Top Of The Cops Friday, ITV3, 9pm
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Airtime: Friday the 10th, ITV3, 9pm
Evidence has been collected, witnesses interviewed... now it's time for the body count to begin.
Philip Glenister - better known as politically incorrect copper Gene Hunt from Life On Mars - counts down the top 50 TV detectives of all time.
From Morse to Marple and PD James to Prime Suspect, the show pits the TV 'tec dramas which have captured the imaginations of viewers for decades to see who is the greatest super-sleuth.
The results are under wraps but our snouts have managed to sneak a peek in the file marked confidential and discovered a major Scottish shock which is sure to have half the nation crying "fit up" - Rebus is in the top 10 while Taggart only makes the top20.
Maryhill CID have been solving murders for 25 years, making Taggart the longest running police drama on TV.
It's survived the death of original leading man Mark McManus and has proved a launchpad for a number of stellar careers including Robert Carlyle, Dougray Scott and Alan Cumming.
The winning countdown will be featured in a three-hour programme, which will interview the actors who immortalised the famous sleuths as well as writers, producers, and critics. Robbie Coltrane speaks about his role in Cracker, and there are alsocontributions from Jill Gascoine, Helen Mirren and David Jason. Classic clips from each drama are also featured in the count down to the coveted No.1 slot.
The top 10, in alphabetical order, are: Tom Barnaby (Midsomer Murders), Bodie and Doyle (The Professionals), Christopher Foyle (Foyle's War), Jack Frost (A Touch of Frost), Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes), Gene Hunt (Life On Mars/Ashes to Ashes), Morse(Inspector Morse), Hercule Poirot (Poirot), John Rebus (Rebus) and Regan and Carter (The Sweeney).