ITV has sold Prime Suspect to US TV network, NBC.

Reports suggest that the network will develop the project with Without A Trace creator Hank Steinberg.

“We want to carefully choose a couple of iconic titles this year to reinvent, and our intention is to create another classic television show from this brilliant original format,” said NBC’s Angela Bromsta.

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Police shows have always been one of the most popular genres of TV shows; they’ve inspired thousands of people to join law enforcement, given rise to universally recognised catch-phrases – such as, here’s lookin’ at you kid – and given us an insight into how the police work, but which has been the best of all time?

There are a lot to choose from; American shows, British shows, police procedural or comedy parodies of police procedurals. Here’s my list of what I think are the top 10 police shows ever… Read more & comment »