I’ve been feeling a little sentimental now that Vera, led by the incomparable Brenda Blethyn, is coming to an end. DCI Vera Stanhope was a trailblazer of the British detective genre, following in the footsteps of the great Helen Mirren’s tour de force on Prime Suspect.
These days, thankfully, British detective shows led by women are becoming more and more common, but there was a time when they barely had a presence at all. As you’ll see from this list, women of color are unfortunately still fighting for their place at the table, though strides have been made there, too, with shows like Passenger and The Bay, among a few others listed here, finally giving them their well-deserved leading roles.
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