CulverJulian Firth
  • Oliver's Travels (1995)

    24. Oliver's Travels

    1995– 5 epsTV Mini Series
    8.2 (365)
    After his job is terminated, a humanities professor and puzzle addict joins forces with a woman PC to travel the country while solving a cold case murder.
    StarsAlan BatesSinéad CusackBill Paterson
  • Tracy Ryan in Nancy Drew (1995)

    25. Nancy Drew

    199513 epsTV-Y7TV Series
    6.6 (256)
    20-year-old Nancy Drew is an attractive and extremely curious criminology student who places particular value on her independence. Her greatest passion is solving complicated cases.
    CreatorLaura PhillipsStarsTracy RyanJhene ErwinJoy Tanner

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