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2022 · Series · your starting pointIf Holding is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Shows like Holding, ranked
1. The Last Detective (2003)
Peter Davison's rumpled detective uses quiet decency and persistence to solve cases others dismiss, mirroring PJ's gentle approach to policing beneath small-town indifference and personal struggle.
2. Bergerac (1981)
PJ's bumbling yet endearing approach to detective work mirrors Bergerac's willingness to bend procedure when his instincts demand it, both finding redemption through cases that force them beyond their comfortable routines.
3. The Pembrokeshire Murders (2021)
PJ's bumbling investigation into Tommy Burke's death shares the Welsh small-town setting and deadpan humor of this crime drama, where procedural competence matters less than the detective's reluctant connection to his community.
4. Columbo (1971)
PJ's bumbling exterior masks sharper detective instincts than anyone suspects, much like Columbo's deliberately understated approach to unraveling mysteries through persistence rather than heroic posturing.
5. The Dry (2020)
Small-town police officers grapple with haunting local mysteries while confronting their own isolation, though this Australian thriller trades gentle humor for mounting dread as a detective unearths secrets his community would rather keep buried.
6. Cop Land (1997)
Cop Land shares Holding's exploration of an isolated lawman grappling with his own inadequacy while investigating a case that threatens to upend his small community's fragile equilibrium.
7. Dragnet (2003)
PJ's bumbling investigation into Tommy Burke's death shares Dragnet's dry procedural voice and small-town detective mythology, but trades relentless competence for endearingly hapless earnestness.
8. Murder Is Easy (2023)
Both stories center on an unlikely investigator uncovering dark secrets in insular rural communities, but Murder Is Easy pairs that cozy-mystery setup with genuine suspense and a determined outsider protagonist who contrasts sharply with the passive, comfort-seeking detective of Holding.
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