Mostly Mysteries, Mostly British. TV series that have ended or Movies

Laurence Fox and Kevin Whately in Inspector Lewis (2006)

Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou in The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)

Kim Delaney, Catherine Bell, Wendy Davis, Brigid Brannagh, and Sally Pressman in Army Wives (2007)

Projects featuring both Ralph Ineson & Kate Dickie 

Ethan Hawke, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Björk, Alexander Skarsgård, Claes Bang, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Northman (2022)

The name says it all: it's annoying how many of these shows still have only men in starring roles. So I wanted to create a list of shows that star or otherwise provide substantive roles for women. This list is based on the (admittedly imperfect) premise that women will be included in shows' cover photos if they have such roles. (Note: In cases where the cover photo doesn't include any people or features only one person, shows are included here if women are named among the Stars.)

UK Crime/Detective/Mystery Shows with Women in their Cover Photos, 1980-

Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock (2010)

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