Britain's Favourite Detectives - Cast

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51 cast members

Name	Known for
Fay Ripley Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Cold Feet (1997)
Sean Arnold Self / Self - Barney Crozier Self / Self - Barney Crozier See fewer	Bergerac (1981)
Emma B Self - Radio Presenter Self - Radio Presenter See fewer	Road (2017)
Annette Badland Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Robert Banks Stewart Self - Writer / Self - Creator, Shoestring / Self - Bergerac Self - Writer / Self - Creator, Shoestring / Self - Bergerac See fewer	Shoestring (1979)
Mark Billingham Self - Crime Writer Self - Crime Writer See fewer	Thorne: Scaredycat (2010)
Daniel Casey Self / Self - DS Troy Self / Self - DS Troy See fewer	Midsomer Murders (1997)
Glenn Chandler Self - Creator, Taggart Self - Creator, Taggart See fewer	Taggart (1983)
Ted Childs Self - Producer, The Sweeney / Self - Executive Producer, Inspector Morse Self - Producer, The Sweeney / Self - Executive Producer, Inspector Morse See fewer	The Sweeney (1975)
Jon Culshaw Self - Impressionist Self - Impressionist See fewer	Dead Ringers (2002)
Tyne Daly Self (1986) (archive footage) Self (1986) (archive footage) See fewer	Cagney & Lacey (1981)
Alan Davies Self / Self - Jonathan Creek Self / Self - Jonathan Creek See fewer	Jonathan Creek (1997)
Phil Davis Self / Self - DS Ray Miles Self / Self - DS Ray Miles See fewer	Vera Drake (2004)
Brian Eastman Self - Creator, Rosemary and Thyme / Self - Producer, Poirot Self - Creator, Rosemary and Thyme / Self - Producer, Poirot See fewer	Shadowlands (1993)
Christopher Ellison Self / Self - Frank Burnside Self / Self - Frank Burnside See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Trevor Eve Self (2006) Self (2006) See fewer	Dracula (1979)
Barbara Flynn Self / Self - Judith Fitzgerald Self / Self - Judith Fitzgerald See fewer	Miss Potter (2006)
Ben Foden Self - England Rugby Player Self - England Rugby Player See fewer	The Saturdays: 24/7 (2010)
Sharon Gless Self (1986) (archive footage) Self (1986) (archive footage) See fewer	Cagney & Lacey (1981)
Matthew Graham Self - Co-Creator & Writer, Life on Mars Self - Co-Creator & Writer, Life on Mars See fewer	Life on Mars (2006)
Natalie Haynes Self - Writer and Broadcaster Self - Writer and Broadcaster See fewer	Curious People: An Incomplete History of Nine Lessons and Compendium (2024)
Clare Holman Self / Self - Dr. Laura Hobson Self / Self - Dr. Laura Hobson See fewer	Blood Diamond (2006)
Eamonn Holmes Self - TV Presenter Self - TV Presenter See fewer	The All Star Impressions Show (2009)
Louise Jameson Self / Self - Susan Young Self / Self - Susan Young See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Felicity Kendal Self / Self - Rosemary Boxer Self / Self - Rosemary Boxer See fewer	The Good Life (1975)
Lynda La Plante Self - Crime Writer (as Linda La Plante, Lynda La Plante) Self - Crime Writer (as Linda La Plante, Lynda La Plante) See fewer	Prime Suspect (1991)
Angela Lansbury Self / Self - Jessica Fletcher Self / Self - Jessica Fletcher See fewer	The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Sally Lindsay Self - Co-creator, Scott and Bailey Self - Co-creator, Scott and Bailey See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Jackie Malton Self - Script Consultant, The Bill / Self - Former DI / Self - Real Life Jane Tennison Self - Script Consultant, The Bill / Self - Former DI / Self - Real Life Jane Tennison See fewer	Suspects (2014)
Ron Masak Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	The Benchwarmers (2006)
McG Self - Director, Charlie's Angels Movies Self - Director, Charlie's Angels Movies See fewer	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
James McKenna Self / Self - Sgt Don Brady (as Jimmy McKenna) Self / Self - Sgt Don Brady (as Jimmy McKenna) See fewer	Highlander (1986)
Julia McKenzie Self / Self - Jane Marple Self / Self - Jane Marple See fewer	Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Helen Mirren Self / Self - Jane Tennison (archive footage) Self / Self - Jane Tennison (archive footage) See fewer	The Queen (2006)
Sandro Monetti Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Marilyn & Sinatra (2021)
Pauline Moran Self / Self - Miss Lemon Self / Self - Miss Lemon See fewer	A Little Chaos (2014)
David Morgan Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Safeword (2015)
Kevin O'Sullivan Self - TV Critic Self - TV Critic See fewer	Crosstalk (2023)
Tony Osoba Self / Self - Det Sgt Charles Jarvis Self / Self - Det Sgt Charles Jarvis See fewer	Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
Tanya Roberts Self / Self - Julie Rogers Self / Self - Julie Rogers See fewer	A View to a Kill (1985)
David Stephenson Self - TV Critic Self - TV Critic See fewer	2001: The Science of Futures Past (2012)
Christopher Stevens Self - TV Critic Self - TV Critic See fewer	Britain's Favourite Detectives (2014)
Una Stubbs Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	Sherlock (2010)
Matthew Sweet Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Bookish (2025)
Abigail Thaw Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	Caring for the Recently Deceased (2015)
John Thaw Self (2000) (archive footage) Self (2000) (archive footage) See fewer	Inspector Morse (1987)
Susan Travers Self / Self - Arlette Self / Self - Arlette See fewer	Fog for a Killer (1962)
Brian Viner Self - TV Critic Self - TV Critic See fewer	The Big Drought of 1975 (2025)
Harriet Walter Self / Self - Natalie Chandler Self / Self - Natalie Chandler See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Bronagh Waugh Self / Self - Sally-Ann Spencer Self / Self - Sally-Ann Spencer See fewer	The Fall (I) (2013)
Dominic West Self (2008) (archive footage) Self (2008) (archive footage) See fewer	The Wire (2002)