Art Detectives

I've watched all kinds of mysteries on Acorn which run the gamut of light to heavier. For most evenings I prefer lighter types, and maybe with some humor involved. Real human type detectives, and not the steely -jawed, give no quarter types who have to solve one or more grisly murders per episode. Art Detectives is perfect for my tastes. I like both leads and their interactions; the scenery and locations are wonderful and the scripts achieve the right balance between murder mystery and humanness, without being silly.

My only complaint is that these are 45 minutes in length and they only made 6 episodes! What????? 10 should be the minimum. And having to wait weekly for a new episode, then Bam! It's over till next year???!!!! No! Unacceptable!

This is definitely my kind of show. Not a lot of gratuitous violence and gore. But good "who dun it" stories that keep my attention. Love Stephen Moyer. Been a fan since True Blood. Nina Singh is a terrific partner for him. She's young but knowledgeable about art. They play well off each other.

The stories are varied, not just paintings but different forms of art. The episode I'm watching now is about wine. Another is about Viking treasure. And another, rare rock memorabilia. All quite interesting and well done.

I truly hope this gets renewed. Shows like this are quite enjoyable for those of us who just want a good mystery to solve without all the "grit".

I've watched 4 episodes and it's disappointing. I'm a big fan of British crime dramas, but the stories so far haven't grabbed me. It's a light crime drama led by a serious actor Stephen Moyer, so I expected more. This definitely isn't a "Grace" or even a "Chelsea Detective and not quite a "Shakespeare and Hathaway". Set someplace outside of London, but actually filmed in Ireland, the locations are great.

The character of DC Malik doesn't really work, she acts like she's an equal with DI Palmer when she doesn't have his rank, police experience or art education. That's down to the poor writing. A crime unit of two people really doesn't work, like this series really doesn't work.

The concept of art detectives has so many possibilities, but the plots and dialog just don't match the concept. There are so many great directions this series could go in terms of art and fraud besides murder. If there is a second series I hope the writing improves.

If you are expecting yet another serial-killer-of-women script, this isn't it. Not really a "cozy" mystery series either. Closer to Morse in tone, lots of twists, a corpse may appear briefly, and virtually no sex-with-co-workers soap opera side stories. All in 45 minute, non-serial episodes. Straight-ahead British-style crime drama. Highly recommended.

I think 5 stars for a review is generous, but this show would be higher if they stayed in their lane. "Art Detectives", but it's the Heritage Crime Unit....so that helps cover more area than just Art...so why not call it Heritage Crimes?

The tropes are over the top. Lone detective, not like by his peers, quirky and intelligent. Know everything about everything...painting, sculptures, wine, music, expensive liquors, archaeology...hmmm...this guys a quirky genius. Oh yeah, he's got issues with his father...a criminal.

Newcomer detective that is young, naive and eager to learn. Plus, to add more, she has issues with her parents.

Always a murder...never just a robbery...but once it's murder, why don't other units get involved?

All suspects have an attitude and don't like the police to ask them questions. (Every imported detective show from the UK has this trope).

It could be better...don't just slap together a show made from other shows and pass it off as new.