yes I bet that’s it claw has given the professor in this
claw has given the professor in this
claw has given the professor in this case I’m coming professor when they’ve
case I’m coming professor when they’ve
case I’m coming professor when they’ve got their eye on you you’re in trouble
got their eye on you you’re in trouble
got their eye on you you’re in trouble welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10
counting down our picks for the top 10
counting down our picks for the top 10 TV detectives for this list we’re
TV detectives for this list we’re
TV detectives for this list we’re talking about those TV sleuths who pound
talking about those TV sleuths who pound
talking about those TV sleuths who pound the pavement and wear trench coats or
the pavement and wear trench coats or
the pavement and wear trench coats or some reasonable facsimile thereof so
some reasonable facsimile thereof so
some reasonable facsimile thereof so sorry Batman fans you’re not gonna find
sorry Batman fans you’re not gonna find
sorry Batman fans you’re not gonna find the Caped Crusader here number 10
the Caped Crusader here number 10
the Caped Crusader here number 10 Olivia Benson Law & Order SVU how did
Olivia Benson Law & Order SVU how did
Olivia Benson Law & Order SVU how did sister peg know about this I’ll fight
sister peg know about this I’ll fight
sister peg know about this I’ll fight you with a cup with all the answers the
you with a cup with all the answers the
you with a cup with all the answers the Special Victims Unit
Special Victims Unit
Special Victims Unit deals with victims of sex crimes and
deals with victims of sex crimes and
deals with victims of sex crimes and tough determined detective Olivia Benson
tough determined detective Olivia Benson
tough determined detective Olivia Benson is the voice of those victims I have to
is the voice of those victims I have to
is the voice of those victims I have to keep my word but when he kills five 10
keep my word but when he kills five 10
keep my word but when he kills five 10 20 more times what’s your word gonna
20 more times what’s your word gonna
20 more times what’s your word gonna mean that she doesn’t just investigate
mean that she doesn’t just investigate
mean that she doesn’t just investigate these cases
these cases
these cases she lives them combine that deep
she lives them combine that deep
she lives them combine that deep personal involvement with the eyes and
personal involvement with the eyes and
personal involvement with the eyes and insights of a top-notch investigator and
insights of a top-notch investigator and
insights of a top-notch investigator and you get a force that criminals don’t
you get a force that criminals don’t
you get a force that criminals don’t want to reckon with really just us girls
want to reckon with really just us girls
want to reckon with really just us girls now sit number nine
now sit number nine
now sit number nine John Luther Luther you want to take down
John Luther Luther you want to take down
John Luther Luther you want to take down the man who did this more than anything
the man who did this more than anything
the man who did this more than anything I’ve ever wanted Amaro well that sucks
I’ve ever wanted Amaro well that sucks
I’ve ever wanted Amaro well that sucks to me lots of TV detectives are a wee
to me lots of TV detectives are a wee
to me lots of TV detectives are a wee bit shall we say obsessive and then
bit shall we say obsessive and then
bit shall we say obsessive and then there’s John Luther who takes obsessive
there’s John Luther who takes obsessive
there’s John Luther who takes obsessive to a new level
to a new level
to a new level Luther is brilliant and possessed of an
Luther is brilliant and possessed of an
Luther is brilliant and possessed of an exceptional analytical mind when he
exceptional analytical mind when he
exceptional analytical mind when he takes on a case he learns to think like
takes on a case he learns to think like
takes on a case he learns to think like the criminal and uses that ability to
the criminal and uses that ability to
the criminal and uses that ability to predict their moves Luther’s also not
predict their moves Luther’s also not
predict their moves Luther’s also not above being a bit vindictive so bad guys
above being a bit vindictive so bad guys
above being a bit vindictive so bad guys better beware when Luther’s on their
better beware when Luther’s on their
better beware when Luther’s on their trail good
number eight Jimmy McNulty the wire I’m
number eight Jimmy McNulty the wire I’m an LT City homicide self confidence is
an LT City homicide self confidence is
an LT City homicide self confidence is crucial for detective but the wires
