FabSwingers.com forum: Favourite TV Detective

By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

There’s been so many great ones over the years; From Quincy ME to Morse, Starsky & Hutch to Bergerac.

Who gets your vote?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Inspector Gadget. Just for the theme tune.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

Adrian Monk .

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Rust Cohle

Luther

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The one in the pink panther

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

Columbo. Nothing comes close. Magnificent. Timeless. Fantastic character played so brilliantly by Peter Falk.

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo

Saga Noren

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Columbo. Nothing comes close. Magnificent. Timeless. Fantastic character played so brilliantly by Peter Falk."

But there was always just one more thing...

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By *est Wales WifeCouple
over a year ago

Near Carmarthen

"Saga Noren

Good shout along with Laure Berthaud

(and of course not forgetting Rebus)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Louis and Briggs from the detectives so funny

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By *haremoreMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Gene Hunt in Life on Mars

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

"Saga Noren

That's a very good call. It's great when someone creates a new and unique kind of character. The genre's full of cliches but she stands out like a sore thumb as someone totally original.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Poirot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rowan Atkinson was good as Maigret.

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By *ky19Man
over a year ago

Plymouth OYO Hotel

Columbo would turn up and find a clue just sitting there, even though the police had been all through the place. Often waving a cigar around while he did so

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

"Saga Noren

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island

DCI jack frost

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

lewis

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kojak..... 'who loves ya baby'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chisholm.

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

"Columbo would turn up and find a clue just sitting there, even though the police had been all through the place. Often waving a cigar around while he did so

'Preserving a crime scene' was never that important in Columbo's world! Who cares about a bit of cigar ash and trampling around a crime scene?!

He didn't even mind a bit of entrapment as well if the case called for it. He also never wasted time on other suspects either. He instinctively knew who'd done it and would immediately home in on them without ever considering anyone else.

To be fair the joy of Columbo was watching him wear down the murderer. The unique part of the show of course being that we knew who'd done it right at the beginning of each episode. Watching how Columbo then went about solving these seemingly perfect murders was what the show was all about.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gene Hunt in Life on Mars"

Phwoar

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mr Ben.

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By *r Appreciator.Man
over a year ago

Bedfordshire.

Inspector clouseau. Genius.

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By *tirluvMan
over a year ago

the right frame of mind -London

Elvis Costello -as in "Watching the Detectives"

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By *ervent_fervourMan
over a year ago

Halifax

Columbo(and his wife).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Adam West Batman

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By *othrockercplCouple
over a year ago

Halloween Town

Cadfael.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Saga Noren as already mentioned is definitely up there - such a well observed character

Other than her I'd give votes to Morse (intelligent TV at it's best) and sticking with John Thaw an honourable mention for Jack Regan

The three main characters in possibly the best British police procedural - Line Of Duty - have to be up there too.

Interestingly and it may have prompted this thread - this week's Radio Times is devoted to the results of a poll for the Top 50 TV detectives

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Modern day take on Sherlock Holmes in Elementary.

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By *ack2071Man
over a year ago

bromsgrove

House MD or the detectives

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cagney and Lacey or Starsky and Hutch from olden days

Current - Line of Duty

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By *ndecidedMan
over a year ago

London

Love Quincy and it's gotta be Columbo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In no particular order

Jane Tennison

Morse

Lewis.

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area

John nettles in midsummer murders ....

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Oh just remembered another - not strictly a detective but Cracker was a corking character

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By *tirluvMan
over a year ago

the right frame of mind -London

Can't believe not one man on here has mentioned TJ Hooker -gave me a serious spasm for a good part of my adolescence

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By *llywalesWoman
over a year ago

Johnathan Creek. ..

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

The Sweeney

Put yer trousers on, your nicked

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Don’t forget Jack Lord as the incomparable Steve McGarret in the original Hawaii Five O along with his redoubtable team; ‘Book him Danno.’

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have liked loads over the years.

My current favourite though is Brenda Blethyn as Vera.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Colt seavers- The fall guy

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By *lbert_shlossedMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Taggart , mainly because I couldn't understand a word he said but he looked really menacing while saying it

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Taggart , mainly because I couldn't understand a word he said but he looked really menacing while saying it"

Sir Alex Ferguson made for a great detective indeed

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Jessica Fletcher was pretty good on the case......although I’m quite sure that she herself would be a person of interest to the authorities as everywhere she turned up, a murder inevitably followed

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Having looked through the Radio Times list (which was actually Top 50 British Crime Dramas not individual detectives) a few more to mention that I don't think have been named yet:

Luther - super cool and gritty

Lewis - picked up neatly where Morse left off

Ales Hardy/Ellie Miller - Broadchurch

Catherine Cawood - Happy Valley - ok not a detective but still a compelling character

And one other I just remembered Stella Gibson (The Fall) tough as nails yet vulnerable at the same time

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By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

George Gently

Bodie and Doyle

Special Branch DCI Jordan DCI Craven. DCI Haggerty

Callan

Softly Softly DCS Barlow

Scooby Doo.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hong kong phooey

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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago

Craggy Island

Detective Constables Bob Louis and David Briggs The Detectives

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got to be Columbo,

There’s just one thing bothering me.

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By *eesideMan
over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea

"There’s been so many great ones over the years; From Quincy ME to Morse, Starsky & Hutch to Bergerac.

Who gets your vote? "

Jack frost.

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By *os19Man
over a year ago

Edmonton

My two favourite detectives are DI Jack Regean - The Sweeney. DCI Frank Burnside - The Bill.

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

Shoestring.........anyone remember that? Oooh and The Chinese Detective

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Haven't been through all answers but I'm saying who loves ya baby KOJACK

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stella Gibson from The Fall!

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By *ingle Dad SeekingMan
over a year ago

Northern England

Jim Rockford - From "The Rockford Files" (obviously). My dear old Dad and I used to sit glued to every show.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Columbo, has to be. Magnum was good in his day too.

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By *crumdiddlyumptiousMan
over a year ago

Robert McCall in The Equalizer is one of them

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By *andare63Man
over a year ago

oldham

"John nettles in midsummer murders ....

Oh nooooooo the most dangerous village in the world with a higher crime rate than LA

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By *andare63Man
over a year ago

oldham

Had to be Ironside . Never a leg to stand on but he just kept on rolling out solving crime after crime

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jasper Carrot, especially the hostage episode when he sung "shit on the villa".

I laughed like a drain.

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here

Kurt Wallander

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By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

"Jasper Carrot, especially the hostage episode when he sung "shit on the villa".

I laughed like a drain."

Ah the obsessive noses.

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By *unloversCouple
over a year ago

rotherham

Deffo Luther for me too

He is just soooo lush to watch

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Belker - Hill street blues.

Bluey - Ozzy cop series in the 80s.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Deffo Luther for me too

He is just soooo lush to watch"

No messing with that man!

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Deffo Luther for me too

He is just soooo lush to watch

No messing with that man!"

Good news fellow Luther fans: Series five has now been officially confirmed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Columbo what a character and so well executed in terms of acting and sublety

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

"Columbo. Nothing comes close. Magnificent. Timeless. Fantastic character played so brilliantly by Peter Falk."

Absolutely spot on

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

"Gene Hunt in Life on Mars"

Oh totally agree with you there! A very bad boy

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