These cosy crime shows are perfect for a night by the fireplace with a nice cup of tea. All of the intrigue with none of the horror, these delightful mysteries will keep you enthralled *and* let you sleep at night.
This show is the epitome of the genre! Two gardeners pair up as amateur detectives who literally dig up clues to solve some very PG murders. The dialogue is smart and the gardens always end up beautiful. This is perfect television to…
You will absolutely love how kitschy and fun this show about two bumbling private investigators can be. Many aspects of the show are vaguely Shakespeare related–sometimes overtly and sometimes in a more subtle, clever way. The detectives…
This series is set in a small English village in the 1960s. More than a nun, Sister Boniface is an uncannily astute forensic scientist who is called to help the local police force solve murders. Plots revolve around murders at village…
This campy British crime series is set in the 1920s and features some fabulous costuming. Mrs. Bradley could be described as a naughty Miss Marple; a sassy divorced socialite with keen observation skills and a sharp wit. She uses these and…
One of the OG cosy crime series, Midsomer Murders is a British icon that has been on air since 1997. It’s based on the Chief Inspector Barnaby novels by Caroline Graham, and follows the detective as he solves murders in picturesque…
Set in the fictional English village of Wildemarsh, this comedy/mystery will keep you laughing and guessing! A young detective, Matilda, has strict orders that only police are to handle homicide investigations, but she just can’t keep her…
This comedy crime drama takes place on the beautiful French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and debuted in 2011. It’s a great comfort watch–with formulaic plots and fluffy, fun comedy. The breath-taking scenery is also a great reason to add…
This series based on the beloved M.C. Beaton character has all the makings of a good cosy crime series. A move from the big city to a small village, an unexplained murder with all the wrong suspects, and a quiche-making competition–check!…
Madame Blanc (aka Jean White) decides to unravel the mystery of her husband’s death herself after his death leaves her penniless. Along the way to France, she gets help from local taxi drivers, innkeepers, and police to solve other…
This New Zealand police procedural features a lovable, quirky cast of characters in the small town of Brokenwood. A big-city detective is called to town to help with a case, but he loves the place so much that he decides to stay! The…
This Australian series set in the 1960s is a spin-off of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, though audiences don’t need to have seen the first series to follow this story. When her famous aunt Phryne goes missing, young Peregrine Fisher…
