Compelling and clever detective characters can turn a good detective TV show into a timeless classic. The best detective TV shows of all time all tend to center on either one well-written detective ...

Despite Benedict Cumberbatch's acclaimed portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, True Detective's Rust Cohle, played by Matthew McConaughey, stands out.

From the beginnings of the modern detective story, there have been eccentric detectives. For instance, Sherlock Holmes never would have fit in with the typical late Victorian or Edwardian London ...

Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Mycroft Holmes (Mark Gatiss) stand alongside each other in a hospital hallway in 'Sherlock.' Image via BBC If there is anything that the co-creator of the ...