I've just read that Inspector Morse has been voted best TV crime drama ever.
If they'd asked me I would have gone for Frost

For the british tv cop DCI Gene Hunt in 'life on Mars' and the American top Detective was Columbo

Jack Frost was my favourite too.

Good ones Tomplum but will they seem the same now. I used to watch the Professionals all the time. A good few years later I came across the programme on one of those obscure Sky channels and watched them. Total disappointment. Seemed so tame.

American, got to be Barnaby Jones, when you've got Jed Clampett chasing the baddies you know it's going to be good.

best british frost

best american McCloud

I think Shoestring was better than Frost lg?

Bluey!

Bonehead & Foyle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGOpIzf-9w0

'The Professionals' and every other 1970's cop shows, spoof

Bluey, a poor mans Frank Cannon without the pace.

Blooey

Thats going back a bit and the actor who played him was called 'Lucky Grills'

"CANON !!!! - A Quinn Martin Production"

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Bluey!

Replied: 6th Jul 2018 at 10:09
😂😂😂 Bluey was the funniest thing I have ever seen on telly.
Who on earth could take that programme seriously.

Was it in black and white

Those black and white blueys were never much good.

Petrocelli

George Gently and Morse,John Thaw was brilliant in anything he did and Martin Shaws best part

Trevor Eve was good in Waking the Dead

Def columbo

Vera and Rebus.

Kojac

FABIAN OF THE YARD.MAIGRET.

Trevor Eve was good in Shoostring

Some of my favourites have been:

Vera
Blue Murder
Taggart
Midsomer Murders
Inspector George Gently

Not especially detectives, but:

Wire in the Blood
Silent Witness

American ones:

Columbo with Peter Falk
McCloud with Dennis Weaver (loved him in the film Duel as well).