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1. Which actor played the role of Inspector Morse in the series based on stories by Colin Dexter?
2. Which television series is based on the books by Elizabeth George?
3. John Nettles plays DCI Barnaby in the series "Midsomer Murders". In which other detective series did he play a policeman?
4. In the series "A Touch of Frost" the main character, Jack Frost, is rather unorthodox in his manner of solving crime. Therefore he doesn't get along with his superior. What is his superior's name?
5. In the drama series "Judge John Deed", the Judge has rather different ways of solving things, which doesn't make him very popular. Which actor plays Judge John Deed?
6. In "Murphy's Law", Tommy Murphy, played by James Nesbitt, goes undercover in a criminal organization to get proof for a certain crime. Which comedy series made this actor famous?
7. In "Silent Witness", actress Amanda Burton, who played Sam Ryan, quit after nearly eight seasons. To complete the team a new (and younger) character was added. Which character is NOT part of the team in season 9?
8. In "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries", Thomas Lynley is an aristocratic police man, as he is also an English Lord. In which English county is his very big house situated?
9. One of the longest running crime dramas on British television is "Taggart", a Scottish police series. Why is this series called "Taggart"?
10. A lot of TV series are based on books. Most of the time, authors are involved in making the television series. Which author took this quite literally and appeared in almost every episode of the series?
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