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The Perfect TV Detective

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29/12/2008

BBC Two - The Perfect TV Detective

Special programme celebrating Britain's TV detectives.

Celebration of Britain's TV detectives. In a genre that has featured detectives as monk, cook and time traveller, do we prefer a private eye or an old-fashioned policeman?

Documentary celebrating Britain's TV detectives. In a genre that has featured detectives as monk, cook, gardener and time traveller, do we still prefer a private eye or a plain old-fashioned policeman? How does Sherlock Holmes compare to Morse, Jonathan Creek or Taggart? 

This is an investigation into who the most popular sleuths are, and why.

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