Mystery! (also written
MYSTERY!) is a television anthology series produced by
WGBH Boston for
PBS in the United States. The series was created as a police/crime drama spin-off to the already established PBS show
Masterpiece Theater. From 1980-2006,
Mystery! aired mostly British crime series purchased from or co-produced with the
BBC or
ITV and adapted from British mystery fiction. In 2002, due to pressure to include more American material, a series based on the novels of US mystery writer
Tony Hillerman was produced, but the vast majority of
Mystery! programming has always been and continues to be British literary adaptations co-produced with UK-based production companies.