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Women Detectives!

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  • Anne Francis in Honey West (1965)

    1. Honey West

    1965–196631 epsNot RatedTV Series
    7.5 (868)
    After her father's death, Honey West takes over his high-tech private-detective firm, assisted by rugged Sam Bolt--and her pet ocelot Bruce.
    CreatorsGwen BagniPaul DubovStarsAnne FrancisJohn EricsonBruce
  • Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey (1981)

    2. Cagney & Lacey

    1981–1988126 epsTV-PGTV Series
    6.9 (5.6K)
    Two female police detectives cooperate with each other both in their professions and in their personal lives.
    CreatorsBarbara AvedonBarbara CordayStarsTyne DalySharon GlessAl Waxman
  • Dominic Monaghan and Patricia Routledge in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1995)

    3. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

    1995–199827 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.6 (2.2K)
    Hetty wakes on her 60th birthday and decides to become a private investigator. With assistance from a teenager called Geoffrey and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Hetty is confident she can solve any case.
    CreatorsJohn BowenDavid CookStarsPatricia RoutledgeDominic MonaghanDerek Benfield
  • Jill Hennessy in Crossing Jordan (2001)

    4. Crossing Jordan

    2001–2007117 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.0 (13K)
    Brash, stubborn and resourceful ME Jordan Cavanaugh revives her career in Boston, occasionally breaking the rules and ticking off the cops or her co-workers. On the home front, she gets crime-solving help from her retired-cop dad.
    CreatorTim KringStarsJill HennessyMiguel FerrerRavi Kapoor
  • Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie in Marple (2004)

    5. Marple

    2004–201323 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (12K)
    An elderly spinster living in the village of St. Mary Mead helps her friends and relatives solve mysterious murders.
    StarsGeraldine McEwanJulia McKenzieStephen Churchett
  • Angie Harmon, Aubrey Dollar, Laura Harris, and Paula Newsome in Women's Murder Club (2007)

    6. Women's Murder Club

    2007–200813 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.2 (3K)
    Longtime friends gather off-the-clock to solve cases, despite personal issues. DA Jill has troubled past, ME Claire is dealing with a husband newly in a wheelchair, and tough Detective Lindsay finds herself working under her ex-husband.
    CreatorsElizabeth CraftSarah FainStarsAngie HarmonLaura HarrisPaula Newsome
  • Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander in Rizzoli & Isles (2010)

    7. Rizzoli & Isles

    2010–2016105 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.6 (40K)
    Boston's assertive detective Jane Rizzoli and steady medical examiner Maura Isles are hailing from very different economic backgrounds, but the strong, competent women effectively work together to solve the city's most puzzling crimes.
    CreatorJanet TamaroStarsAngie HarmonSasha AlexanderJordan Bridges
  • Maria Bello in Prime Suspect (2011)

    8. Prime Suspect

    2011–201213 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.3 (4.2K)
    Jane Timoney, an iconoclastic female detective, must make her bones in a tough New York precinct that is dominated by men.
    CreatorsAlexandra CunninghamLynda La PlanteStarsMaria BelloBrían F. O'ByrneKirk Acevedo
  • Unforgettable (2011)

    9. Unforgettable

    2011–201661 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.8 (21K)
    Homicide Detective Carrie Wells has a rare condition that causes her to remember everything precisely.
    CreatorsJohn BellucciEd RedlichStarsPoppy MontgomeryDylan WalshJames Hiroyuki Liao
  • Mireille Enos in The Killing (2011)

    10. The Killing

    2011–201444 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (129K)
    A police investigation, the saga of a grieving family, and a Seattle mayoral campaign all interlock after the body of 17-year-old Rosie Larsen is found in the trunk of a submerged car.
    CreatorVeena SudStarsMireille EnosJoel KinnamanBilly Campbell
  • Anna Friel in Marcella (2016)

    11. Marcella

    2016–202124 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.3 (39K)
    Marcella Backland left the Metropolitan Police for the sake of her family, only to have her husband leave her. She returns to her job on the murder squad, investigating a case that seems disturbingly familiar to her.
    CreatorsHans RosenfeldtNicola LarderStarsAnna FrielRay PanthakiJack Doolan
  • Bae Doona, Cho Seung-woo, Yun Se-ah, Jeon Hye-jin, Lee Jun-hyuk, and Choi Moo-seong in Stranger (2017)

