Shows Like Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

If you liked Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987), a drama and crime series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama
Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.
2
Father Brown (2013)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and crime
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
3
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and crime
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious…
4
Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and mystery
Mr Jason Rafiel seeks Miss Marple's help to solve a crime but he does gives her any details. In fact, he can't be sure that a crime was committed at all.
5
Murder in a Small Town (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and crime
Karl Alberg moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work but finds himself needing to call upon all his skills to solve the murders that continue to wash up on his…
6
Barnaby Jones (1973)
★ 7/10Also crime and drama
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April…
7
Scream: The TV Series (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crime
What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Everyone has secrets…
8
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
★ 8.2/10Also crime and drama
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
9
Ordeal by Innocence (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama
The black sheep of the Argyll family, Jack Argyll, was accused of murdering their matriarch a year ago, but now a man shows up on their doorstep claiming Jack’s innocence. The family must come to terms with this news…
10
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, right next door to…
11
Steal (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
A typical day at Lochmill Capital is upended when armed thieves burst in and force Zara and her best friend Luke to execute their demands. In the aftermath, conflicted detective Rhys races against time to find out who…
12
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and mystery
There's a murder at the elegant hotel where Miss Marple is staying and international adventurer Bess Sedgwick is the prime suspect.
13
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
★ 8.2/10Also crime and drama
Sherlock Holmes, along with his friend Dr. Watson, uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve.
14
Perry Mason (1957)
★ 7.7/10Also mystery and drama
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
15
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
★ 7.8/10Also mystery and drama
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
16
Annika (2021)
★ 7/10Also mystery and crime
The sharp, witty and enigmatic DI Annika Strandhed, as she heads up a new specialist Marine Homicide Unit (MHU) that is tasked with investigating the unexplained, brutal, and seemingly unfathomable murders.
17
The Serial Killer's Wife (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and crime
Beth and Tom Fairchild seem to have it all. However, when a string of murders is traced back to Tom, Beth is forced to ask herself whether she has ignored signs of her husband’s violence all along.
18
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
★ 7.9/10Also crime and mystery
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
19
Harry Wild (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery and crime
A recently retired English professor discovers a real knack for investigation and cannot help but interfere with the cases assigned to her police detective son.
20
Inspector George Gently (2008)
★ 7.9/10Also mystery and crime
Crime drama set in the 1960s about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become blurred.