crucial for detective but the wires
crucial for detective but the wires Jimmy McNulty can be downright arrogant
Jimmy McNulty can be downright arrogant
Jimmy McNulty can be downright arrogant and why not major calls me at home says
and why not major calls me at home says
and why not major calls me at home says I should get an early read over your
I should get an early read over your
I should get an early read over your shoulder got dots deputy loves dots his
shoulder got dots deputy loves dots his
shoulder got dots deputy loves dots his attitude may irritate his colleagues but
attitude may irritate his colleagues but
attitude may irritate his colleagues but damn the man’s good you and you does
damn the man’s good you and you does
damn the man’s good you and you does true he can be lacking in social skills
true he can be lacking in social skills
true he can be lacking in social skills can’t always control his impulses and is
can’t always control his impulses and is
can’t always control his impulses and is immature but his flaws are what make him
immature but his flaws are what make him
immature but his flaws are what make him such a captivating character get these
such a captivating character get these
such a captivating character get these crazy bastard out of here what’s the
crazy bastard out of here what’s the
crazy bastard out of here what’s the matter he set off the smoke alarm
matter he set off the smoke alarm
matter he set off the smoke alarm twice thank good huh number seven Jane
twice thank good huh number seven Jane
twice thank good huh number seven Jane Tennison prime suspect
Tennison prime suspect
Tennison prime suspect there’s no nonsense and then there’s
there’s no nonsense and then there’s
there’s no nonsense and then there’s prime suspects DCI Jane Tennison you
prime suspects DCI Jane Tennison you
prime suspects DCI Jane Tennison you don’t like it put in for transfer
don’t like it put in for transfer
don’t like it put in for transfer brilliantly played by Helen Mirren
brilliantly played by Helen Mirren
brilliantly played by Helen Mirren testin is generally humorless but she
testin is generally humorless but she
testin is generally humorless but she has to be she’s a woman playing in a
has to be she’s a woman playing in a
has to be she’s a woman playing in a man’s world and there’s no time for
man’s world and there’s no time for
man’s world and there’s no time for distractions Jim which is just something
distractions Jim which is just something
distractions Jim which is just something that oh I’m not here to question you
that oh I’m not here to question you
that oh I’m not here to question you about any other incident she’s driven to
about any other incident she’s driven to
about any other incident she’s driven to succeed both in terms of solving cases
succeed both in terms of solving cases
succeed both in terms of solving cases and advancing her career and if she’s
and advancing her career and if she’s
and advancing her career and if she’s not all warm and giddy she’s still
not all warm and giddy she’s still
not all warm and giddy she’s still someone who will get the job done no
someone who will get the job done no
someone who will get the job done no matter what keep being big-boned all
matter what keep being big-boned all
matter what keep being big-boned all over the station
over the station
over the station come on well they’re just gonna have to
come on well they’re just gonna have to
come on well they’re just gonna have to find me only number six Vic Mackey
find me only number six Vic Mackey
find me only number six Vic Mackey the shield talk about a study in
the shield talk about a study in
the shield talk about a study in contrast at home the shields Vic Mackey
contrast at home the shields Vic Mackey
contrast at home the shields Vic Mackey is a loving father who’s tender with his
is a loving father who’s tender with his
is a loving father who’s tender with his family Jesus Christ Monty you can’t have
family Jesus Christ Monty you can’t have
family Jesus Christ Monty you can’t have kids running around this place what am I
kids running around this place what am I
kids running around this place what am I supposed to do stick him in a back room
supposed to do stick him in a back room
supposed to do stick him in a back room rent the Lion King
rent the Lion King
rent the Lion King at work he’s a brutal corrupt
at work he’s a brutal corrupt
at work he’s a brutal corrupt investigator who breaks the law as often
investigator who breaks the law as often
investigator who breaks the law as often as he upholds it even murder is not out
as he upholds it even murder is not out
as he upholds it even murder is not out of line for Mackey as he will do
of line for Mackey as he will do
