This short-lived television series was based on the adventures of a jewel thief and former safe cracker who turns good guy-detective, and good samaritan. An "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend." Often pursued...

CLASSIC TV'S MYSTERY & DETECTIVE FAVORITES: Own the Very Best Classic TV episodes of All-Time in these Incredible 50-episode collections! Each collection includes 50 Classic TV episodes (25 hours of programming) on 6 long-playing DVDs in a...

Starring three-time Emmy winner Bill Cosby, the series focused on Guy Hanks, a brilliant NYPD criminalist who retired from the force after hitting a big lottery jackpot. Instead of settling down and enjoying his free time, he found himself being...

Ellery Queen was a long-running detective series with various actors playing Ellery ov a period spanning twenty years.With the assistance of his father and girlfriend Nikki, Ellery was able to solve crimes that the police could not. His expertise...

One of television's best early crime shows, Gang Busters was based on the highly-acclaimed radio programs by Phillips H. Lord. The format of the series were action-packed stories on the apprehension of major criminals, taken from actual police...

INTERPOL CALLING - COMPLETE SERIES: World crime is his target. Intelligence and style are his most deadly weapons. When Interpol’s Inspector Paul Duval is on the case, international criminals are on the run. Tracking his targets from...

1950’s police drama with a US NAVY background. This long-forgotten series starred Ralph Meeker as Sgt. Steve Dekker, U.S. Army provost sergeant stationed in Honolulu, working for the U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Division.

Edmond O’Brien stars as defense attorney Sam Benedict in this riveting legal drama based on the true-life experiences of renowned San Francisco trial lawyer Jacob W. Ehrlich (who served as the series’ legal consultant). Richard Rust...

The Thin Man was based on Dashiell Hammett’s 1933 novel The Thin Man, which introduced the characters of Nick and Nora Charles. Nick Charles, an ex-private detective, marries Nora and lives in a luxurious Park Avenue apartment in New York...

The Thin Man was based on Dashiell Hammett’s 1933 novel The Thin Man, which introduced the characters of Nick and Nora Charles. Nick Charles, an ex-private detective, marries Nora and lives in a luxurious Park Avenue apartment in New York...

Save when you buy these 5 great sets of suspensful spine tingling tales from the master of suspense - Edgar Wallace.  These are the full length theatrical releases of these very hard to find movies.

3 more tales of suspense by Edgar Wallace British novelist, playwright, and journalist who produced popular detective and suspense stories and was in his time "the king" of the modern thriller.

updating Burke's Law, this series starred Barry as the imaginatively named Gene Bradley, a wealthy government agent, who, posing as an American movie star, travels the globe in search of adventure

In this final installment is a big line up of stars including George Kennedy,Richard Egan, Robert Vaughn, Harry Morgan, Phyllis Diller, Louis Gosset Jr., Andy Griffith  and Cliff (Charlie Weaver) Arquette in a variety of TV pilots.

stars like Jerry Van Dyke, Mike Connors, Mickey Rooney, Broderick Crawford, July Andrews, Jackie Cooper, Johnny Cash, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Hayward, James Coburn, Ann Jillian and Edmund Lowe in rare long forgotten TV pilots

These gems star some big Hollywood names like Sharon Stone, James Coburn, Eva Gabor, Soupy Sales, Walter Matthau, Chuck Connors,Robert Culp,Edward G. Robinson, Sally Field, Chester Morris, Joe E Brown, Joan Davis and Leslie Neilson.  

A unique set of 30 TV pilots that were never sold to the networks or only lasted a few weeks. Stars like Bette Davis, George Brent, Carl Bentz, Billy Dee Williams, George Burns, Martin Landau, William Schatner and many more. A collectors gem.

Long before Hill Street Blues, Homicide, and NYPD Blue, there was Ed McBain's 87th PRECINCT. The series began in 1956. Although not the first procedural, it was one of the first and the 87th Precinct has come to virtually define the genre.

