Murder in Suburbia (TV)

 

(2004-05)
Created by Nick Collins
Starring  Caroline Catz, Lisa Faulkner, Jeremy Sheffield
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I've been watching a lot of British mysteries of late and recently I stumbled onto Murder in Suburbia, a short-lived series about crimes in suburban settings.

It follows the adventures of detectives Kate "Ash" Ashurst (Caroline Catz) and Emma "Scribbs" Scribbins (Lisa Faulkner), who investigate murders that show up the dark side of the suburban scene: wife swapping, adultery, noisy neighbors, dog lovers, school administration, and old-age homes.

The mysteries are well plotted, but the strength of the series is in the two leads, whose banter is alway a pleasure to listen to. There's also a minor thread about them wondering about the background of their boss, Jeremy Sullivan (Jeremy Sheffield), who keeps his private life a secret.

You can spot a young Olivia Coleman in one of the later episodes, but there aren't a lot of big names in it (though Catz did seem to make a mark later in Doc Martin.