Art Detectives (TV series)
British television series
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Art Detectives is a 2025 British crime drama television series. It stars Nina Singh, Stephen Moyer, Sarah Alexander and Larry Lamb. It premiered on Acorn TV in the United States on 9 June 2025. It premiered in the United Kingdom on U&Drama on 30 October 2025.
- Dan Gaster
- Will Ing
- Paul Powell
- Emma Goodwin
- Kitty Percy
Jennie Paddon
| Art Detectives | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| Directed by | Declan Recks Jennie Paddon |
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| Theme music composer | Eoin O'Callaghan |
| Composer | Eoin O'Callaghan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Candida Julian-Jones |
| Running time | 45–46 minutes |
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| Release | 9 June 2025 – present |
A two-part special will air in December 2026, followed by the full second series in 2027.[1]
Premise
Cast
- Nina Singh as DC Shazia Malik
- Stephen Moyer as DI Mick Palmer
- Sarah Alexander as Rosa Conaghan
- Larry Lamb as Ron Palmer
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Pictures At An Exhibition" | Jennie Paddon and Declan Recks | Dan Gaster, Will Ing, Paul Powell | June 9, 2025 |
| 2 | "Dead & Buried" | Jennie Paddon | Dan Gaster & Paul Powell | June 9, 2025 |
| 3 | "Warped" | Jennie Paddon | Emma Goodwin | June 16, 2025 |
| 4 | "Noble Rot" | Jennie Paddon | Kitty Percy | June 23, 2025 |
| 5 | "Ice Cold" | Declan Recks | Dan Gaster & Paul Powell | June 30, 2025 |
| 6 | "Final Bid" | Jennie Paddon | Dan Gaster, Will Ing, Paul Powell | July 7, 2025 |
Production
The six-part series is written by Dan Gaster, Will Ing, Paul Powell, Emma Goodwin and Kitty Percy. Declan Recks and Jennie Paddon are series directors. Gaster, Ing and Paul Powell are also executive producers for Black Dog Television, with Catherine Mackin and Bea Tammer produce for Acorn TV/Acorn Media Enterprises, and Daniel March and Klaus Zimmerman for Dynamic Television. Candida Julian-Jones is series producer. Support also came from Northern Ireland Screen.[3][4]
The cast is led by Nina Singh and Stephen Moyer, and also includes Larry Lamb and Sarah Alexander.[5]
Filming took place in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in October and November 2024.[6][7]
Broadcast
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Art Detectives holds an approval rating of 86%.[9]
Margaret Lyons for The New York Times describes the series as a "strong cozy-nerdy procedural".[10]