该剧是英剧《摩斯探长》的续篇，于2006-2015年在ITV播出，共九季33集，每集约90分钟，其中从2013年的第七季开始每集在ITV1首播时被拆分为上下两部分连续两周播出，然而在重播时以及在美国PBS电视台播出时依旧作为整集播出。该剧将背景设置在学术气息浓郁的牛津，剧中很多含有隐喻的诙谐对白在外国文学爱好者看来会别有趣味，同时延续摩斯系列侧重通过案件展示各色人生和命运悲剧的特色，凶手被揭露后通常会有一幕对手戏将矛盾推至高潮，尘埃落定后缓和而带有希望的片尾曲又形成鲜明映衬，让人感叹命运无常及人的渺小，同时又看到光明的希望。该剧多位编剧也曾参与ITV版大侦探波洛和马普尔小姐系列剧的改编。
性格直爽的警长米奇·福克斯是莎伦·莱昂内（《烈焰国度》角色）的继姐妹。她一边在小镇 Edgewater 的街道上巡逻，一边调查犯罪活动，同时还要应付前科累累的父亲和任性的女儿。
剧情围绕巴尔的摩警察局的一群凶杀案调查小组的侦探人员展开，深入描述了警察局探员细致入微、抽丝剥茧的探案过程。与其他同类电视剧不同的是，该剧非常强调真实性，几乎所有的细节都建立在实际探案的基础上。
跟随年轻的勒罗伊·杰思罗·吉布斯 （Leroy Jethro Gibbs） 在 NCIS 彭德尔顿营办公室开始他的职业生涯，成为一名新特工。
Joanna moves with her young son, Alfie, to the quiet town of Flinstead, seeking a fresh start. However, she quickly becomes entangled in the lives of local mothers and the unsettling dynamics of the community. When Joanna stumbles upon an online rumour about a child killer living in the town, she uses it to win over the mums at the school gate. As gossip spreads, suspicions build, and Joanna finds herself drawn into a web of secrets and paranoia. Balancing her efforts to protect her son with the growing unease in town, Joanna struggles to distinguish between truth and hearsay. With relationships strained and emotions running high, the boundaries between trust and fear blur. The Rumour explores how quickly small-town gossip can spiral out of control, forcing Joanna to confront the unforeseen consequences of curiosity and mistrust in her search for answers. The story is based on the Sunday Times bestselling book by Lesley Kara.
Liv, a transgender egomaniac, causes havoc in the strange world of the supermarket night-shift.
