The Cry

The generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, which will make one of them rich beyond imagination if it can ever be brought to a conclusion. As Tulkinghorn digs deeper into Lady Dedlock's past, he unearths a secret that will change their lives forever, and which is almost as astounding as the final outcome of the Jarndyce case.

Father Brown was a Catholic priest who doubled as an amateur detective in order to solve mysteries. Set in the early 1950s, this series unfolds in the fictional Cotswold village of Kembleford. Here, Father Brown, priest of the St Mary's Catholic Church, has an unusual hobby: he solves murder cases. A clumsy police inspector, who usually ends up arresting the wrong suspect, is irritated with Father Brown's detective success as he uses the typical skills of his close friends to crack murder cases. The historic background of the Britain struggling with post-world war deprivation and shortages sets the stage for the interesting cases Father Brown solves.

Amongst the vibrant international community of the eponymous Spanish island, a British and a German detective with very different approaches to policing have a clash of personalities. Despite - or perhaps because of - their very different approaches, the sleuths form a perfect complementary partnership as they seek to solve a new crime on the island each week.

Dickensian intertwines the realm of fictional characters in Charles Dickens' novels—including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham—in half-hour episodes, as their lives intertwine in 19th century London. The Old Curiosity Shop sits next door to The Three Cripples Pub, while Fagin's Den is hidden down a murky alley off a bustling Victorian street.