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by reptile-18093 | created - 13 Feb 2017 | updated - 17 Dec 2022 | PublicBritish TV shows
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1. Mad Dogs (2011–2013)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Follows the reunion of four old sixth form friends. They head to Spain to visit the fifth member of the gang, but things take a dark turn.
Stars: Max Beesley, John Simm, Philip Glenister, Marc Warren
Votes: 5,883
2. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)
60 min | Fantasy, War
In an alternate history, during the time of real life Napoleonic Wars, two men of destiny, the gifted recluse Mr. Norrell and daring spellcasting novice Jonathan Strange, use magic to help England.
Stars: Bertie Carvel, Eddie Marsan, Marc Warren, Charlotte Riley
Votes: 13,773
3. Heroes and Villains (2007–2008)
Documentary, Biography, Drama
The story of some of the most remembered characters who transformed the world. Produced by the BBC, based in true facts, with the support of modern historians. This documentary tells how Napoleon, Spartacus, Richard Lionhearth, Atila, Shogun and Cortes printed their names in the books of history.
Stars: Rob Brydon, Kevin Eldon, James Saito, Brian McCardie
Votes: 317
4. Bonekickers (2008)
342 min | Adventure, Drama, History
English archaeology professor 'Dolly' Parton's team handles high-profile finds. Often those prove relevant in the present, as such as symbol for a cause. The team runs personal danger, on top of their messy love - and other personal lives.
Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Julie Graham, Adrian Lester, Michael Maloney
Votes: 963
5. Undercover (I) (2016)
TV-14 | Drama, Thriller
A lawyer returns to Britain to become the first black Director of Public Prosecutions. She begins to suspect that everything she knew about the man she has been married to for the past 20 years is a lie.
Stars: Sophie Okonedo, Adrian Lester, Daniel Ezra, Shannon Hayes
Votes: 2,272
6. The Musketeers (2014–2016)
TV-14 | 55 min | Adventure, Drama
Set on the streets of 17th-century Paris, "The Musketeers" gives a contemporary take on the classic story about a group of highly trained soldiers and bodyguards assigned to protect King and country.
Stars: Luke Pasqualino, Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Howard Charles
Votes: 23,848
7. Sirens (2011)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
An insight into the lives of three paramedics, who must deal with the stress and tribulations of the job as well as their personal lives.
Stars: Rhys Thomas, Kayvan Novak, Richard Madden, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Votes: 2,333
8. Drunk History: UK (2015–2017)
30 min | Comedy, History
UK comedians relate their favourite historical stories while drunk.
Stars: Jimmy Carr, Matthew Steer, Dustin Demri-Burns, Bruce Mackinnon
Votes: 627
9. The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart.
Stars: Ian McShane, Matthew Macfadyen, Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell
Votes: 33,115
10. World Without End (2012)
TV-MA | 47 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
The English town of Kingsbridge works to survive as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France while Europe deals with the outbreak of the Black Death.
Stars: Ben Chaplin, Charlotte Riley, Nora Waldstätten, Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Votes: 9,137
11. Hooten & the Lady (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Action-adventure drama starring Michael Landes and Ophelia Lovibond, who travel the world in search of hidden treasures.
Stars: Michael Landes, Ophelia Lovibond, Jessica Hynes, Shaun Parkes
Votes: 3,907
12. Old School (2014)
Comedy, Crime
The eight-part series follows the adventures of the retired criminal Lennie Cahill and the retired cop Ted McCabe.
Stars: Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Sarah Peirse, Hanna Mangan Lawrence
Votes: 575
13. Witless (2016–2018)
30 min | Comedy, Thriller
After witnessing a gangland shooting, flatmates Leanne and Rhona are put into witness protection, given new identities and dumped in a grotty flat in Swindon. Meanwhile, two extremely young hit men are on their trail.
Stars: Kerry Howard, Zoe Boyle, Nicholas Fruin, Nick Preston
Votes: 791
14. Victoria (2016–2019)
TV-PG | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History
The early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.
Stars: Jenna Coleman, Adrian Schiller, Tommy Knight, Jordan Waller
Votes: 30,877
15. Uncle (2012–2017)
30 min | Comedy
An amateur musician of stunted emotional growth is reluctant to take care of his young nephew, but as his reluctance grows, his other emotions begin to follow to the fore, meaning he may even become a better, more-rounded person.
Stars: Nick Helm, Elliot Speller-Gillott, Daisy Haggard, Daniel Lawrence Taylor
Votes: 4,380
16. Mile High (2003–2005)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Comedy
Drama series following the cabin crew of "Fresh!", an airline that runs from Stansted.
Stars: Naomi Ryan, Adam Sinclair, Jo-Anne Knowles, Stacey Cadman
Votes: 964
17. Cockroaches (2015)
25 min | Comedy
A couple and their child try to survive in a post apocalyptic world.
Stars: Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Esther Smith, Tom Davis, Rebecca Humphries
Votes: 412
18. Crims (2015)
30 min | Comedy
Follows two boys who are the least likely to survive in a young offenders' institution.
Stars: Elis James, Kadiff Kirwan, Cariad Lloyd, Theo Barklem-Biggs
Votes: 282
19. Sliced (2019–2021)
30 min | Comedy
Two pizza delivery drivers just want to make some money, move out of their mums' and meet some women, but it's not as easy as it seems.
Stars: Samson Kayo, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Weruche Opia, David Mumeni
Votes: 287
20. Bulletproof (2018–2021)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Action drama following Aaron Bishop and Ronnie Pike; two NCA agents taking down hardened criminals in London.
Stars: Noel Clarke, Ashley Walters, Jason Maza, Lindsey Coulson
Votes: 3,705
21. You, Me and the Apocalypse (2015–2022)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
When a group of ordinary people learn that an eight-mile-wide comet is on a collision course with Earth, they hunker beneath the town of Slough to watch the end of the world on television.
Stars: Mathew Baynton, Jenna Fischer, Joel Fry, Gaia Scodellaro
Votes: 8,011
22. Crashing (2016)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
A comedy series following the lives of six 20- and 30-somethings living together as property guardians of a large, disused hospital.
Stars: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jonathan Bailey, Julie Dray, Louise Ford
Votes: 26,108
23. Gavin & Stacey (2007–2024)
TV-14 | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Gavin and Stacey have been continuing their romance on-line and by telephone for the last six months. Now they want to be together but will their friends and family let them?
Stars: Joanna Page, Mathew Horne, Alison Steadman, Ruth Jones
Votes: 22,694
24. Gap Year (2017)
40 min | Comedy, Drama
The paths of a disparate group of strangers collide while back-packing in Asia. What begins as a disorientating and potentially disastrous holiday for all of them soon morphs into an unforgettable and joyous voyage of self-discovery.
Stars: Anders Hayward, Ade Oyefeso, Tim Key, Alice Lee
Votes: 765
25. Upstart Crow (2016–2020)
TV-PG | 29 min | Comedy, History
Satirical Blackadderesque sitcom about how friends, family, historical circumstances, and his arch-rival Robert Greene, who first coined the derogatory term "upstart crow", influenced William Shakespeare to write his famous plays.
Stars: David Mitchell, Gemma Whelan, Rob Rouse, Liza Tarbuck
Votes: 3,919
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