British Crime Dramas
Did the butler do it, and can you crack these questions about British TV crime shows?
15 questions · Published March 27, 2023
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Whose song "Life on Mars" provides the title for the back-in-time series starring John Simm?
Remakes of the show were aired in the U.S. and South Korea under the same name as the David Bowie song.
A Russian remake of the series was given the title "The Dark Side of the Moon."
- Multiple Choice
2. In which fictional locale have cousin DCI's Tom and John Barnaby been solving murders since 1997?
Based on the "Chief Inspector Barnaby" book series, "Midsomer Murders" has been airing on ITV since 1997. The lead role was played by John Nettles until 2011, when Neil Dudgeon took over as the character's cousin.
- Multiple Choice
3. Which fictional detective does American actor John Malvovich portray on the mystery serial "The ABC Murders"?
Released on BBC One in 2018, the three-night murder mystery serial stars John Malkovich as Agatha Christie's famed detective Hercule Poirot.
- Fill In The Blank
4. Between 1991 and 2006, Dame Helen Mirren played DCI Jane Tennison in "__________ Suspect."
For six out of its seven seasons, Dame Helen Mirren was either nominated or won the Best Actress British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA) for her role as Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison in "Prime Suspect" (1991-2006).
- Drag and Drop Reorder
5. Solve these crime shows in the order of their television debuts.
- 1.Grantchester
- 2.Hamish Macbeth
- 3.Luther
- 4.The Avengers
John Steed and Emma Peel were "The Avengers" in 1961.
The Scottish mystery comedy "Hamish Macbeth" aired in 1995.
"Luther" first appeared on TV screens in 2010.
The 1950s detective drama "Grantchester" was introduced in 2014.
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