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The characters in these shows often work outside governmental agencies because theyve been excluded from those systems.

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Murder, She Wrote is streaming onAmazon Prime Video.

The No.

1 Ladies Detective Agency

An adaptation of Alexander McCall Smiths novel series of the same name, TheNo.

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Her cases are rarely about death.

She investigates break-ins, missing pets, stolen cars.

1 Ladies Detective Agency is streaming onHBO Max.

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But it mainly operates in the noir lane.

Shes suspicious of the police, and her experience as a veteran has made her skeptical of authority.

Stumptown is streaming onHuluandABC.com.

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Rosemary & Thyme is streaming onBritBox.

Quantum Leap is streaming onNBC.com.

Pushing Daisies is streaming onCW Seed.

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Evil

Any Michelle and Robert King series would be a good candidates for this list.

ButEvilis an even more appealing, of-the-moment procedural.

Like most of the Kingss recent work,Evilis particularly aware of the role of race in its storytelling.

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Evil is streaming onCBS All Access.

But allow me to echo my colleagueAngelica Bastienin recommendingDeep Space Ninefirst and foremost.

As Bastienwrotein 2018, its also one of the most thoughtful and moving depictions of black fatherhood on TV.

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Star Trek: DS9 is streaming onNetflixandHulu.

Agatha Raisin: With a modern, charming Miss Marple pop in.

Monk: Featuring another social-distancing private eye.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The original monster-of-the-week supernatural procedural.

The Split: About a team of sisters who work in divorce law.

The Heart GuyandDoc Martin: Maybe youre looking for a more gentle medical procedural?

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