of line for Mackey as he will do anything to get what he wants on the
anything to get what he wants on the
anything to get what he wants on the ground asshole
hi hi oh no don’t move a Machiavellian
hi hi oh no don’t move a Machiavellian hero-villain Mackey is hard to classify
hero-villain Mackey is hard to classify
hero-villain Mackey is hard to classify but he’s all the more fascinating for
but he’s all the more fascinating for
but he’s all the more fascinating for that reason look I give you some money
that reason look I give you some money
that reason look I give you some money you skip a couple of tricks get yourself
you skip a couple of tricks get yourself
you skip a couple of tricks get yourself some soup I don’t need your money back
some soup I don’t need your money back
some soup I don’t need your money back yeah look that get some soup
yeah look that get some soup
yeah look that get some soup number five Jessica Fletcher Murder She
number five Jessica Fletcher Murder She
number five Jessica Fletcher Murder She Wrote I’m quite sure left to your own
Wrote I’m quite sure left to your own
Wrote I’m quite sure left to your own devices you’ll get to the bottom of this
devices you’ll get to the bottom of this
devices you’ll get to the bottom of this no such moral ambiguities troubled the
no such moral ambiguities troubled the
no such moral ambiguities troubled the adorable Jessica Fletcher a best-selling
adorable Jessica Fletcher a best-selling
adorable Jessica Fletcher a best-selling mystery author she resides in a tiny
mystery author she resides in a tiny
mystery author she resides in a tiny little town in Maine which somehow
little town in Maine which somehow
little town in Maine which somehow provides her with an endless stream of
provides her with an endless stream of
provides her with an endless stream of murders to solve why thank you
murders to solve why thank you
murders to solve why thank you I think warm chatty and friendly jessica
I think warm chatty and friendly jessica
I think warm chatty and friendly jessica is also an incredibly perceptive thinker
is also an incredibly perceptive thinker
is also an incredibly perceptive thinker who can weave complicated webs in which
who can weave complicated webs in which
who can weave complicated webs in which to snare criminals as well as the hearts
to snare criminals as well as the hearts
to snare criminals as well as the hearts of viewers I know what I want mr.
of viewers I know what I want mr.
of viewers I know what I want mr. Haggerty and I get it number four Thomas
Haggerty and I get it number four Thomas
Haggerty and I get it number four Thomas Sullivan Magnum the fourth magnum p.i
Sullivan Magnum the fourth magnum p.i
Sullivan Magnum the fourth magnum p.i what’s this crap about Dan Cooke
what’s this crap about Dan Cooke
what’s this crap about Dan Cooke smuggling coke if you were a private
smuggling coke if you were a private
smuggling coke if you were a private investigator living in Hawaii you’d
investigator living in Hawaii you’d
investigator living in Hawaii you’d probably be as fun-loving and easygoing
probably be as fun-loving and easygoing
probably be as fun-loving and easygoing as Thomas Magnum especially if beautiful
as Thomas Magnum especially if beautiful
as Thomas Magnum especially if beautiful women couldn’t seem to stay away from
women couldn’t seem to stay away from
women couldn’t seem to stay away from you
don’t let magnums humorous good-nature
don’t let magnums humorous good-nature fool you though his Navy training innate
fool you though his Navy training innate
fool you though his Navy training innate athleticism and keen observational
athleticism and keen observational
athleticism and keen observational skills make him a formidable opponent
skills make him a formidable opponent
skills make him a formidable opponent even in Hawaiian shirt Dan cook was
even in Hawaiian shirt Dan cook was
even in Hawaiian shirt Dan cook was murdered and I’m gonna prove it number
murdered and I’m gonna prove it number
murdered and I’m gonna prove it number three Adrian Monk monk I don’t have any
three Adrian Monk monk I don’t have any
three Adrian Monk monk I don’t have any candy it’s hard to be a detective when
candy it’s hard to be a detective when
candy it’s hard to be a detective when you suffer from both
you suffer from both
you suffer from both obsessive-compulsive disorder and a list
obsessive-compulsive disorder and a list
obsessive-compulsive disorder and a list of phobias that is well endless you iron
of phobias that is well endless you iron
of phobias that is well endless you iron your shoelaces why are there three right
your shoelaces why are there three right
your shoelaces why are there three right left back up but Adrian Monk was born to
