Bumbling Detective

The bumbling detective subgenre features a detective or amateur detective who is notably inept, clumsy, or unskilled in solving crimes. Humor in these stories arises from the detective's missteps, blunders, and comical misunderstandings, often juxtaposed with the seriousness of the crimes they are attempting to solve.

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1. Private Detective

Feb 6, 2025  •  TV Shows
Senior and Junior are two good for nothing private detectives who run a detective agency called 'Rohossoved Agency'. One day a man comes to them asking for their assistance to recover some stolen artifacts from a woman. One thing leads to another and the detectives find themselves in trouble of gigantic proportion.
7.3
Generally favorable

2. Zen Noir

Apr 20, 2004  •  TV Shows
A nameless 'noir' detective, still mourning the loss of his wife, investigates a mysterious death in a Buddhist temple, but his logical, left-brained crime-solving skills are useless in the intuitive, non-linear world of Zen.
6
Generally favorable

3. Battle of Marseille

Nov 21, 2022  •  TV Shows
During Euro 2016 in Marseille, violent clashes erupt between Russian hooligans and English fans. Authorities launch an international manhunt, uncovering ties to Putin. Political intrigue and dark motives behind the violence are revealed.
0
No rating

4. Andy Barker, P.I.

Mar 8, 2007  •  TV Shows
An accountant moves into an office formerly owned by a private investigator and begins picking up side work as a private eye, after clients looking for the office's previous occupant inquire about his services.
7.5
Generally favorable

5. Sunflower

Jun 10, 2021  •  TV Shows
A quirky murder mystery based in a housing society called Sunflower. Its simpleton resident Sonu dives headlong into a murder mystery and becomes the chief suspect. What happens next?
7.4
Generally favorable

6. Dirk Gently

Dec 10, 2010  •  TV Shows
Holistic detective Gently relies on the universe to unravel mysteries based on the 'interconnectedness of all things'.
7.6
Generally favorable

7. Hap and Leonard

Mar 1, 2016  •  TV Shows
Set in the late 1980s, Hap and Leonard is a darkly comic swamp noir of two best friends, one femme fatale, a crew of washed up revolutionaries, a pair of murderous psycho killers, some lost loot, and the fuzz.
7.6
Generally favorable

8. Murder in Successville

May 5, 2015  •  TV Shows
Each week D.I. Sleet is partnered by a celebrity guest as they investigate a murder in the titular town, which is in turn seemingly peopled entirely by 'celebrities'.
7.7
Generally favorable

9. Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries

Feb 20, 2019  •  TV Shows
In swinging 60's Melbourne, gorgeously reckless Peregrine Fisher inherits a windfall when the famous aunt she never knew goes missing over the highlands of New Guinea.
7.3
Generally favorable

10. Queens of Mystery

Mar 11, 2022  •  TV Shows
Three crime-writing sisters and their 28-year old niece use their extensive knowledge of crime to solve whodunit style murders in the picturesque English village of Wildemarsh.
7.3
Generally favorable

11. Murderville

Feb 2, 2022  •  TV Shows
Eccentric detective Terry Seattle teams up with clueless celebrity guest stars to investigate a series of murders in this improvisational crime comedy.
6.9
Generally favorable

12. HPI Haut Potentiel Intellectuel

Apr 15, 2021  •  TV Shows
Morgane has a 160 IQ but it never really helped her in her everyday life. The police decide to bring her on board to help them track down and catch highly intelligent criminals.
7.5
Generally favorable

13. McDonald & Dodds

Feb 29, 2020  •  TV Shows
A shy and enigmatic Detective Sergeant is partnered with a wildly ambitious Detective Chief Inspector to solve crimes in the historic city of Bath.
7.6
Generally favorable

14. Father Brown

Jan 13, 2013  •  TV Shows
In the early 1950s, Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest based in the fictional Cotswold village of Kembleford, uses his distinctive skills to solve various crimes.
7.8
Generally favorable

15. Torchy Blane in Panama

May 6, 1938  •  TV Shows
Torchy, Steve, and Gahagan are on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling from New York to L.A. via the Panama Canal.
5.8
Mixed or average
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