Alexander Blacke is a retired magician who comes out of retirement, at the behest of his con-man/gambler father, Leonard, to perform on stage and solve mysterie

City Detective is a half-hour syndicated crime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant.Variety noted that the series had been sold to 1,971 television stations, a then syndication record.

This TV series was short lived but truly one of the best of it's kind. Wayne Rogers plays a detective in the 1930's...much like the Jack Nicholson role in the movie CHINATOWN.

Screen Legend stars in this wondeful series as a Scotland Yard Detective who solves the most difficult crimes in England. 25 EPISODES ON 6 DVD'S

Donald Woods stars in the 50's as the master criminoligst who, for over 20 years was a popular hero of short storiies, books and novels.  The public could't get enough of fictions first detective to utilize modern criminal science to solve crimes.

BRIAN Donlevy stars as a special agent assigned to all the hot spots all over the world. His adventures deal in danger and often murder. 36 EXCITING ADVENTURES - One of early TVs great action series

A groundbreaking TV series from the 50's about a police woman who becomes an undercover decoy for the police.  It was the first American television series to focus on the work of a female officer.   Inspired by Jack Webb's DRAGNET.

Many feel this is the best cop show ever made. Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday and Ben Alexander as officer Frank Smith were the perfect team. And now we have 27 episodes - EXCELLENT QUALITY - Film Transfers. 

One of TV's first police heroes, pipe-smoking Inspector Fabian of Scotland Yard would scream around the streets of the capital in a heavy Humber Hawk squad car.

Originally called MAN AGAINST CRIME. Ralph Ballamy stars as Mike Barnett the title character, a bright and tough private detective in New York. This very violent show. 40 Action packed shows it won a national popularity poll as best mysteries.

Follow the Sun is somewhat similar in theme and tone to Rod Taylor's Hong Kong and Robert Conrad's Hawaiian Eye.  Follow the Sun also got involved in detective work just like Hawaiian Eye.

Another big line up of stars including a rare appearance by both Bud Abbott & Lou Costello in two single performances, James Stewart,  Joan Fontaine, Bette Davis, William Bendix, Joseph Cotton, Harpo and Chico Marx and Ronald Reagan

a British TV crime series based on the novels by John Creasey. The series starred John Gregson in the title role as Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard with fast-paced action and strong story lines which made the series very popular.

Here are 8 more rare and different crime series from TV's early days including Phillip Marlow, Richard Diamond, Gang Busters, Mr District Attorney, Bulldog Drummond and Boston Blackie. Excellent quality

A fast paced look at life for the officers of the El Camino Police Department, Takes the viewers into the trenches with the street police officers, where the war on crime is being fought, one criminal at a time, and the casualties are mounting up.

Action and adventure in the high mountains as ranger Robert Conrad with the aid of his two sons Christian & Shane make daring rescues. This short lived TV series has become a cult favorite and the quality is excellent.

Of only 39 episodes in this rare set we located 32 shows - the rest are considered lost. O'Brien plays a NY private eye who's previous experience was an actor on Broadway. A unique, fast paced series starring a film noir icon.

A tough as nails detetective drama from the 1960's starring John Cassavetes as the no nonsense detecive who keeps the action going in 19 action packed episodes

Police drama series which aired from 1953-1955 hosted by actor Charles Bickford. Fact-based stories  from the viewpoints of diverse law enforcers, including not only cops but also parole officers, military police and even park rangers

one of those popular syndicated police shows of the late 50's. Victor Jory stared as Finucane, a hard-nosed policeman with the San Diego, California Police Department while Ben Andrews (Patricik McVey) is a reporter with the Chronicle newspaper.

Martin Kane was a popular detective series in the 40's and 50's. When it came to TV three actors played the role - Lloyd Nolan, Lee Tracy and William Gargan. All three actors are represented in this excellent quality set.