    12. Stranger

    2017–202032 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (11K)
    With the help of a gutsy female detective, a prosecutor who has almost lost the ability to feel emotions tackles a strange murder case amid political corruption.
    StarsCho Seung-wooBae DoonaLee Jun-hyuk
  • Gloria Stuart and Lee Tracy in Wanted! Jane Turner (1936)

    13. Wanted! Jane Turner

    19361h 6mApproved
    6.0 (290)
    Postal Investigators Tom and Doris follow a trail from a mail robbery on the East Coast to Los Angeles using a letter sent by General Delivery to "Jane Turner". When the letter (with loads of cash in it) is picked up by a woman whose name is also Jane Turner, both the cops and the robbers are on her trail.
    DirectorEdward KillyStarsLee TracyGloria StuartAnn Shepherd
  • The Blacklist (2013)

    14. The Blacklist

    2013–2023218 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (290K)
    A new FBI profiler, Elizabeth Keen, has her entire life uprooted when a mysterious criminal, Raymond Reddington, who has eluded capture for decades, turns himself in and insists on speaking only to her.
    CreatorJon BokenkampStarsJames SpaderMegan BooneDiego Klattenhoff
  • Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)

    15. True Detective

    2014– 31 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.9 (702K)
    Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.
    CreatorsNic PizzolattoIssa LópezStarsVince VaughnColin FarrellRachel McAdams
  • Sarah Lancashire in Happy Valley (2014)

    16. Happy Valley

    2014–202318 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (69K)
    Yorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.
    CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSarah LancashireSiobhan FinneranJames Norton
  • Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)

    17. FBI

    2018– 137 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.1 (26K)
    Follows the inner workings of the New York field office criminal division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as they fight to keep New York City and the country safe.
    CreatorsDick WolfCraig TurkStarsMissy PeregrymZeeko ZakiJeremy Sisto
  • Kyra Sedgwick, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Robert Gossett, J.K. Simmons, Jon Tenney, and Corey Reynolds in The Closer (2005)

    18. The Closer

    2005–2012109 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.8 (30K)
    Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson investigates high-profile crimes.
    CreatorJames DuffStarsKyra SedgwickJ.K. SimmonsCorey Reynolds
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

    19. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    1999– 574 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (136K)
    Follows the New York City Police Department's (NYPD) Special Victims Unit (SVU), a specially trained squad of detectives who investigates sex crimes including rape, child sexual abuse, human trafficking and domestic violence.
    CreatorDick WolfStarsMariska HargitayChristopher MeloniIce-T
  • 20. Miss Molly Mill

    1970– 13 epsTV Series
    8.4 (8)
    StarsInge BrückBenno HoffmannGerd Vespermann
  • Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick in The Snoop Sisters (1972)

    21. The Snoop Sisters

    1972–19745 epsTV Series
    7.8 (492)
    A spinster and her widowed sister, who are also mystery writers, try to solve mysterious murders.
    CreatorAlan ShayneStarsHelen HayesMildred NatwickLou Antonio
  • Robot Detective (1973)

    22. Robot Detective

    1973– 26 epsTV Series
    5.9 (48)
    A female scientist builds a humanoid robot detective (complete with human-like personality) to fight a band of murdering robots created and led by her crazed brother.
    CreatorShotaro IshinomoriStarsJirô YabukiYumiko KagaKaku Takashina
  • Jill Gascoine in The Gentle Touch (1980)

    23. The Gentle Touch

    1980–198456 epsTV-14TV Series
    6.6 (335)
    The adventures of tough lady cop Maggie Forbes.
    CreatorTerence FeelyStarsJill GascoineWilliam MarlowePaul Moriarty
  • Stephanie Turner in Juliet Bravo (1980)

    24. Juliet Bravo

    1980–198588 epsTV Series
    6.7 (316)
    Inspector Jean Darblay is assigned to Hartley, Lancashire. Initially facing scepticism from sergeants Joe Beck and George Parrish, she gradually earns their respect and admiration as their new female boss at the police station.
    CreatorIan Kennedy MartinStarsDavid EllisonNoel CollinsStephanie Turner
  • Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)

    25. Remington Steele

    1982–198794 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.3 (10K)
    The cases of a female private detective partnered with a former thief who assumes the role of a fictitious detective in the business.
    CreatorsRobert ButlerMichael GleasonStarsStephanie ZimbalistPierce BrosnanDoris Roberts

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