These are some mystery series that manage to be interesting, not very gross and keep an underlining story throughout their episodes, whilst adding some humor or rather satire to the action:
New Tricks
full episode NT
(interesting plots, nice strong characters, catchy theme song)
Death in Paradise
full episode DiP
(nice setting, humorous character, intelligent intuitive policing methods)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
edited episode
(similar to DiP, beautiful exotic setting, picturesque cases and an overall humane view over the life situations presented)
Rosemary and Thyme
episode of RT
(British setting, a darker shade of the cases presented, but the "older women detective" touch)
as for
Life on Mars, a bit different altogether, the USA version is different in the end, and I like that best (well, I have only seen bits and bobs from the English series, anyway). The travel in time trick gives a whole lot of liberty in showing the old policing style in bright modern images and the supplementary mystery tied to the personal life of the central character is awesome:
trailer Life on Mars USA
Mention for Murder in Suburbia, in the same category. Unlike Midsomer Murders, which got gruesomer by each new season.
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