This very rare set from the short run TV series from the 1960-61 season starring Richard Denning may be the biggest surviving set based on the popular books, radio and movie series. One of those hard to find sets.

Here are the 14 hour long epsisodes from the short lived TV series from the 1980's. This set is totally commercial free and remains the number one selling TV set on this site.

From the pages of OFFICIAL DETECTIVE MAGAZINE come a different kind of detective story. Every week a different story and different actors. Hosted by Everett Sloane this action packed adventure that brought real crime stores (?) to television.

Mark Saber was a one armed detective who investigates crimes on the continent.
The public took to the gallant Saber who always got his man and when the series finished the public clamoured for more.  This rare set includes 2 BONUS SHOWS

Based on the Criminal Investigation Division of Scotland Yard in London these recreations of those true stories are full of adventure and suspense as they deal with every kind of crime protection the world's largest city.

Ronald Howard stars in 34 exciting adventues of the geat detective in this 1955 TV series. Excellent quality and great atmospere as the series is set in the 1800's at the time Doyle intended his famous hero to solve them most impossible crimes.

Ray is a shadowy character with a mysterious 'secret agent' past. People in trouble often come to him for help. He refuses to be paid for his services; however, those seeking his assistance must promise him a favor.

Adam Strange (Quayle) is a retired police detective turned criminologist who solves obscure and sometimes bizarre crimes. This unusual British crime series is available as the complete set of every episode shown. Excellent quality too.

It was inspired by the 1973 movie The Sting and was similar to The Rockford Files, which debuted a year earlier. A retired bunco cop teams up with a con he once arrested to open up their own detective agency.

It was inspired by the 1973 movie The Sting and was similar to The Rockford Files, which debuted a year earlier. A retired bonco cop joins up with a con he once arrested to open a detective agency. Lots of fun with this series.

The great-grand niece of Sherlock Holmes, Shirley is the daughter of British diplomat Robert Holmes and virologist Dr. Joanna Holmes. She carries on her famous ancestor's legacy of solving crimes through deductive reasoning.

One of those really gritty police dramas based on a motion picture of the same name. This was a very limited run series and unfortunate because it dealt with realistic stories. A rare find and inexpensive addition to your DVD library.

Based on the popular movie series s, Charles McGraw took over the TV series in the early 50's. We are delighted to now have a total of 28 extremely rare and almost impossible to locate episodes from this classic spy series.

Doctor Peter Brady, a British scientist who, while attempting to achieve invisibility with light refraction, has an accident which turns him permanently invisible. Brady becomes a one man Impossible Missions Force

Like THE UNTOUCHABLES this series deals in adventure during the 20's and early 30's when police tried to crack down an mobsters and illegal gambling and booze. Based on stories by Barney Ruditsky, a plainscloths detective of the NYPD.

One of the most popular police dramas of the 50's this series starred Warner Anderson & Tom Tully. Because of the popularity of DRAGNET this series began in 1954 covering crime in San Francisco.

Dealing in all kinds of international crime including drug running, homicide, robbery and forgery this series is about an office from Interpol on assignment to Scotland Yard to fight the underworld.

An American crime drama series starring Leslie Nielsen as Lieutenant Price Adams of LAPD's Metro Squad. 15 rare shows with a big line up of guest stars like Peter Falk, Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson, Robert Redford, Peter Fonda and more.

NEW BIG 53 SHOW SET - Based onOrson Wells's classic movie this rare set from 16 MM prints. Rarely seen since it's initial run in 1959 it was filmed on location using stunning exterior shots of surviving WW II European nations.

American horror/suspense series produced in 1958 hailed by critics as "the greatest television series never seen" because The Veil was never broadcast. Production being cancelled after only 10 episodes when the production company went into bankruptcy

One of early TV's fast action crime series. Short lived - only ran from 1959 to 1960 and very rare. 22 episodes - Connors plays an undercover officer who risks his life to solve the crime.