TV Detective Quiz
It seems we can’t get enough of TV detective shows, from old favourites like A Touch of Frost to the much acclaimed Line of Duty, and brand new crime drama, Ludwig. Our tricky questions below will get those little grey cells working! How many questions can you answer about TV detectives, old and new?
21 TV Detective Quiz Questions and Answers
1. In which show did Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris star as gardening detectives?
Playing the lead role in Poirot’s “Curtain” Pic: ITV/Shutterstock
2. Which actor is most associated with playing Agatha Christie’s Poirot?
3. What rank of police officer is Vera Stanhope?
4. A Touch of Frost first aired in what year – 1975, 1979 or 1992?
5. The Inspector Foyle stories were set during which war?
6. Midsomer Murders star John Nettles played a policeman in which other detective show?
7. Who played DS Sandra Pullman in New Tricks?
8. Angela Lansbury played protagonist Jessica Fletcher in what show?
9. On which fictional Caribbean island is Death In Paradise set?
10. Who has not appeared on The Bill – Keira Knightley, Ewan McGregor or David Tennant?
11. What is the first name of the current Mrs Barnaby in Midsomer Murders?
12. Caroline Quentin played Maddie Magellan in Jonathan Creek. What was Maddie’s occupation?
13. In which Scottish city was crime drama Taggart set?
Vicky McClure playing DI Kate Fleming in Line Of Duty Pic: BBC Pictures
14. DI Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) works in the AC-12 unit in Line of Duty. What does the AC stand for?
15. Endeavour is a prequel to which detective show?
16. Robson Green played Dr Anthony Valentine Hill in Wire in the Blood. Which author created the character – Ruth Rendell, Ann Cleeves or Val McDermid?
17. DCI Jane Tennison was the lead character on which show, and who played her?
18. Shakespeare & Hathaway is set in which English town?
19. Clarissa Mullery, Nikki Alexander and Leo Dalton are all characters from which drama?
20. “Now we’re sucking diesel” was a catchphrase in which show?
Accidental detective John “Ludwig” Taylor Pic: BBC Pictures
21. Who plays accidental detective John “Ludwig” Taylor in the new BBC crime drama Ludwig, and who is he searching for in series 1?
TV Detective Quiz Answers
1. Rosemary and Thyme
2. David Suchet
3. Detective Chief Inspector
4. 1992
5. Second World War
6. Bergerac
7. Amanda Redman
8. Murder, She Wrote
9. Saint Marie
10. Ewan McGregor
11. Sarah
12. Journalist
13. Glasgow
14. Anti-Corruption
15. Inspector Morse
16. Val McDermid
17. Prime Suspect, Helen Mirren
18. Stratford-upon-Avon
19. Silent Witness
20. Line of Duty
21. David Mitchell, searching for missing brother
