NewsgalleryTV detectives - picturesBookmarkShareNewsBySamantha Gildea16:24, 2 JUN 2014Updated14:25, 15 DEC 2014Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum in Magnum P.I1 of 30The third series of TV drama DCI Banks, starring Stephen Tomkinson, was partially filmed at Farnley Tyas (Image: ITV)2 of 30Bergerac star John Nettles as Det Sgt Jim Bergerac (Image: Mirrorpix)3 of 30John Nettles with Bergerac's Therese Liotard, who played Danielle Aubry4 of 30John Thaw and Dennis Waterman played Jack Regan and George Carter in The Sweeney5 of 30John Thaw getting fitted up with his gun for his role as Detective Inspector Jack Regan in The Sweeney6 of 30The fourth series of Inspector George Gently (played by Warren Clarke) aired in February7 of 30Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister) and Sam Tyler (John Simm) teamed up in 70s detective drama Life On Mars (Image: Kudos/BBC)8 of 30Dazed and confused: PC Annie Cartwright (Liz White) ad Sam Tyler (John Simm) in Life On Mars (Image: BBC)9 of 30A Touch of Frost starred David Jason as Detective Inspector William 'Jack' Frost (Image: ITV)10 of 30Season three of A Touch of Frost starred David Jason as Detective Inspector William 'Jack' Frost and Sally Dexter as Detective Sergeant Maureen Lawson11 of 30Benedict Cumberbatch thrilled fangirls everywhere as Sherlock Holmes12 of 30Fans agonised over how Sherlock managed to fake his own death at the end of series two (Image: BBC)13 of 30Martin Freeman starred as the Dr Watson to Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock (Image: BBC)14 of 30HBO series The Wire was described by TV critics as one of the best drama series of all time15 of 30Dominic West played maverick detective Jimmy McNulty in The Wire (Image: Ian West/ PA Wire)16 of 30Idris Elba adopted his best Baltimore accent to play gangster Stringer Bell in HBO's The Wire (Image: Ian West/PA Wire)17 of 30DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon and DS Ben Jones (Jason Hughes) in Midsomer Murders (Image: Bentley Productions/ITV)18 of 30DCI John Barnaby and DS Ben Jones on the case in Midsomer (Image: Bentley Productions/ITV)19 of 30Inspector Gadget was an 80s classic20 of 30...but the cyborg detective was nothing without sidekicks Penny and Brain the dog21 of 30John Thaw as Inspector Morse (Image: ITV)22 of 30Shaun Evans played a younger version of Endeavour Morse in ITV follow-up Endeavour (Image: ITV)23 of 30Murder She Wrote was a classic American detective show24 of 30Dame Angela Lansbury starred as amateur detective Jessica Fletcher25 of 30Dame Angela Lansbury played the iconic role from 1984-1996 (Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)26 of 30Brenda Blethyn plays DCI Vera Stanhope in ITV detective series Vera27 of 30Sarah Lancashire as Sgt Catherine Cawood in Happy Valley (Image: BBC/Red Productions)28 of 30Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) with Lewis Whippey (Adam Long) in Happy Valley (Image: BBC/Red Productions)29 of 30The six-part BBC One drama concludes on Tuesday June 3 at 9pm (Image: BBC Pictures)30 of 30