| Bergerac | BBC One | 9 | 87 |
| Broadchurch | ITV | 3 | 24 |
| Dick Spanner, P.I. | Channel 4 | 1 | 22 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | British Broadcasting Corporation | 22 | 432 |
| Endeavour | ITV | 9 | 36 |
| Interpol Calling | ITV | 1 | 39 |
| Life on Mars | BBC One, BBC Four | 2 | 16 |
| New Scotland Yard | ITV | 4 | 46 |
| No Hiding Place | ITV | 10 | 236 |
| No Offence | Channel 4 | 3 | 21 |
| River | BBC One | 1 | 6 |
| Rockliffe's Babies | BBC One | 2 | 25 |
| Softly, Softly | BBC One | 5 | 120 |
| Softly, Softly: Task Force | British Broadcasting Corporation | 8 | 149 |
| Taggart | ITV | 27 | 110 |
| The Gentle Touch | ITV | 5 | 56 |
| The Sins | — | 1 | 7 |
| The Sweeney | ITV | 4 | 53 |
| Waking the Dead | BBC One | 9 | 92 |