If you want a crime drama that treats its mystery as more than a puzzle, Dalziel and Pascoe is available in the US on Britbox Apple TV Channel and Hoopla, and in the UK on Sky Go and ITVX Premium right now. 12 seasons in, and the quality has not slipped. Its 6/10 TMDB score, built from 28 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Warren Clarke sets the tone, and the ensemble matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight on Britbox Apple TV Channel and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Dalziel and Pascoe earns its spot. At its heart, Dalziel and Pascoe understands what makes crime drama work — character first, plot second. In the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton, the unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-China-shop-copper DS Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick DS, later DI, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining down-to-Earth wit and humour. The writing gets a boost from Warren Clarke and Colin Buchanan, who sell every scene they're in. Across 12 seasons (1996–2007), it never lost the thread that made it worth starting. What makes Dalziel and Pascoe hold up is that the resolution matters less than how the characters get there. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

If you cannot walk away from a good mystery, Dalziel and Pascoe will keep you hooked. Ordeal by Innocence is the obvious comparison, but Dalziel and Pascoe earns its own place alongside it. 12 seasons gives the story real room to develop. Warren Clarke's performance is the kind that shows up on best-of lists years later. If you have been looking for something to fill the gap left by a recently finished story, this is a reliable answer.

Dalziel and Pascoe wrapped up in 2007, created by Reginald Hill — and 12 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.