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1990s British crime drama television series
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The list 1990s British crime drama television series includes
The Bill, Midsomer Murders, Silent Witness, Agatha Christie's Poirot and Taggart.
The list consists of 30 members
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The Bill
British police procedural television series
Overview: The Bill is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, Woodentop, broadcast on 16 August 1983 ...
Genre: Drama, CrimeDirector: Chris Lovett, Derek ListerProducer: Michael Chapman, Richard HandfordWriter: Geoff McQueen, Tom NeedhamUniform officers and detectives from an inner London police station enforce law and order on a day to day basis.
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Midsomer Murders
British television detective drama series
Overview: Midsomer Murders is a British crime drama mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the Chief Inspector Barnaby book series created by Caroline Graham ...
Release date: 23 March 1997Director: Renny Rye, Peter SmithProducer: Ian Strachan, Brian True-MayWriter: Caroline Graham, Andrew PayneA veteran DCI and his young sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County. 0
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Heartbeat
British television series
Overview: Heartbeat is a British police procedural period drama series, based upon the Constable series of novels written by Nicholas Rhea, and produced by Yorkshire Television until it was merged with ITV, then ...
Release date: 10 April 1992Genre: Drama, Comedy, CrimeDirector: Gerry Mill, Roger BamfordProducer: Keith Richardson, Pat BrownWriter: Nicholas Rhea, Johnny ByrneThe 1960s lives and adventures of the police constabulary, medical staff and residents of Ashfordly and Aidensfield. 0
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Silent Witness
British crime drama television series
Overview: Silent Witness is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC that focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996 ...
Release date: 21 February 1996Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Richard SignyProducer: Phillippa Giles, Delia FineWriter: Dudi Appleton, Matthew ArlidgeCrimes through the eyes of a team of forensic pathologists and forensic scientists. 0
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Poirot
British TV series
Overview: Agatha Christie's Poirot, or simply Poirot , is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. The ITV show is based on many of Agatha Christie's ...
Release date: 8 January 1989Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Edward Bennett, Renny RyeProducer: Brian Eastman, Nick ElliottWriter: Guy Andrews, Michael BakerFrom England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot ... 0
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Taggart
Scottish television series
Overview: Taggart is a Scottish detective fiction television programme created by Glenn Chandler, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by STV Studios for the ITV network. It originally ran as the miniseries ...
Release date: 6 September 1983Genre: Drama, Mystery, CrimeDirector: Alan Macmillan, Ian MaddenProducer: Graeme Gordon, Eric CoulterWriter: Glenn Chandler, Stuart HepburnThe Maryhill CID investigates gruesome murders against the bleak backdrop of the city of Glasgow. 0
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Inspector Morse
British detective TV series
Overview: Inspector Morse is a British detective drama television series based on a series of novels by Colin Dexter. It starred John Thaw as Detective Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis ...
Release date: 6 January 1987Genre: Mystery, Drama, CrimeDirector: John Madden, Peter HammondProducer: Ted Childs, Chris BurtWriter: Daniel Boyle, Malcolm BradburyInspector Morse has an ear for music, a taste for beer and a nose for crime. He sets out with Sergeant Lewis to solve each intriguing case. 0
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Bergerac
British crime drama television series (1981–1991)
Overview: Bergerac (BUR-zhə-rak) is a British crime drama television series. Set in Jersey, it ran from 18 October 1981 to 26 December 1991. Produced by the BBC in association with the Australian Seven Network ...
Release date: 18 October 1981Genre: Drama, Crime, MysteryDirector: Robert Tronson, Michael RolfeProducer: George Gallaccio, Jonathan AlwynWriter: Robert Stewart, Rod Beacham 0
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Bad Girls
TV series set in a women's prison
Overview: Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 until 20 December 2006. It was created by Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus of Shed Productions, who initiated the ...
Release date: 1 June 1999Genre: Drama, CrimeDirector: Laurence Moody, Mike AdamsProducer: Brian Park, Claire PhillipsWriter: Maureen Chadwick, Ann McManusDrama about the staff and inmates of a women's prison. 0
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A Touch of Frost
British television detective series
Overview: A Touch of Frost is a British television detective mystery drama series starring David Jason produced by Yorkshire Television (later ITV Studios) for ITV from 6 December 1992 until 5 April 2010, initially ...
Release date: 6 December 1992Genre: Drama, Mystery, CrimeDirector: Roger Bamford, Paul HarrisonProducer: Richard Bates, Philip BurleyWriter: Christopher Blake, Malcolm BradburyDI Frost is an old-school no-nonsense copper who believes in traditional policing methods. Assisted... 0
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Jonathan Creek
British television mystery crime drama series (1997–2016)
Overview: Jonathan Creek is a long-running British mystery crime drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. It stars Alan Davies as the title character, who works as a creative consultant to ...
