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At least tell us what you know about the show; someone here might recognise it!
oh thanks, i'll post the info shortly. Thought Lemy has a dedicated instance for this.
well folks, I figured it out: It is "Wire in the Blood" episode 1 "The Mermaids Sing".
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It was episode 1 so maybe thats why it got stuck in my head
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Main MC didnt save anyone, he got saved instead.
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Yes the suspect likes to cross dress.
Robson Green played this series really well. He is more of a detective / psychologist.
Wire in the Blood Yet another linux iso to add to QBT
So I am rewatching old detective shows like WhiteChapel, early Sherlock, Ripper Street...etc. You know the usual police/detective chasing killers and solving strange cases.
Anyway, I remember I used to watch a show similar to the ones above around 2010ish. But the only thing I could recall is that the killer (of that specific story arc) likes to cross dress or maybe homosexual? Before I go further, let me say I have nothing against trans people. You guys are cool. It is just coincident that the one thing I remember is this one lol.
So in this one episode, the killer comes face to face with our main character. It is their only confrontation and it is the final episode of that arc. I think the MC caught him before he kills another one. I also think the killer dies in this episode so we close this story arc. There is a lot of "I think", I understand but my memories are so hazy lol. Another thing I could recall is that the killer is a male, and he dresses like one of those dominatrixes. This scene was so fucked up that the only thing I remember was this killer. I think our victim was being tortured with BDSM stuff and before he got killed, our MC saved him.
Very hazy, I know. I also checked the following with no luck:
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Sherlock: definitely not. Sherlock only comes in like 3 episodes per season, and I dont recall any scene like that. .
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Whitechapel: I just finished watching the entire show and there was no such scene.
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The Alienist: I watched these a long time ago. I can try again but from Wikipedia's description of the episode, there was no such scene.
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Ripper Street: I am watching it now from Ep 1 and I dont want to read up the episodes because the show is good. I want to enjoy watching it w/o spoilers. Maybe this is the one? I dont know.
Several thing I am 100% sure:
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Show is produced post 2000.
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I definitely watched this in 2010ish, exactly 2011. Reason for this is that I remember showing this show to my HS roommate and even he went "that is fucked up". Again, no discrimination against trans, it is just the episode.
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It is definitely a detective style show. In fact, our MC caught the wrong killer and hence the reveal in this episode is so shocking.
That is all I could remember...... Appreciate any help
Could it be Prodigal Son?
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I definitely watched this in 2010ish, exactly 2011. Reason for this is that I remember showing this show to my HS roommate and even he went “that is fucked up”
Seems 10 years too late for OPs confident time frame.
Prodigal Son is an American procedural drama television series created by Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver for the Fox Broadcasting Company that premiered on September 23, 2019, and concluded on May 18, 2021.
Perhaps it’s Luther, Line of Duty, Broadchurch, Endeavor, The Tunnel?
Or Midsummer Murder, Case Histories, Professor T?
It doesn’t sound like Death in Paradise, Brokenwood Mysteries, The Frankenstein Chronicles, Annika or The Fall.
BritBox has a list of tv series similar to Sherlock, Alienist, etc.
There’s Haden Clark but that’s gruesome. There’s a TV series about it on AppleTV and somewhere else I can’t remember but same title.
I’ll come back if I think of anything else. Good luck!
thanks for your suggestions. I figured it out lol: Wire in the Blood, Ep 1. Maybe thats why it got stuck in my head lmao. Very shocking 1st episode.
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