Deb and I are very much enjoying the light-hearted Frankie Drake Mysteries on Acorn:

In Roaring Twenties Toronto, crime has never had it better, and cases have never been more unconventional. This new era calls for a new kind of detective, and Frankie Drake fits the bill. She leads the first female detective agency with her partner, Trudy, as they take on investigations that the police can't and that other agencies won't.

@Miraz Canadians can reportedly watch this on CBC Gem but with ads.

@the Aha!

@anniegreens @Miraz I need something less dark in my mystery watching. I started the newest season of Unforgotten. I tried to watch the new Happy Valley. Both so well-done but dark dark dark. I still haven’t watched all of Brokenwood or My Life is Murder. Thanks for the reminder that crime doesn’t need to be so depressing. 😏

@jean @anniegreens Yes. I loved Vera, but oh, the weight of the broken families and miserable lives at the end of each episode. Brokenwood and My Life is Murder both incorporate fun and then Frankie Drake Mysteries, for all it's set in 1920s Toronto, features smart women breaking the usual bounds and some flagrant dismissals of what would be possible in 1920s forensics — ah, the blood was a match for the victim; carpet fibres in the wound…

@Miraz @jean I had forgotten about Vera! I am partway through the series and do not actually recall why I stopped watching, possible it was due to the severity of some episodes.