Send us a Text Message. Oh Dame Helen, WE ARE NOT WORTHY! Despite this episode being actually quite dull in places, and much of it being centered around municipal council decision making processes, it was still weirdly brilliant. That is you can get past the middle aged bank managers masquerading as teenagers, an apparently bog standard sex death, …

Send us a Text Message. Calling all Cumberbitches! It's time for Sherlock! We're back in 2010 and it's all whip zooms, split screens, and sharp dialogue. And luckily for you lot, it's not the Marlow Murder club. Although, perhaps, we mention it once or twice. At time of recording this episode was available on BBC Iplayer in the UK and on Hulu in th…

Send us a Text Message. Let's be honest, this wasn't our most favouritist crime drama ever. There should be a lot to like: multiple deaths, the Freemasons, regatta blazers, and a plucky dog... but ultimately we thought it was a punting nightmare. Ps. We still love Samantha Bond, we do. We just wish she had been a bit more...corrigible. At the time …

Send us a Text Message. Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd and the newly formed Cold Case Unit are investigating (and solving, goddamit) cold cases in this here London town. People shout in each other's faces, tell each other not to f**k it up, and breath heavily, showing the weight of the task in hand. It's intense. This episode is all about Lex'…

Send us a Text Message. A duffle coat, a windmill, and a whole load of implausible plot... Yep, it's Jonathan Creek! This week we have a slightly robotic woman who gets clonked on the head, a man who gets shot through a spyhole, a woman wearing pvc in summer, a MASSIVE video camera, and a whole bunch of high jinx with VCRs, VHS, and a wardrobe. Oh,…

Send us a Text Message. Endeavour has aged into Morse and this time he's investigating a murder in a low security prison. He's supported by an absolutely steller cast of actors, most of whom are sporting their most misjudged hairdos of all time. We do dig into the story and the characters, but mainly this is a review of people's hair in 1992. At ti…

Send us a Text Message. Channel Five's answer to the question nobody asked: What would you get if you did a mash up of Eldorado and Acorn Antiques, and made it a whodunnit? You get Shayne Ward as an ex serious crimes detective working as a singer on a cruise ship, that's what. If you're looking for a serious appraisal of C5's forat into the genre, …

Send us a Text Message. It's Oldham, it's 2011 and Rachel Bailey (Suranne Jones) is worried that people think she's a "shag bandit rubber knickers". Whether she is or not is not really our concern, but she could spend less time shaking up bottles of coke and obsessing over her scumbag ex, and more time on the scumbag whose wife just died under myst…

Send us a Text Message. It's the 100th episode of Death in Paradise! How could we let this one pass us by? AND it has Sean Maguire! Dear lord, such excitement. This episode sees Commissioner Selwyn Patterson, the boss, the police veteran, get shot, and the team having to solve his attempted murder. There's no goat, but there are turn ups, dungarees…

Send us a Text Message. Mes amis! It's here! Welcome to the world of Agatha Christie's Poirot, and it's simply delightful (gruesome murders and even more gruesome fake beards aside). We have a locked room mystery, unbreakable alibis, and a bit of fancy dress. It's golden age detective fiction at it's finest and we loved it. Lily once again misspoke…

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Morse's origin story! It's Oxford in 1965 and young Endeavour is somberly pursuing villains left, right and centre. However, in a world where child abuse is normalised, Morse upsets people by attempting to fulfill his job description, and one character takes victim blaming to a whole new level, we won't blame him …

Send us a Text Message. The January blues are upon us and the atmospheric gloom of DI Annika Strandhed's Marine Homocide Unit feels apt. We discuss what to do with a whale carcass, Lex's in-laws get another roasting, and Lily loses patience with a fictional teenage girl. In many ways it's not our finest hour, but at least we didn't harpoon anyone. …

Send us a Text Message. Merry Christmas one and all! Welcome to our first Christmas episode! We're on planet Midsomer for this one and, naturally, it's completely bananas. A slightly low body count for our liking, but there are magicians, murders (both actual and attempted), a magnificiently bad cracker joke, and a someone accidently shooting thems…

Send us a Text Message. Ah, it's the 1950s in Cambridgeshire and we're with the lovely Reverend Sidney Chambers. Swoon! We have some exhausting adultery, confusing whisky swapping, and impressive hair styling, so what's not to love? We also have Robson, without Jerome. And Amanda, WHO WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT. Grantchester is available to stre…

Send us a Text Message. 'Tis the season! Not for Christmas, calm down, but for coughs and colds and all things poorly making. If you have been affected by one of these season snifflies you could do worse than curling up on the sofa with your lemsip and binge watch Shakespeare and Hathaway. There's marriage, betrayal, a disguise, lutes, and plenty o…

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to 2003! It’s Blue Murder with Caroline Quentin. There’s disembowelling, lots of laundry, some confusing logistics relating to a sanitary bin, and a potential attack using breadcrumbs. Truly, in the world of DCI Janine Lewis, danger really does lurk on every corner. We really enjoyed this one and we hope you do to. A…

Send us a Text Message. A bit of housekeeping and a few Q&As from our lovely listeners. If you have a question or comment for us you can email us at crimedramaqueens@gmail.com or find us on Instagram @crimedramaqueens and Facebook on our Crime Drama Queens page. We are unwilling to go mushroom picking at this time. Original artwork by Mike Luckie i…

Send us a Text Message. It's Bath, it's 2018, and, much to Lex's dismay, Robert Lindsay is breaking the fourth wall. There is a LOT to discuss in this episode, not least: 1. Why is Bath being treated as if it has seceded from the UK? 2. Why are the met police sent it to solve crimes EVERYWHERE? 3. Why would you commit a murder this way?? WHY??? And…

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Denton: a world of child abduction, bank robbery, murder, and the slut shaming of a fourteen year old. It's fun! It's a depressing dollop of gritty realism and despite hating it, we sort of loved it too. Join us, DI Frost, Linda Love, and more, as we journey together towards the most grotesque barbecue ever shown …

Send us a Text Message. The one where Lily recorded in the kitchen and it sounds like she's in tin can. Join us as we dive head first into the unnerving world of Midsomer Murders! As usual with Midsomer there is a high body count, bizarre characters, and some fairly unpleasant twists. Unpleasant characters and bizarre twists? All of the above. Apol…

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to our first episode! This week we are covering Death in Paradise, season one episode one. If you're new to Death in Paradise don't worry, Lex is too. This episode is all about the joys of locked/unlocked room mysteries, people smuggling, and Sean Maguire being locked in a cell with a goat. What more could you want? …

Send us a Text Message. Welcome to Crime Drama Queens! Join hosts Lex and Lily as they watch, or rewatch, their favourite crime dramas and murder mysteries. Get those little grey cells ready, the game is afoot! Original artwork by Mike Luckie instagram.com/mikeluckieillustration/ Music: Mystery Box by V. Draganov…