Black British TV Shows
by sadepoint | created - 27 Nov 2022 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicTV shows from the UK that feature a predominantly black cast of actors, or shows that showcase elements of black british culture.
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1. 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: 3,706
2. Jungle (2022)
279 min | Drama
UK rap culture brings you a crime drama like nothing you've seen before. In a near-future London, two young men try to better themselves, but are forced to face the consequences of their actions.
Stars: Poundz, Nadia A'Rubea, RA, M24
Votes: 532
3. Top Boy (2011–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two London drug dealers ply their lucrative trade at a public housing estate in East London.
Stars: Ashley Walters, Kano, Jasmine Jobson, Little Simz
Votes: 39,852
4. Timewasters (2017–2019)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A struggling jazz band from South London are propelled back in time.
Stars: Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Kadiff Kirwan, Adelayo Adedayo, Samson Kayo
Votes: 719
5. Turn Up Charlie (2019)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Music
Charlie, a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor is given a final chance at success when he reluctantly becomes a nanny to his famous best friend's problem-child daughter.
Stars: Idris Elba, Piper Perabo, Frankie Hervey, Nicki Vickery
Votes: 8,293
6. Sunny D (2016)
Comedy
30 something male lives at home with his parents. He dislikes his job, loves his girlfriend, and dislikes his twin sister. He works hard to make everything better, yet some how makes things worse in a hilarious manner.
Stars: Dane Baptiste, Don Warrington, Liz Hume Dawson, Gbemisola Ikumelo
Votes: 74
7. Famalam (2018– )
20 min | Comedy
A zany, new comedy sketch show featuring an array of oddball characters and off-the-wall situations ranging from a misunderstood superhero to Croydon's leading witch-doctor.
Stars: Gbemisola Ikumelo, Samson Kayo, John Macmillan, Akemnji Ndifornyen
Votes: 432
8. Chewing Gum (2015–2017)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy
The life of Tracey and the mishaps of her neighbourhood, friends and family, and of course, her boyfriend.
Stars: Michaela Coel, Danielle Walters, Robert Lonsdale, Shola Adewusi
Votes: 10,613
9. Small Axe (2020)
TV-MA | 81 min | Drama, History
Small Axe is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community between 1969 and 1982.
Stars: Naomi Ackie, Gary Beadle, Khali Best, Neal Barry
Votes: 5,212
10. Youngers (2013–2014)
Comedy, Drama
Two best friends, one who has nothing going for him and the other with top grades and a bright future want to take their grime to the next level. When Yems (Ade Oyefeso) meets a girl at ... See full summary »
Stars: Calvin Demba, Ade Oyefeso, Shavani Cameron, Arinzé Kene
Votes: 590
11. Enterprice (2017–2020)
24 min | Comedy
Kazim and Jeremiah are two young entrepreneurs in the early stages of rolling out their home-delivery business Speedi-Kazz. This sitcom follows this fledgling enterprise--and this awkward bromance.
Stars: Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge, Joan Iyiola, Kayode Ewumi, Fatou Sohna
Votes: 183
12. Big Age (2021)
Comedy
'Big Age' follows a group of four young Black British friends as they take on the 'big age' era of their lives. While juggling romance, parental expectations, work, personal dreams and more.
Stars: Ronke Adekoluejo, Michael Workeye, CJ Beckford, Racheal Ofori
Votes: 21
13. In the Long Run (2017–2020)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
The Easmon family living in London in 1985 sees their quiet life disrupted when their relative from Sierra Leone moves in.
Stars: Jimmy Akingbola, Madeline Appiah, Bill Bailey, Idris Elba
Votes: 1,350
14. Riches (2022)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama
Stephen Richards has built a cosmetics empire, but when he suffers a stroke, his family's secrets and lies rise to the surface and the future of his multi-million-pound company is at stake.
Stars: Deborah Ayorinde, Sarah Niles, CJ Beckford, Adeyinka Akinrinade
Votes: 1,894
15. 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: 2,274
16. You Don't Know Me (2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama
A young man stands accused of murder. The evidence is overwhelming. But at his trial, this man tells an extraordinary story.
Stars: Samuel Adewunmi, Badria Timimi, Yetunde Oduwole, Bukky Bakray
Votes: 7,857
17. Dreaming Whilst Black (2023)
TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy, Drama
Kwabena is an aspiring filmmaker trapped in his recruitment job. When he is given the opportunity he's always dreamed of, is he brave enough to chase it?
Stars: Adjani Salmon, Dani Moseley, Rachel Adedeji, Babirye Bukilwa
Votes: 624
18. Black Ops (2023– )
Comedy, Thriller
Follows the story of Dom and Kay, who join the Met Police in the hope of cleaning up their community but are unwittingly thrust into the murky world of deep cover infiltration as they become part of a powerful criminal enterprise.
Stars: Felicity Montagu, Hammed Animashaun, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Akemnji Ndifornyen
Votes: 686
19. Champion (II) (2023)
45 min | Drama, Musical
Follows musician Bosco Champion and his sister Vita who steps out of her brother's shadow to become a performer in her own right, setting the Champion siblings against one another and tearing apart the whole family in the process.
Stars: Déja J. Bowens, Nadine Marshall, Ray Fearon, Rachel Adedeji
Votes: 662
20. Grime Kids (2023– )
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Bow, London. 2001. 5 Young boys are dreaming of a summer of music and starting their own Grime crew being able to make their voice heard through music.
Stars: Marcus Onilude, DeLove Akra, Jordie Leany, Raphael Sowole
Votes: 70
21. Three Little Birds (2023)
TV-MA | Drama
A life-affirming drama, written by Sir Lenny Henry inspired by his mother's stories about leaving Jamaica in the 1950s for Great Britain. Follows sisters Leah and Chantrelle and their friend Hosanna starting a new life in England.
Stars: Rochelle Neil, Yazmin Belo, Saffron Coomber, Javone Prince
Votes: 664
22. Supacell (2024– )
60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama | Completed
A group of seemingly ordinary people from South London unexpectedly develop super powers. They don't seem to have a connection between them aside from being Black.
Stars: Michael Salami, Eddie Marsan, Adelayo Adedayo, Travis Jay
23. Queenie (2024– )
Drama | Post-production
Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in south London, living in between two cultures and entering neatly into neither.
Stars: Harrison Daniels, Tilly Keeper, Elisha Applebaum, Jon Pointing
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