Fictional Detectives
A collection of programmes celebrating fictional detectives.
Pilot—Dot
A spy is on the loose! Comedy in the Cabinet War Rooms. Stars Fenella Woolgar.
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Tintin—Great Lives
Nick Danziger breaks the programme's rules with comic book adventurer, Tintin.
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The Handsome Man's Deluxe Cafe—Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
New mother Mma Makutsi expands her business portfolio in an unexpected direction.
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A Coat, a Hat and a Gun
A reappraisal of Raymond Chandler, the Englishman who invented the PI as we know him.
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3. Burden of Proof—Agatha Christie, Murder is Easy
Luke and Bridget are getting closer and think they know who the murderer is.
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The Dish of Yesterday—Drama on 4, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Mma Ramotswe puts her intern on the case, while Mma Makutsi's restaurant raises eyebrows.
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Neil Brand on the 'Pink Panther' theme tune
Neil Brand breaks down the appeal of the 'Pink Panther' theme tune.
4. A Case of Whistle and Run—The Blackburn Files, Series 2
A routine case for Stephen J Blackburn starts to look like his final investigation...
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6. Ann Dorland—Whodunnits, Wimsey - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
With two suspects missing, Lord Peter Wimsey battles to pinpoint the poisoner.
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An Echo—Annika Strandhed, Series 1
A body is found in a metro carriage, but Annika's judgment is clouded by personal matters.
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The Missing Detective—Jedediah Berry - The Manual of Detection
Unexpectedly promoted after his boss's disappearance, Charles Unwin begins his search.
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1. True American Lawman—The Hot Kid
Elmore Leonard's epic tale of cops and robbers in the 1930s.
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