British Mystery: The Lists

Years: 1991-2006
Broadcaster: ITV👁 Image

Written by: Lynda La Plante, Guy Andrews,
Allan Cubitt, Peter Berry, Frank Deasy,
Paul Billing, Eric Deacon,
Guy Hibbert , Meredith Oakes
Stars: Helen Mirren, John Benfield
Episodes: 15
Episode Average: 8.933

Years: 1993-2006
Broadcaster: ITV👁 Image

Written by: Jimmy McGovern, Paul Abbott,
Ted Whitehead
Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Geraldine Somerville
Episodes: 25
Episode Average: 8.800

Years: 2006-2007
Broadcaster: BBC
Written by: Matthew Graham, Tony Jordan,👁 Image

Ashley Pharoah, Chris Chibnall, Mark Greig,
Guy Jenkin, Julie Rutterford
Stars: John Simm, Philip Glenister
Episodes: 16
Episode Average: 8.563

Years: 2001-2008
Broadcaster: BBC👁 Image

Written by: Boris Starling, Lizzie Mickery
Robert Cooper, Terry Cafolla, Oliver Brown
Stars: Ken Stott, Neil Dudgeon
Episodes: 11
Episode Average: 8.455

Years: 1984-1994
Broadcaster: ITV
Written by: Arthur Conan Doyle, John Hawkesworth,👁 Image

Jeremy Paul, T.R. Bowen, Gary Hopkins,
Derek Marlowe, Alan Plater, Robin Chapman,
Alexander Baron, Paul Finney, Alfred Shaughnessy,
Anthony Skene, Bill Craig, John Kane, Richard Harris
Stars: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke
Episodes: 41*
Episode Average: 8.219

Years: 1992-2010
Broadcaster: ITV
Written by: R.D. Wingfield. Roger Bamford,👁 Image

Paul Harrison, Don Leaver, Roy Battersby,
David Reynolds, Adrian Shergold, Sandy Johnson,
Robert Knights, Anthony Simmons, John Glenister,
Herbert Wise, Ross Devenish, Peter Smith,
Paul Seed, Graham Theakston, Alan Dossor
Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander
Episodes: 42
Episode Average: 8.000

Years: 2008-2010
Broadcaster: BBC
Written by: Matthew Graham, Ashley Pharoah,👁 Image

Julie Rutterford, Mark Greig, Jack Lothian,
Mick Ford, Nicole Taylor, Tom Butterworth,
Chris Hurford, James Payne
Stars: Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes
Episodes: 24
Episode Average: 7.917

Years: 1997-2014👁 Image

Broadcaster: BBC
Written by: David Renwick
Stars: Alan Davies, Caroline Quentin
Episodes: 31
Episode Average: 7.677

Years: 2009-2013
Broadcaster: ITV👁 Image

Written by: Ben Court, Caroline Ip, Steve Pemberton
Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis
Episodes: 18
Episode Average: 7.556

Years: 1997-1999
Broadcaster: ITV👁 Image

Written by: Paul Abbott, Mike Cullen,
Sian Orrells, Tony Etchells, Sian Evans,
Russell T. Davies
Stars: Robson Green, Nicola Walker
Episodes: 16
Episode Average: 7.250

Years: 1987-2000
Broadcaster: ITV
Written by: Colin Dexter, Julian Mitchell,👁 Image

Daniel Boyle, Alma Cullen, Anthony Minghella,
Kenny McBain, Malcolm Bradbury, John Brown,
Peter Buckman, Jeremy Burnham, Geoffrey Case,
Stephen Churchett, Thomas Ellice, Russell Lewis,
Peter Nichols, Michael Wilcox, Charles Wood
Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately
Episodes: 33
Episode Average: 7.242

Years: 1989-2013
Broadcaster: ITV
Written by: Agatha Christie, Clive Exton,
Anthony Horowitz, Nick Dear, Guy Andrews,
David Renwick, Michael Baker, Kevin Elyot,👁 Image

Mark Gatiss, Douglas Watkinson, Stewart Harcourt
Andrew Marshall, Russell Murray, Rod Beacham,
T.R. Bowen, Bill Craig, Peter Flannery,
Ian Hallard, William Humble, Philomena McDonagh,
David Pirie, David Reid, Stephen Wakelam
Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser
Episodes: 71
Episode Average: 7.169

Year: 1968
Broadcaster: BBC
Written by: Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexander Baron,👁 Image

John Gould, Michael Hardwick, Mollie Hardwick,
Richard Harris, Hugh Leonard, Stanley Miller,
Harry Moore, Bruce Stewart, Jennifer Stuart,
Donald Tosh
Stars: Peter Cushing, Nigel Stock
Episodes: 16 (10 lost)
Episode Average: 7.167*

Years: 2006-2015
Broadcaster: ITV
Written by: Stephen Churchett, Helen Jenkins,
Russell Lewis, Alan Plater, Simon Block,
Noel Farragher, Nicholas Hicks-Beach, Guy Andrews,👁 Image

Lucy Gannon, Tahsin Guner, Patrick Harbinson,
Dusty Hughes, Chris Murray, Paul Rutman,
Catherine Tregenna, Rachel Bennette, Daniel Boyle,
Nick Dear, Tom MacRae, David Pirie
Stars: Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox
Episodes: 42
Episode Average: 6.881

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