QUIRKY WORLD ... Popular TV crime shows spawn generation of amateur sleuths

ENGLAND: The success of crime shows, including Sherlock, has created a nation of amateur sleuths, according to a survey-

The recreation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories, starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, and other shows including Broadchurch and The Killing have bred a generation of armchair detectives.

A survey of 1,500 adults found that almost two-thirds (64%) said they thought watching detective dramas had made them experts in criminology, with a fifth saying they thought they could get away with committing crime without being caught because of what they had learned. The survey was commissioned by TV channel Really to mark the launch of real-life crime series Cold Justice.