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1. 'Midsomer Murders' was first broadcast on British television in 1997, starring John Nettles in the lead role. Which character does he play?
2. 'Fabian of the Yard' was broadcast on British television between 1954 and 1956.
The series is based on the real life of Robert Fabian, who was a Detective at Scotland Yard.
3. 'Inspector Wexford' was first broadcast on British television in 1988. The main character, Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, is portrayed by which of the following?
4. 'Blue Murder' was first broadcast on British television in 2003. It stars Caroline Quentin as Detective Chief Inspector Janine Lewis, who is a single mother of four, who manages to juggle her demanding job and her homelife, with little help from her ex husband, who has remarried and has a new family.
Which UK city is the series set in?
5. 'Wire in the Blood' was first broadcast on British television in 2002. It stars Robson Green as Clinical Psychologist Dr Anthony Valentine Hill. Which author wrote the books on which the characters are based?
6. 'Between the Lines' was broadcast on British televsion between 1992 and 1994. It starred Neil Pearson as Detective Superintendent Tony Clark, who worked in the Complaints Investigation Bureau, investigating allegations of corruption in which UK police force?
7. 'Waking the Dead' was first broadcast on British television in 2000. It features Trevor Eve as Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd, who is the head of the 'Cold Case Unit', who reinvestigate previously unsolved serious crimes.
Which British actress stars as the Psycological profiler Dr. Grace Foley?
8. 'Barlow at Large' was broadcast on British television between 1971 and 1975. It starred Stratford Johns as the character Detective Chief Superintendent Charles Barlow. He also played this character in 'Z-Cars' and 'Softly, Softly'.
In 1974 the series was renamed. What was it called?
9. 'Wycliffe' was broadcast on British television between 1993 and 1998. It starred Jack Shepherd as Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe, and was set in Cornwall. What musical instrument did the character Charles Wycliffe play?
10. 'Messiah' was first broadcast on British television in 2001, starring Ken Stott as Detective Chief Inspector Redfern Metcalfe, who, together with his team, investigated murders.
Ken Stott also starred as Detective Inspector Chappell in which UK police drama?
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