BBC delves into six decades of the best detective and crime dramas this summer

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The acclaimed talents reporting for duty across the season include Alan Davies, Amanda Redman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Idris Elba, John Simm, Kenneth Branagh, Peter Davison, Sue Johnston, Sarah Lancashire, Vicky McClure and more

The BBC will open case files of the best detective and crime dramas this summer with a line-up of 17 titles crossing six decades, including classic and contemporary favourites from Law & Order, Dalziel and Pascoe, to Life on Mars, Line of Duty, Happy Valley and more. The season launches Wednesday 12 June at 10pm on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer with new episodes weekly.

Drama series about upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley and working class DS Barbara Havers, based on the novels of Elizabeth George.Comedy drama series about a deviser of magic tricks who is often called in to solve puzzling murders. Starring Alan Davies.Four-part drama series about the British judicial system, originally broadcast in 1978 with a cast including Peter Dean and Derek Martin.

There's no case too cold for these detectives. They're anarchic, eccentric and old-fashioned - but they get things done. Warm-hearted drama with a host of familiar faces.

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