We Are Detectives 2025 | Page 2

6 x 2 hr

2 series

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Ranked within Channel 5's TOP TEN programmes of 2024 following it's launch

DCI Ellis (Sharon D Clarke) is a tenacious and instinctive detective who is tasked with solving failing or difficult investigations. Each of the two-hour episodes sees DCI Ellis – accompanied by her right-hand man DS Harper – arrive at a different police station, where she will have to win over the local cops and immerse herself in the cases she has come to solve. 

As a Black female detective, Ellis is used to being dismissed and overlooked, but she is a first-class murder detective with a commitment to bringing the guilty to justice, and a deep well of compassion for those who need it.

Attracted an average of 2.3 million viewers, exceeding the slot average by 69%