Since Sherlock Holmes sleuthed his way on to our screens, TV detectives have never gone out of fashion. And every decade, new recruits join the line-up of much-loved small-screen investigators.
But just who is the best telly ’tec? The nation has voted on the top 50 and, in this show narrated by actress and new mum Sheridan Smith, the country’s favourite crimefighter is finally going to be crowned.
Catch it on ITV to find out whodunnit. To give you a few clue about who the winner might be, we've picked out some of the identifying characteristics of a great TV drama investigator.
From drinking to much and being rude or bolshy to sabotaging their own love lives and having terrible dress sense – it's elementary!
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