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Crime Drama Queens

Alexis Roy and Lily Carrodus

Two old friends, Lily and Lex, chat about their love of TV crime dramas and murder mysteries. Each episode they watch and discuss a different show and what it means to them.

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56:24

Episode sixty five - "The Puzzle Lady" (season one,...

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2026/04/22

Send us Fan Mail Better late than never! Especially if you watched The Puzzle Lady and were starting to grow resentful towards us. We apologise. For everything. Our tardiness. Our program choice... We didn't love this one, but we did get to say "no dick, no joy"* again, so maybe it was worth it. And yes, we know Mr Kipling is not an actual person who bakes for the masses. This episode contains descriptions of fictionalised violence, and, of course, is full of SPOILERS. Our next ep...

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47:10

Episode sixty four - "Patience" (season two, episode...

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2026/03/30

Send us Fan Mail Hey presto! It's our second episode of Patience, and we did, indeed, lose our patience with it. There is a man with a silly hat though, which goes a long way with us, but sadly not far enough. Buckle in for magicians, jewel thieves, and a Master Manipulater. Apparently. This episode contains descriptions of fictionised violence, and of course, is full of SPOILERS. Our next episode is on "Murder Most Puzzling", season one, episode one. This is avai...

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72:50

Episode sixty three - "Trial and Retribution" (season...

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2026/03/18

Send a text Better late than never! Apologies for the late delivery of this episode; Trial and Retribution knocked us out and it took us an extra few days to digest. Especially with all those maggots. All. Those. Maggots. If you can stomach maggots though (not literally), and want to see Richard E Grant in FULL flow, then we recommend watching this series of Trial and Retribution. This episode contains descriptions of fictionalised violence, and, of course, is full of SPOILERS.&nb...

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38:26

Episode sixty two - "The Sister Boniface Mysteries"...

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2026/03/01

Send a text What great japes this programme is! We thought Sister Boniface was really quite spiffing actually. There are lolly stick pipe holders, a chatty parrot, and a deadly puppet. Why ANYONE would choose to live in a village named "Great Slaughter" is beyond us, but thankfully Sister Boniface is on standby to solve the many, MANY, murders that happen there. This episode contains scenes of fictionalised violence and, of course, is full of SPOILERS. Our next episode is probably...

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Episode sixty one - "Taggart" (season seven, episode...

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2026/02/15

Send a text Taggart! At last, oh happy (if a bit grim) days! We have venomous snakes in beds, cars, and dog food, a spider up your sleeve, juicy frogs, fatal spaghetti, and a lot of TERRIBLE hair! And a description of Lex's Burns Night outfit from the early 2000s, because why not. This episode contains descriptions of fictionalised violence, and, of course, is full of SPOILERS. At time of recording Taggart was available on Channel 5 on demand in the UK, Prime and Roku in the US, a...

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50:41

Episode sixty - Campion (season one, episodes 5 and...

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2026/01/31

Send us a text Tally ho! Pip pip! We have a bit of everything for you today: pigs, highballs, wham kapow fights, more pigs, a history lesson about the English Civil War, a crucified scarecrow, and yet more pigs. Also, if you don't want to hear our thoughts on HMRC and the DWP then fast forward the first five minutes. This episode contains descriptions of fictionalised violence, and, of course, if full of SPOILERS. Our next episode is on Taggart, episode TBC! Taggart is available o...

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52:54

Episode fifty nine - "Lynley" (season one, episode...

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2026/01/16

Send us a text Do you remember The Inspector Lynley Mysteries? Yeah, this is that. Did we need it rebooted? Let's find out! Lex gives us a history lesson on the London sewer network (thank you, Joseph Bazalgette), we discuss men's fashions, hand grenades, and the Rusty Trowel, and take a moment to celebrate the dad bod. All in the name of Lynley. At time of recording "Lynley" was available on BBC Iplayer in the UK, and Britbox elsewhere in the world. This episode contains descriptions of fict...

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33:25

Episode fifty eight - We are interimming on christmas...

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2026/01/09

Send us a text Listeners! We're back! We have missed you! Have you missed us? (don't answer that) We're back for a quick interim ep to talk about the crime dramas we did and didn't watch over Christmas. Don't worry, there are no spoilers this week, so if you haven't watched anything and are planning to catch up, then you can listen with confidence. Unless you are looking forward to The Good Ship Murder. We may burst your bubble on that one. Plus, you get an unnecessarily detailed synops...

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46:58

Episode fifty seven - "Maigret" (season one, episode...

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2025/12/20

Send us a text Bonjour! We're in Paris and our detective, Maigret, is investigating a series of stabbings. Unfortunately for him the press, his boss, and sometimes his wife, all think he's doing a RUBBISH job. But fear not, with the help of his pipe and fedora, he will solve this case. But not before there are a couple more killings. He gets his man and, would you believe it, the problem was WOMEN all along. Having said all that, we really liked this one! We also enjoyed envisioning Row...

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48:29

Episode fifty six - "Death on the Tyne"

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2025/12/06

Send us a text What do a harpoon, a corkscrew, a giant toblerone, and Jane McDonald's secretions all have in common? They're all murder weapons of course! Welcome to the delightfully bonkers Death on the Tyne! This isn't our usual speed but we loved it, especially as it stars our heroine, Sue Johnston. If you fancy murders on a ship, but don't want The Good Ship Murder (and, fair play if you don't) then watch Death on the Nile (the Peter Ustinov one). Once you've done that, watch ...

