Whenever we want to escape, we look across the pond. As avid consumers of all things British, we obviously can’t get enough of BritBox – a platform boasting the biggest streaming collection of British TV ever, plus some of the biggest award-winning names in the biz, like Idris Elba, Colin Firth, Dame Judi Dench, and Helen Mirren. And when we’re talking about British TV and true crime? Match made in heaven.
It’s Mystery Month on BritBox, so we’ve teamed up with the platform to guide you through the edge-of-your-seat series that we’re currently obsessed with. While you’re watching (after is cool too, if you don’t want to miss a thing) shop our Boutique of killer summer style, presented by BritBox.
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Luther
Starring the super-suave Idris Elba (The Wire) as a maverick cop, this psychological crime drama follows John Luther, a detective chief inspector working for the Serious Crime Unit of the UK police. For Luther, the job always comes first, often at the expense of his personal life. Sometimes, the darkness just finds its way in.
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The Bay
Cue the feels, because this one gets emotional. Family Liaison Officer Lisa Armstrong is assigned to a missing persons investigation, which at first seems routine – tragic, but commonplace. But this time is different, and Armstrong finds it hard not to get too close to the case.
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Line of Duty
Catching criminals is one thing, but honing in on crooked cops – that’s a whole other story. This nail-biting series (coincidentally, also the UK’s most-watched drama of the 21st century) follows Anti-Corruption Unit AC-12 as they chase down their shady colleagues who know a thing or two about covering their own tracks. It’s what they do for a living, after all.
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Grace
Based on the best-selling Peter James novels, this crime drama brings the books to life in a big way. Detective Roy Grace, played by John Simm (Life on Mars, Doctor Who), is haunted by the disappearance of his wife and has a reputation for, shall we say, interesting methods to get to the truth. Grace is full of twists and turns as the detective races against time to solve a missing persons case.
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Honour
In this thriller based on a true story, Detective Chief Inspector Caroline Goode is on a mission to bring justice for a young girl who was murdered by her family for falling in love with the wrong man.
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