THINGS LIKE ‘MISS SCARLET AND THE DUKE’ TO WATCH
We have more than one feature around here. All of which can be fun. The thing is, sometimes we neglect these features and forget to add new additions to them. In an effort to remedy this, consistency is going to be something we practice. (Also, ask us about these neglected features if they disappear again!) Our feature today is another in our watchalikes category that’s all about an ‘if you like Miss Scarlet and the Duke, watch these’ list. The Masterpiece show is one of the most social media popular shows, which means the list is all about putting a bit of a spotlight on this period drama series.
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THINGS LIKE ‘MISS SCARLET AND THE DUKE’ TO WATCH. A list of #MissScarletandtheDuke ‘watchalikes’ if you love the #PeriodDrama mystery! #MissScarlet #MissScarletPBS #Mystery Share on XFor anyone who doesn’t know what Miss Scarlet and the Duke is about, it follows a woman in 1800s London who decides to run her late father’s detective agency. In the process she bumps heads with William, the childhood friend who is now an inspector and clashes with Eliza multiple times. The series goes from there with conflicts and a kind of non-endgame romance tease that doesn’t always work.
It has also been rebranded now as Miss Scarlet and while the heroine is the same, we meet a new inspector five seasons in! As the British series, now done with its fourth (at this point six) series, is so popular, we’re going to see if we can find some watchalike recommendations.
IF YOU LIKE MISS SCARLET and the DUKE, WATCH THESE
BELGRAVIA
Not a mystery in a traditional way, this Julian Fellowes period drama has hints of mystery and interesting characters, and it’s pretty heavy on the romance, too. Plus, the costuming is gorgeous so it shares this in common with our subject title.
Synopsis: Follows events when the emerging nouveau riche, including the Trenchard family, rub shoulders with London’s established upper classes. – via Prime Video
Stream, at publication, with BritBox or MGM+; or you can digitally purchase on places like Prime Video
ENOLA HOLMES, movie series
These are delightful and good fits on our things to watch like Miss Scarlet list. And yes, I did add these as new edition in our latest update! There is a third one set to drop in 2026 and they tell the stories of the younger sister of Sherlock Holmes. Henry Cavill plays Sherlock Holmes, elder brother to his sassy and smart younger sister Enola, which is played by Millie Bobby Brown. In short, these movies are adventurous and just so much fun!
Stream Enola Holmes and Enola Holmes 2 with Netflix
MISS FISHER’S MURDER MYSTERIES
The same as Miss Scarlet in terms of this being a period drama, this adaptation takes place later in the 1920s, and features a sassy heroine. The romance is also way more interesting (they say so much in one look), better acted and written, too. And yes, much as I like Alexander (and I do) and William (who I did like, flaws and all to borrow from Alexander), I still stand by the fact that the love story of Phryne and Jack is better.
Synopsis: After many years abroad, Phryne returns to Melbourne, in part to start a new life in her home town […] From illegal abortions to union disputes, exploited workers and missing girls, Phryne finds justice for those who can’t help themselves. As she delves deeper into the murky world of murder, Phryne crosses paths with the local constabulary, befriending the handsome Detective Inspector Jack Robinson (Nathan Page). – ABC AU
Stream, at publication, Acorn TV
Note: this show is more TV-14 than Miss Scarlet. There is implied sex and we see couples lying in bed with sheets and clothes laying about.
MURDOCH MYSTERIES
Much lighter than ‘Miss Scarlet,’ this Canadian show would still be something to put on your things like the PBS show watch list. It has an ensemble character group and is all about mystery solving with a hero who likes to invent things. Plus, Murdoch is an interesting character because of his progressive crime-solving tactics.
Synopsis: In Victorian Toronto, handsome Detective Murdoch uses newfangled scientific techniques like finger marks to solve the city’s most baffling murders. – via Prime Video
Stream with Acorn TV; or digitally purchase on place like Prime Video
THE SALLY LOCKHART MYSTERIES (MOVIE DUO)
This one was likely meant to have more stories and is based on the novels by Phillip Pullman, but only got the two films, which I think filmed back to back. Also, Ruby in the Smoke was directed by Brian Percival who directed North & South.
Synopsis: TV adaptations of a series of children’s books by Philip Pullman. – Via Prime Video
Stream with BritBox
VIENNA BLOOD
Much darker than Miss Scarlet and the Duke, this PBS show is still a good watch and similar in its atmosphere, plus it is also a series about mysteries.
Synopsis: Max Liebermann, a disciple of Freud, brings his extraordinary skills of perception and forensics – and a deep understanding of human behavior and deviance – to help DI Oskar Rheinhardt solve some of Vienna’s most mysterious and deadly cases. – via Prime Video
Digitally purchase on places like Prime Video; or find streaming on PBS Masterpiece.
Note: this is a very mature show. There is nudity (sexual and in autopsies) and sex. One scene shows a couple having sex (backside nudity on him and front on her) but blurs some of the bodies.
MOVIES to CONSIDER
AN INSPECTOR CALLS
This one is about a dinner party of a wealthy family and the inspector who questions them about the suicide of a young woman. The film is set in the 1900s.
Synopsis: An Inspector Calls is a mysterious detective thriller set in 1912 and written by English dramatist J.B. Priestley. Following the suicide of a young woman from the local town, an inspector calls unexpectedly to interrogate the wealthy Birling family. As their world unravels, each member of the family is revealed to have unwittingly played a part in her demise. – via Prime Video
Stream, at publication, on BritBox
This one is TV12, which is probably a PG-13 equivalent.
THE MYSTERY of a HANSOM CAB
An Australian period drama movie, I don’t see many complimentary reviews for this, but I think it’s good. Or at least my memory of it is. It follows a kind of murder mystery about two men, one of whom is murdered after sharing a cab with another, and I think there’s a kind of star-crossed love story, too. things like miss scarlet to watch
Synopsis: Late one night in Victorian-era Melbourne, two gentlemen board a hansom cab, but only one emerges alive in this classic whodunnit adapted from the bestselling book. – via Prime Video
Stream with Acorn TV
This one is TVM(ature) for some nudity including a trip to the brothel, and a woman being held against her will; there is a murder.
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note; this list was updated on February 18, 2026
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