yes I bet that’s it
claw has given the professor in this
case I’m coming professor when they’ve
got their eye on you you’re in trouble
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
TV detectives for this list we’re
talking about those TV sleuths who pound
the pavement and wear trench coats or
some reasonable facsimile thereof so
sorry Batman fans you’re not gonna find
the Caped Crusader here number 10
Olivia Benson Law & Order SVU how did
sister peg know about this I’ll fight
you with a cup with all the answers the
Special Victims Unit
deals with victims of sex crimes and
tough determined detective Olivia Benson
is the voice of those victims I have to
keep my word but when he kills five 10
20 more times what’s your word gonna
mean that she doesn’t just investigate
these cases
she lives them combine that deep
personal involvement with the eyes and
insights of a top-notch investigator and
you get a force that criminals don’t
want to reckon with really just us girls
now sit number nine
John Luther Luther you want to take down
the man who did this more than anything
I’ve ever wanted Amaro well that sucks
to me lots of TV detectives are a wee
bit shall we say obsessive and then
there’s John Luther who takes obsessive
to a new level
Luther is brilliant and possessed of an
exceptional analytical mind when he
takes on a case he learns to think like
the criminal and uses that ability to
predict their moves Luther’s also not
above being a bit vindictive so bad guys
better beware when Luther’s on their
trail good
number eight Jimmy McNulty the wire I’m
an LT City homicide self confidence is
crucial for detective but the wires
Jimmy McNulty can be downright arrogant
and why not major calls me at home says
I should get an early read over your
shoulder got dots deputy loves dots his
attitude may irritate his colleagues but
damn the man’s good you and you does
true he can be lacking in social skills
can’t always control his impulses and is
immature but his flaws are what make him
such a captivating character get these
crazy bastard out of here what’s the
matter he set off the smoke alarm
twice thank good huh number seven Jane
Tennison prime suspect
there’s no nonsense and then there’s
prime suspects DCI Jane Tennison you
don’t like it put in for transfer
brilliantly played by Helen Mirren
testin is generally humorless but she
has to be she’s a woman playing in a
man’s world and there’s no time for
distractions Jim which is just something
that oh I’m not here to question you
about any other incident she’s driven to
succeed both in terms of solving cases
and advancing her career and if she’s
not all warm and giddy she’s still
someone who will get the job done no
matter what keep being big-boned all
over the station
come on well they’re just gonna have to
find me only number six Vic Mackey
the shield talk about a study in
contrast at home the shields Vic Mackey
is a loving father who’s tender with his
family Jesus Christ Monty you can’t have
kids running around this place what am I
supposed to do stick him in a back room
rent the Lion King
at work he’s a brutal corrupt
investigator who breaks the law as often
as he upholds it even murder is not out
of line for Mackey as he will do
anything to get what he wants on the
ground asshole
hi hi oh no don’t move a Machiavellian
hero-villain Mackey is hard to classify
but he’s all the more fascinating for
that reason look I give you some money
you skip a couple of tricks get yourself
some soup I don’t need your money back
yeah look that get some soup
number five Jessica Fletcher Murder She
Wrote I’m quite sure left to your own
devices you’ll get to the bottom of this
no such moral ambiguities troubled the
adorable Jessica Fletcher a best-selling
mystery author she resides in a tiny
little town in Maine which somehow
provides her with an endless stream of
murders to solve why thank you
I think warm chatty and friendly jessica
is also an incredibly perceptive thinker
who can weave complicated webs in which
to snare criminals as well as the hearts
of viewers I know what I want mr.
Haggerty and I get it number four Thomas
Sullivan Magnum the fourth magnum p.i
what’s this crap about Dan Cooke
smuggling coke if you were a private
investigator living in Hawaii you’d
probably be as fun-loving and easygoing
as Thomas Magnum especially if beautiful
women couldn’t seem to stay away from
you
don’t let magnums humorous good-nature
fool you though his Navy training innate
athleticism and keen observational
skills make him a formidable opponent
even in Hawaiian shirt Dan cook was
murdered and I’m gonna prove it number
three Adrian Monk monk I don’t have any
candy it’s hard to be a detective when
you suffer from both
obsessive-compulsive disorder and a list
of phobias that is well endless you iron
your shoelaces why are there three right
left back up but Adrian Monk was born to
the job his obsessiveness makes him
notice the things others would miss
though his compulsions and phobias may
derail his thought processes once he
gets back on track
bad guys better watch their backs she
found your wife’s body no secret she did
understand no she didn’t find anything I
drove her there number two Columbo
Columbo um lieutenant Columbo ma’am
police he’s eternally rumpled he wears a
trench coat no matter what the weather
he has a way of wandering around a
subject for what could be forever oh and
he can be a pest but just one more thing
Columbo may seem like he’s a bit
scattered in the head but it’s all a
game he loves suspects into under
estimating him then springs a trap that
captures them but good we just got a
confession fella just admitted killing
your wife number one Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock mr. Sherlock Holmes look at
those cheekbones I could cut myself
slapping that face by the 21st century
it seemed like Sherlock Holmes had been
done to death and then came the BBC’s
Sherlock suddenly the character made
sense in a contemporary setting a
self-centered vain sociopath with
absolutely no social skills and no
seeming desire for them it wouldn’t last
he climbed out
he was dead is that cuz he going to
happen people don’t really go to heaven
when they die they’re taken to a special
room and burned and brilliant utterly
utterly brilliant Sherlock can be cold
and uncompromising but the way his mind
works is so compelling you can’t help
but get caught up in his world count
do you agree with our list which TV
sleuth do you think is the best
detective for more top 10s about your
favorite shows be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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claw has given the professor in this