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53:27

Episode fifty five - "The Madame Blanc Mysteries"...

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2025/11/22

Send us a text Friends, this whole episode is about us finding more Sue Johnston to love, with a bit of Madame Blanc on the side. Actually, this is probably our most chaotic episode yet. Yay! Fear not, we still spend plenty of time in the world of Jean White, aka Madame Blanc, along with dodgy antiques dealers, our foreign language failings, layers of wigs, and, be still our beating hearts, a CHUCKLE BROTHER (Even if we get a bit confused about which Chuckle Brother)! This episode conta...

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48:31

Episode fifty four - "Murphy's Law" (season one,...

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2025/11/07

Send us a text Has "Murphy's Law" ever been compared to the 70's classic "Abigail's Party" before? Well, there's a first time for everything. This early episode of Jimmy Nesbitt's gritty cop drama combines high farce with delicate pathos in a way that is, in Lex's words, "confusing." Which blonde was it?? Stay tuned to find out. This episode contains descriptions of fictionalised violence and, if course, is full of SPOILERS. Our next episode is on "The Madame Blanc Mysteries," sea...

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59:48

Episode fifty three - "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates"...

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2025/10/27

Send us a text Apologies for the tardy release of this one; half term duties disrupted things a smidge! But have no fear, Hetty is here at last. She is on the trail of a poison pen writer who has a whole village gripped in terror - who will be accused of being a shag bandit rubber knickers next?? Sue Johnston graces our screens again at last, albeit in a huge black wig, and thankfully there is no Lozza Fox to upset the balance. Instead we indulge in dubonnet talk, our favourite BBC comp...

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47:35

Episode fifty two - "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries"...

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2025/10/10

Send us a text Let's play Crime Drama bingo! We have a closed circle mystery in a country house with the Met Police drafted in to solve multiple murders featuring arterial spray on the ceiling along with adultery and a splash of incest! Lynley has got it all! Lynley himself has the demeanor of Tory MP harrassing an intern, and his side kick, Havers, has the hairstyle of her name sake, Nigel Havers (who probably has played a Tory MP in his time), but that's not the half of it. We also ha...

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55:16

Episode fifty one - "Touching Evil" (season two,...

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2025/09/26

Send us a text Oh, the nineties, the decade of crime drama that just keeps giving! Touching Evil is at the gritty end of the scale and has all the tropes we have come to know and roll our eyes at. There is bad arterial spray, good arterial spray, creepy killers, and very low lighting. And at the end of this episode you may understand why we have only been communicating with each other via Jimmy Nesbitt gifs all week. This wasn't our favourite, but at least we have Robson Green's "piercing blu...

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47:06

Episode FIFTY! "Whitstable Pearl" (season two,...

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2025/09/12

Send us a text Welcome to our FIFTIETH EPISODE! (Not including bonus or interimming etc.) This milestone completely passed us by when we were recording this. Never mind. Onwards! Kerry Godliman plays our heroine, Pearl Nolan, and there is a suitable amount of silliness on offer in Whitstable Pearl. However, we'd had a couple of little drinkies and get waylaid along some tangents. We discuss bad crisp flavours, Lex's inability to relax wearing clothes, appropriate wedding canopes, DIY fa...

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52:49

Episode forty nine - "London Kills" (season two,...

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2025/08/22

Send us a text *The version that we initially published was dodgy - nowt untoward, but Lily's track blanked out for 15 mins. Maybe you'd prefer it like this? Anyway, this version should be complete. Apols!* London Kills... a great tagline for our capital city? Possibly not, but not a bad programme as it turns out. A body is found under some decking in the garden of a student house in Camden. A STUDENT house. In CAMDEN. With a GARDEN. Forget the murder, this is a mystery that needs inves...

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6:06

Interimming aloooone

Crime Drama Queens ·

2025/08/08

Send us a text Lex is in Turkey and Lily is FINE with that. Our next episode is on "London Kills" season two, episode one. It is available on BBC Iplayer in the UK, Acorn TV and others in the US, and Binge and Foxtel in Australia. Watch out for those buses. Original artwork by Mike Luckie instagram.com/mikeluckieillustration/ Music: Mystery Box by V. Draganov

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Episode forty eight - "Death Valley" (season one,...

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2025/07/29

Send us a text Better late than never! Apologies for the late episode, the combination of lack of WiFi and the school holidays scuppered us for a few days. But we're here now! In Death Valley! No, not the American one, the one in Wales with all the murders and Dave Coaches from Gavin and Stacey. Basically four weddings and not a funeral, but someone who dies because laxative poisoning made their head explode...or something. Lex's sound is dodgy on this one but really, it's all rel...

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55:30

Episode forty seven - "Vincent" (season two, episode...

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2025/07/12

Send us a text Welcome to Vincent AND TEAM. Because Vincent would be nothing without his team. Well, he would be dead or in prison. And that's what happens when you try and deal with things just using your fists. Anyway, it turns out that Lex really likes Ray Winstone, and arterial spray (although not together), and that her first born slept really well as a baby. Lily is also fussy about arterial spray but has no such feelings about Ray Winstone, nor similar memories of her babies.&nbs...

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