Top Rated Drama TV Series on PBS - Page 4

Before We Die

2021

Before We Die

2021
5
Detective Hannah Laing becomes deeply conflicted when she discovers her son is playing a crucial role as an undercover informant in a brutal murder investigation.
Maigret

2025

Maigret

2025
6.1
Jules Maigret is a rising star in the Police Judiciaire, relentless in his investigations, with an uncanny ability to get under the skin of the criminals he is chasing and a matchless knowledge of Paris and its inhabitants
Our Miracle Years

2020

Our Miracle Years

2020
6
In a politically, morally and economically destroyed country, three sisters of an industrialist family in post-war Germany reinvent themselves and set the course for their future.
Maria Wern

2008

Maria Wern

2008
6.8
Crime Inspector Maria Wern returns to duty at the Police Department on the island of Gotland, and is immediately thrown into a murder investigation.
Alex Hugo

2015

Alex Hugo

2015
8.7
Fed-up with his violent daily life, former Marseilles police officer Alex Hugo leaves the city and the violence he can no longer bear.
Kidnap and Ransom

2011

Kidnap and Ransom

2011
5.9
Kidnap and Ransom is a British television three-part miniseries, originally shown on ITV in January 2011 with a second series following in February 2012. The series follows the work of a British hostage negotiator Dominic King, played by Trevor Eve, who is also executive producer of the series.
Pie in the Sky

1994

Pie in the Sky

1994
8.3
Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series departs slightly from other police dramas in that the protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty policeman, is also the head chef of the title restaurant set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of Westershire.
House of Promises

2022

House of Promises

2022
6.5
Berlin in the 1920s. A dazzling place, but times are not only golden, they are marked by poverty and crime. Vicky arrives in the city, led by promises of a better life, she’s looking for a job. But as soon as she gets there, her hopes and dreams are met with a cold awakening. With no place to stay and nothing to her name, she hires on to work as a saleswoman at a newly-established, glamorous department store. But the founders are also fighting for survival, just like Vicky. Times are tough, and it’s about to get tougher.
RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service

2021

RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service

2021
8.7
Based in Australia’s red heart, the modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service navigate private lives as turbulent and profound as the heart stopping emergencies they attend. This series captures the beauty and brutality of Australia’s vast centre where the doctors, nurses, pilots and support staff of the RFDS negotiate the unique challenges of emergency retrievals across some of the most inhospitable places in the country.
The Adulterer

2011

The Adulterer

2011
6
After a photographer and a lawyer start a steamy affair, their lives and those around them get entangled in dirty business and family secrets.
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987
6.6
The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 2 August 1987 and 11 October 2000.
Helsinki Crimes

2022

Helsinki Crimes

2022
5.5
Helsinki in the summer is shown differently through the eyes of the homicide unit detectives, Timo Harjunpää and Onerva Nykänen; painting a picture of the city where people are not safe in the streets or not even in their own homes. In the midst of the hard crimes it is impossible not to feel the constant worry about your own family while being afraid of losing touch with your children.
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971
7.5
An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
Van der Valk

1972

Van der Valk

1972
6.2
Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" van der Valk. Based on the characters and atmosphere of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first series was shown in 1972.
Little Bird

2023

Little Bird

2023
7
As part of a racist government policy now known as the Sixties Scoop, Bezhig Little Bird is removed from her home in Long Pine Reserve in Saskatchewan and adopted into a Montréal Jewish family at the age of five, becoming Esther Rosenblum. Now in her 20s, Bezhig longs for the family she lost and is willing to sacrifice everything to find them.
The Wall

2019

The Wall

2019
6.7
Fermont: A remote mining colony in the endless frozen hell that is Canada's far North. The body of a young exotic dancer is found and the Quebec City police sends one of their toughest, most experienced detectives to investigate. Céline sure is always up for a challenge. Being cooped up in the massive structure that is the colony – the inhabitants simply call it “The Wall” – soon presents her with some challenges that exceed her investigative efforts.
Black Tulip

2015

Black Tulip

2015
7.4
Follows two families in the countryside of the Netherlands, who become archenemies after a mysterious accident in the past.
La Stagiaire

2016

La Stagiaire

2016
5.9
After a miscarriage of justice that has led her behind bars, Constance Meyer has decided to take a new career path. At age 50, the farmer and mayor of her village became a student at the National School of the Judiciary.
Back in Time

2014

Back in Time

2014
8.1
At the turn of the 20th century, three teenage boys chase the thrills of youth, friendship, and first love, unaware that the moments they treasure will soon become bittersweet memories of a time they can never return to.
The Sketch Artist

2021

The Sketch Artist

2021
7.8
A crime thriller seen through the unique angle of a young forensic sketch artist, who works in the investigation unit of the Police Department. As part of a team, she will help try to solve a laundry list of sordid crimes across the city and also tackle cold cases that have been set aside so that justice will be finally served … even if old wounds are opened in the process.