Best Cosy Crime TV Series

The 25 best-rated cosy crime TV series on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

Monk 2002 ★ 8.0

Murdoch Mysteries 2008 ★ 7.7

Murder, She Wrote 1984 ★ 7.5

Midsomer Murders 1997 ★ 7.5

Death in Paradise 2011 ★ 7.5

Ludwig 2024 ★ 7.7

Vera 2011 ★ 7.4

Jonathan Creek 1997 ★ 7.6

New Tricks 2004 ★ 7.3

Cadfael 1994 ★ 7.6

My Life Is Murder 2019 ★ 7.2

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 2002 ★ 7.3

Rosemary & Thyme 2003 ★ 7.4

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators 2018 ★ 7.2

Magpie Murders 2022 ★ 7.0

Moonflower Murders 2024 ★ 7.4

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 1996 ★ 7.3

Beyond Paradise 2023 ★ 6.9

The Madame Blanc Mysteries 2021 ★ 7.0

Return to Paradise 2024 ★ 6.6

Death Valley 2025 ★ 6.5

Sister Boniface Mysteries 2022 ★ 6.4

Towards Zero 2025 ★ 6.2

Agatha Raisin 2016 ★ 6.1