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Great British TV detective box sets
Inspector Morse - The Complete Collection [DVD] [1987]Inspector Morse - The Complete Collection [DVD] [1987]
Buy new: £41.98
The best of them all, the benchmark by which all detective drama is measured.
Lewis [2006] [DVD]Lewis [2006] [DVD]
Buy new: £9.88
At last we have a close second to Morse, just brilliant!
Lewis - Series Two [DVD] [2007]Lewis - Series Two [DVD] [2007]
Buy new: £9.18 / Used from: £13.50
Because there are only 4 episodes per series you just have to have the second lot.
Lewis - Series Three [DVD] [2009]Lewis - Series Three [DVD] [2009]
Buy new: £7.98
And to complete the set, series 3. Look forward to series 4!
Prime Suspect - Complete Collection [2008] [DVD] [1991]Prime Suspect - Complete Collection [2008] [DVD] [1991]
Buy new: £28.17 / Used from: £23.99
Wonderfully gritty, pulls no punches.
Cracker Complete Collection [DVD] [1993]Cracker Complete Collection [DVD] [1993]
Buy new: £28.48 / Used from: £27.50
Fitz is such a fabulously complex character - you gotta love him.
Life On Mars : Complete BBC Series 1 [2006] [DVD]Life On Mars : Complete BBC Series 1 [2006] [DVD]
Buy new: £9.88 / Used from: £7.37
Series 1 of one of the best. Take series 2 as read!
Ashes to Ashes: Complete BBC Series 1 [2008] [DVD]Ashes to Ashes: Complete BBC Series 1 [2008] [DVD]
Buy new: £9.78 / Used from: £8.92
Can't miss this one out - not quite up to Life on Mars standard but not too far off.
Wallander [DVD] [2008]Wallander [DVD] [2008]
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £11.50
Not as good as the original Swedish version but a decent stab at it.
Waking The Dead : Complete BBC Series 1 [2001] [DVD]Waking The Dead : Complete BBC Series 1 [2001] [DVD]
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £6.99
Series 1 to represent all the series. So much better than the turgid Silent Witness.
Lynda La Plante - Trial And Retribution - The First Collection - 1 to 4 [DVD] [1997]Lynda La Plante - Trial And Retribution - The First Collection - 1 to 4 [DVD] [1997]
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £4.98
Not as good as Prime Suspect but much better than other imitators.
Messiah : Complete BBC Series 1 & 2 [2001] [DVD]Messiah : Complete BBC Series 1 & 2 [2001] [DVD]
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £4.50
Hands up who thinks Ken Stott is brilliant. Me!
Dalziel And Pascoe - Series 1 [DVD] [1996]Dalziel And Pascoe - Series 1 [DVD] [1996]
Buy new: £6.97 / Used from: £4.50
Good stories, great characters.
Midsomer Murders : A Collection of Ten Investigations (10 DVD Box Set)Midsomer Murders : A Collection of Ten Investigations (10 DVD Box Set)
Buy new: £97.98 / Used from: £40.00
Like a warm bath on a Sunday night, comforting and reassuring. Wouldn't life be nicer if it was like Midsomer?
Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Complete Collection (24 Disc Box Set) [DVD]Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Complete Collection (24 Disc Box Set) [DVD]
Buy used from: £89.99
Stories not bettered after all these years. Perfect sense of period, and David Suchet is a delight to watch.
Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Collection [DVD]Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Collection [DVD]
Buy used from: £40.00
The best portrayal of Sherlock Holmes yet to hit the screen.