However, the comedic nature of Inspector Singh's fish out of water detective seems like the perfect blend of the two genres for Bhaskar and a chance to show Americans his comedic skills, even though BritBox billed the new series as "a three-part drama." (Meanwhile, his wife, Syal, is also getting into the mystery business in another comic mystery, Mrs.
Between Karen Pirie's Scottish setting, Murder in Provance's French fare, and now Inspector Singh Investigates' South Asian milieu, it seems like BritBox is all in on English mysteries that happen to take place not in England. The crime drama is based on the novel of the same name from author Shamini Flint, following Bhaskar as the titular Inspector Singh as he investigates complex murders rooted in the cultural DNA of exotic Asian countries.ĭespite the slightly cringy use of "exotic," Inspector Singh follows what is quickly becoming a hallmark of BritBox's three-part mysteries: British mysteries set in places other than London. 42, where he starred alongside his eventual wife, Meera Syal. TV comedies Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No. Though Bhaskar became famous here in the states as the calmer, more sensitive half of the Unforgotten team alongside Nicola Walker's DCI Cassie Stuart, he initially started as a comedian, stealing scenes in Notting Hill and Scoop. However, his genius at finding and solving crimes means he has success wherever his superiors try and shunt him off. Flint's titular detective is a misfit in the hypermasculine Singaporean police force culture: middle-aged, balding, overweight, disheveled, disorganized, and a bit of a klutz. The series began with the 2009 novel Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder and runs seven books, the last of which was published in 2016. The new series is based on mystery novel series of the same name written by Malaysian author Shamini Flint. Their latest will star the lead of a Masterpiece Mystery favorite, as Sanjeev Bhaskar has signed on to lead Inspector Singh Investigates. Naturally, BritBox has been leaning into them heavily since getting into the original programming game. From action-ride contemporary thrillers like Line of Duty to victorian rom-com mysteries like Miss Scarlet & The Duke, they are ratings gold. The genre is so popular that PBS's Masterpiece had to create a separate franchise branch, Mystery!, to cover them all. Since the one-two punch of Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, British mysteries have been one of the U.K.'s most popular exports in the entertainment business.
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