Favourite TV detective?

Joanna Scanlan - No offence
Martin Compston and Vicky McClure - Line of Duty

‎"Saga Norén, Länskrim Malmö"

Loved her.

Parklife1. I hadn't read your post before I posted mine! Honestly!! So glad you like Joan Hickson! I used to watch the series with my daughters when they were in their teens. The stories were much darker than the silly frivolous moments we had with Geraldine McEwan. I used to tell the children "When I grow up I am going to be Miss Marple!" I was already getting into my 40s...

Ooooh my favourite relaxation - watching Detective Films!

Recently I was very impressed with Rowan Atkinson's Maigret. He was sensitive, aloof, deeply in love with his beautiful wife (Lucuy Cohu) and the series filled me with the atmosphere of the time and place.
I am a loyal fan of Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox in "Lewis" but must admit the real star is the music by Barrington Pheloung! I adore his music!
I will always see Joan Hickson as the real Miss Marple
Vera is always good and Brenda Blethyn is superb,
but possibly my favourite Detective is Ken Stott as "Rebus".

I liked ( well fancied) Shoestring.

From the top of my head Vera ('Now that just isn't true is it pet') or Columbo ('Just one more thing').

Rowan Atkinson as Maigret
Joan Hickson as Miss Marple
Shaun Evans
David Suchet
Brenda Blethyn
Neil Dudgeon (John Nettles is wooden)

We love the DI Banks books but Stephen Tompkinson? Oh dear No!

Tom Burke as Cormoran Strike.

I didn't like Tompkinson as Banks either, wasn't as he was depicted in the books.
I did like the Lynley series, however the books became quite annoying at the end with the author's constant attempts at dialect.

Aurelio Zen (Rufus Sewell) Only 3 films were made - very sad. The books are brilliant but sadly the author, Michael Dibdin died in 2007 so no more books.

Rebus, Endeavour, Vera, Sergeant Hathaway.

Oooo - such a hard decision!

Andri - (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson/Trapped)
Vera - (Brenda Blethyn)
Strike - (Tom Burke)
Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis/Miss Fisher's Murder mysteries)
Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion/Castle)
Douglas Henshall & Alison O'Donnell (Jimmy Perez/Tosh - Shetland)

Montalbano too for me! And Morse

Rebus
Vera
Dislike Stephen Tompkinson as Banks. Not my idea of Banks at all

Detective Stabler in Law and Order SVU.

I really liked Inspector Lynley and was so disappointed when they decided to end the series unexpectedly.

Kojak! "who loves ya baby?" ?

For me Inspector Montalbano, I can watch him over and over again as I completely forget the plots.

Definitely Vera, Morse, Midsummer Murders and Colombo. Can't beat a bit of Colombo and then there's Frost of course

Cagney + Lacey!

Michael Kitchen as Christopher Foyle in Foyle's War and Douglas Henshall as Jimmy Perez in Shetland .. oh and Mark Williams as Father Brown!

Montalbano!

Morse, David Suchet, Michael Kitchen, Joan Hickson and Alum Armstrong in New Tricks.

Fabian of the Yard (who??)
Inspector Foyle
Inspector Wexford
Wallander, either of the two Swedish ones, NOT Kenneth Branagh

Another vote for Michael Kitchen (Foyle's War) who I feel is very watchable. Every nuance has a meaning.

More episodes, please!