case I’m coming professor when they’ve
got their eye on you you’re in trouble
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
TV detectives for this list we’re
talking about those TV sleuths who pound
the pavement and wear trench coats or
some reasonable facsimile thereof so
sorry Batman fans you’re not gonna find
the Caped Crusader here number 10
Olivia Benson Law & Order SVU how did
sister peg know about this I’ll fight
you with a cup with all the answers the
Special Victims Unit
deals with victims of sex crimes and
tough determined detective Olivia Benson
is the voice of those victims I have to
keep my word but when he kills five 10
20 more times what’s your word gonna
mean that she doesn’t just investigate
these cases
she lives them combine that deep
personal involvement with the eyes and
insights of a top-notch investigator and
you get a force that criminals don’t
want to reckon with really just us girls
now sit number nine
John Luther Luther you want to take down
the man who did this more than anything
I’ve ever wanted Amaro well that sucks
to me lots of TV detectives are a wee
bit shall we say obsessive and then
there’s John Luther who takes obsessive
to a new level
Luther is brilliant and possessed of an
exceptional analytical mind when he
takes on a case he learns to think like
the criminal and uses that ability to
predict their moves Luther’s also not
above being a bit vindictive so bad guys
better beware when Luther’s on their
trail good
number eight Jimmy McNulty the wire I’m
an LT City homicide self confidence is
crucial for detective but the wires
Jimmy McNulty can be downright arrogant
and why not major calls me at home says
I should get an early read over your
shoulder got dots deputy loves dots his
attitude may irritate his colleagues but
damn the man’s good you and you does
true he can be lacking in social skills
can’t always control his impulses and is
immature but his flaws are what make him
such a captivating character get these
crazy bastard out of here what’s the
matter he set off the smoke alarm
twice thank good huh number seven Jane
Tennison prime suspect
there’s no nonsense and then there’s
prime suspects DCI Jane Tennison you
don’t like it put in for transfer
brilliantly played by Helen Mirren
testin is generally humorless but she
has to be she’s a woman playing in a
man’s world and there’s no time for
distractions Jim which is just something
that oh I’m not here to question you
about any other incident she’s driven to
succeed both in terms of solving cases
and advancing her career and if she’s
not all warm and giddy she’s still
someone who will get the job done no
matter what keep being big-boned all
over the station
come on well they’re just gonna have to
find me only number six Vic Mackey
the shield talk about a study in
contrast at home the shields Vic Mackey
is a loving father who’s tender with his
family Jesus Christ Monty you can’t have
kids running around this place what am I
supposed to do stick him in a back room
rent the Lion King
at work he’s a brutal corrupt
investigator who breaks the law as often
as he upholds it even murder is not out
of line for Mackey as he will do
anything to get what he wants on the
ground asshole
hi hi oh no don’t move a Machiavellian
hero-villain Mackey is hard to classify
but he’s all the more fascinating for
that reason look I give you some money
you skip a couple of tricks get yourself
some soup I don’t need your money back
yeah look that get some soup
number five Jessica Fletcher Murder She
Wrote I’m quite sure left to your own
devices you’ll get to the bottom of this
no such moral ambiguities troubled the
adorable Jessica Fletcher a best-selling
mystery author she resides in a tiny
little town in Maine which somehow
provides her with an endless stream of
murders to solve why thank you
I think warm chatty and friendly jessica
is also an incredibly perceptive thinker
who can weave complicated webs in which
to snare criminals as well as the hearts
of viewers I know what I want mr.
Haggerty and I get it number four Thomas
Sullivan Magnum the fourth magnum p.i
what’s this crap about Dan Cooke
smuggling coke if you were a private
investigator living in Hawaii you’d
probably be as fun-loving and easygoing
as Thomas Magnum especially if beautiful
women couldn’t seem to stay away from
you
don’t let magnums humorous good-nature
fool you though his Navy training innate
athleticism and keen observational
skills make him a formidable opponent
even in Hawaiian shirt Dan cook was
murdered and I’m gonna prove it number
three Adrian Monk monk I don’t have any
candy it’s hard to be a detective when
you suffer from both
obsessive-compulsive disorder and a list
of phobias that is well endless you iron
your shoelaces why are there three right
left back up but Adrian Monk was born to
the job his obsessiveness makes him
notice the things others would miss
though his compulsions and phobias may
derail his thought processes once he
gets back on track
bad guys better watch their backs she
found your wife’s body no secret she did
understand no she didn’t find anything I
drove her there number two Columbo
Columbo um lieutenant Columbo ma’am
police he’s eternally rumpled he wears a
trench coat no matter what the weather
he has a way of wandering around a
subject for what could be forever oh and
he can be a pest but just one more thing
Columbo may seem like he’s a bit
scattered in the head but it’s all a
game he loves suspects into under
estimating him then springs a trap that
captures them but good we just got a
confession fella just admitted killing
your wife number one Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock mr. Sherlock Holmes look at
those cheekbones I could cut myself
slapping that face by the 21st century
it seemed like Sherlock Holmes had been
done to death and then came the BBC’s
Sherlock suddenly the character made
sense in a contemporary setting a
self-centered vain sociopath with
absolutely no social skills and no
seeming desire for them it wouldn’t last
he climbed out
he was dead is that cuz he going to
happen people don’t really go to heaven
when they die they’re taken to a special
room and burned and brilliant utterly
utterly brilliant Sherlock can be cold
and uncompromising but the way his mind
works is so compelling you can’t help
but get caught up in his world count
do you agree with our list which TV
sleuth do you think is the best
detective for more top 10s about your
favorite shows be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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