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Armchair Detectives (2017)

Armchair Detectives poster
Genre
crime, drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 20 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a daytime gameshow where a panel of amateur detectives compete to solve a fictional crime. They watch a short film of the crime and then question suspects to identify the culprit.

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What happens

Armchair Detectives is a British gameshow whodunnit series that debuted in 2017. The show was commissioned for BBC One Daytime and is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions (a label of Endemol Shine UK). Hosted by Susan Calman, the series is produced by Carly Brooks and Daniel Twist executive produced by Andy Brereton. The show follows in the footsteps of other similar shows, including Whodunnit? (1972–78), Cluedo (1990–93) and Sleuth 101 (2010). In November 2018, the series won a BAFTA Scotland award for Best Entertainment series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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