TV sleuths have a reputation for being quick to temper. But who do you think is the number-one hothead? Watch these clips and vote below.
1) Banks goes ballistic - Stephen Tompkinson takes police harassment to a whole new level.
2) Bonkers
Boyd - Waking the Dead's head guy (played by Trevor Eve) fails to rein in his temper.
3) Cracker goes crackers - Fitz (Robbie Coltrane) gives his students a lecture they won't forget in a hurry.
4) Gene Hunt doesn't get a grip - Life on Mars's hard man (Philip Glenister) lets rip on a suspect.
5) Good grief, it's Goren - Vincent D'Onofrio's reputation precedes him on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
6) Luther loses it - Idris Elba takes some bad news as calmly as ever.
7) Mackey adds menace - The Shield's Michael Chiklis proves his alpha male credentials.
8) Morse gets mad - John Thaw shows his acting chops as he faces down a suspect.
9) An irrational Rebus - Ken Stott vents his spleen on a car.