Release date: 10 May 1997Genre: Mystery, Drama, CrimeDirector: Sandy Johnson, Keith WashingtonCast: Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin, Stuart Milligan, Julia Sawalha, Adrian Edmondson, Sarah AlexanderProducer: David Renwick, Verity LambertWriter: David RenwickMadeline Magellan, an investigative journalist, is the kind of journalist that generally sticks her nose in where it isn't wanted... 0
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Cracker
British television crime drama series (1993–2006)
Overview: Cracker is a British crime drama series produced by Granada Television for ITV, created and principally written by Jimmy McGovern. Set in Manchester, the series follows a criminal psychologist (or "cr ...Release date: 27 September 1993Genre: Drama, Mystery, CrimeDirector: Tim Fywell, Andy WilsonCast: Robbie Coltrane, Geraldine Somerville, Kieran O'Brien, Barbara Flynn, Lorcan Cranitch, Ricky TomlinsonProducer: Sally Head, Gub NealWriter: Jimmy McGovern, Paul AbbottAn abrasively eccentric forensic psychologist aids in the solving of difficult police cases. 0
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The Vice
British television crime drama series (1999–2003)
Overview: The Vice is an ITV police drama about the Metropolitan Police Vice Unit, which ran for five series of varying lengths between 4 January 1999 and 1 July 2003. The main cast included Ken Stott, Caroline ...Release date: 4 January 1999Genre: Drama, CrimeDirector: Roger Gartland, Jon EastProducer: Stephen Smallwood, Ken BakerWriter: Barry Simner, Rob PurseyThe veteran Inspector Chappel heads up the Metropolitan vice squad as he and his team investigate prostitution and pornography in the London sex trade ... 0
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The Knock
British television crime drama
Overview: The Knock is a British television crime drama, created by Anita Bronson and broadcast on ITV, which portrayed the activities of customs officers from the London City & South Collection Investigation Unit ...Genre: Drama, Crime, ActionDirector: Geoff Harris, Keith WashingtonCast: Caroline Lee-Johnson, Steve Toussaint, Enzo Squillino Jr., Marston Bloom, Malcolm Storry, Andrew DunnProducer: Ken Shane, Anita BronsonWriter: Doug Briggs, Geoffrey CaseThe Knock follows Her Majesty's Customs and Excise officers' lives and their efforts to hunt down the criminals trying to smuggle all sorts of ... 0
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CI5: The New Professionals
1999 British television crime drama series
Overview: CI5: The New Professionals is a British television action crime drama series, created and principally written by Brian Clemens, that first broadcast on Sky One on 19 September 1999. Billed as an updated ...
Release date: 3 September 1998Genre: Crime, ActionDirector: Ray Austin, Colin BuckseyProducer: David Bainbridge, Brian ClemensWriter: Brian Clemens, Steven WhitneyCI5, the British squad formed by George Cowley to combat 'anarchy, acts of terror, crimes against the public'... 0
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Prime Suspect
British police procedural TV series (1991–2006)
Overview: Prime Suspect is a British police procedural television series devised by Lynda La Plante. It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London's ...
Release date: 7 April 1991Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery, CrimeDirector: Christopher MenaulProducer: Sally Head, Don LeaverWriter: Lynda La PlanteA female police detective investigates a series of serial murders while dealing with sexist hostility from her male comrades. 0
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Maisie Raine
UK TV series (1998–1999)
Overview: Maisie Raine is a British television crime drama series, first broadcast on BBC One, that ran from 28 July 1998 to 9 July 1999. Pauline Quirke stars as the eponymous title character, an unorthodox detective ...Release date: 28 July 1998Genre: CrimeDirector: Rob Evans, Claire WinyardCast: Pauline Quirke, Ian McElhinney, Steve John Shepherd, Rakie Ayola, Richard Graham, Anna PatrickProducer: Ian Scaife, Irving TeitelbaumWriter: Stephen Bill, Shaun DugganA female detective inspector with a big attitude winds up her troops and her superiors, but gets good results. In addition to her work, she also has to ... 0
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99-1
British TV series or programme
Overview: 99-1 is a British television crime thriller series, first broadcast on 5 January 1994, that ran for a total of two series on ITV. The series starred Leslie Grantham as Mick Raynor, a maverick undercover ...Genre: Drama, CrimeDirector: Terry Johnson, Ian KnoxProducer: Steve Clark-Hall, Barbara CoxWriter: Steve Clark-Hall, Barbara Cox 0
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Liverpool 1
British television drama series (1998–1999)
Overview: Liverpool 1 is a British television drama series centred on the work of a fictional Merseyside Police vice squad. Produced by Lime Street Productions for ITV, it starred Samantha Janus and Mark Womack ...Release date: 7 September 1998Genre: Drama, CrimeDirector: Anya Camilleri, David Innes EdwardsProducer: Colin McKeownWriter: Simon Burke, Anya Camilleri 0
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El C.I.D.
British television comedy drama series (1990–1992)
Overview: El C.I.D. is an ITV television crime drama comedy that ran for three seasons from 7 February 1990 until 2 March 1992. The series starred Alfred Molina as Bernard Blake, a C.I.D. officer who takes early ...Release date: 7 February 1990Genre: Comedy, DramaDirector: Tim Sullivan, Baz TaylorProducer: Matthew Bird, Sally HeadWriter: Terry Hodgkinson, Paul W.S. Anderson 0
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