left back up but Adrian Monk was born to
left back up but Adrian Monk was born to the job his obsessiveness makes him
the job his obsessiveness makes him
the job his obsessiveness makes him notice the things others would miss
notice the things others would miss
notice the things others would miss though his compulsions and phobias may
though his compulsions and phobias may
though his compulsions and phobias may derail his thought processes once he
derail his thought processes once he
derail his thought processes once he gets back on track
gets back on track
gets back on track bad guys better watch their backs she
bad guys better watch their backs she
bad guys better watch their backs she found your wife’s body no secret she did
found your wife’s body no secret she did
found your wife’s body no secret she did understand no she didn’t find anything I
understand no she didn’t find anything I
understand no she didn’t find anything I drove her there number two Columbo
drove her there number two Columbo
drove her there number two Columbo Columbo um lieutenant Columbo ma’am
Columbo um lieutenant Columbo ma’am
Columbo um lieutenant Columbo ma’am police he’s eternally rumpled he wears a
police he’s eternally rumpled he wears a
police he’s eternally rumpled he wears a trench coat no matter what the weather
trench coat no matter what the weather
trench coat no matter what the weather he has a way of wandering around a
he has a way of wandering around a
he has a way of wandering around a subject for what could be forever oh and
subject for what could be forever oh and
subject for what could be forever oh and he can be a pest but just one more thing
he can be a pest but just one more thing
he can be a pest but just one more thing Columbo may seem like he’s a bit
Columbo may seem like he’s a bit
Columbo may seem like he’s a bit scattered in the head but it’s all a
scattered in the head but it’s all a
scattered in the head but it’s all a game he loves suspects into under
game he loves suspects into under
game he loves suspects into under estimating him then springs a trap that
estimating him then springs a trap that
estimating him then springs a trap that captures them but good we just got a
captures them but good we just got a
captures them but good we just got a confession fella just admitted killing
confession fella just admitted killing
confession fella just admitted killing your wife number one Sherlock Holmes
your wife number one Sherlock Holmes
your wife number one Sherlock Holmes Sherlock mr. Sherlock Holmes look at
Sherlock mr. Sherlock Holmes look at
Sherlock mr. Sherlock Holmes look at those cheekbones I could cut myself
those cheekbones I could cut myself
those cheekbones I could cut myself slapping that face by the 21st century
slapping that face by the 21st century
slapping that face by the 21st century it seemed like Sherlock Holmes had been
it seemed like Sherlock Holmes had been
it seemed like Sherlock Holmes had been done to death and then came the BBC’s
done to death and then came the BBC’s
done to death and then came the BBC’s Sherlock suddenly the character made
Sherlock suddenly the character made
Sherlock suddenly the character made sense in a contemporary setting a
sense in a contemporary setting a
sense in a contemporary setting a self-centered vain sociopath with
self-centered vain sociopath with
self-centered vain sociopath with absolutely no social skills and no
absolutely no social skills and no
absolutely no social skills and no seeming desire for them it wouldn’t last
seeming desire for them it wouldn’t last
seeming desire for them it wouldn’t last he climbed out
he climbed out
he climbed out he was dead is that cuz he going to
he was dead is that cuz he going to
he was dead is that cuz he going to happen people don’t really go to heaven
happen people don’t really go to heaven
happen people don’t really go to heaven when they die they’re taken to a special
when they die they’re taken to a special
when they die they’re taken to a special room and burned and brilliant utterly
room and burned and brilliant utterly
room and burned and brilliant utterly utterly brilliant Sherlock can be cold
utterly brilliant Sherlock can be cold
utterly brilliant Sherlock can be cold and uncompromising but the way his mind
and uncompromising but the way his mind
and uncompromising but the way his mind works is so compelling you can’t help
works is so compelling you can’t help
works is so compelling you can’t help but get caught up in his world count
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sleuth do you think is the best
sleuth do you think is the best detective for more top 10s about your
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