British Television Loves… Old & New
by strangemodegirl | created - 30 Jul 2020 | updated - 9 months ago | PublicShows I love from…. The U.K., Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and more
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1. Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–2011)
TV-PG | 53 min | Drama, Romance
An adaptation of Flora Thompson's autobiographical novel "Lark Rise To Candleford", set in 19 century Oxfordshire, in which a young girl moves to the local market town to begin an apprenticeship as a postmistress.
Stars: Olivia Hallinan, Sarah Lancashire, Julia Sawalha, Fergus Drysdale
Votes: 8,403
2. Agatha Raisin (2014– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Cotswolds-based PR guru turned amateur sleuth returns for a series of comedic murder-mysteries based on the books by M.C. Beaton.
Stars: Ashley Jensen, Matt McCooey, Lucy Liemann, Mathew Horne
Votes: 6,139
3. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.
Stars: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson, Neil Dudgeon
Votes: 39,426
4. Grantchester (2014–2025)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Cambridgeshire clergyman finds himself investigating a series of mysterious wrongdoings in his small village of Grantchester.
Stars: Robson Green, Tessa Peake-Jones, Al Weaver, Kacey Ainsworth
Votes: 17,182
5. Endeavour (2012–2023)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set from 1965 into the 1970s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford.
Stars: Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, James Bradshaw, Sean Rigby
Votes: 33,413
6. Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2006)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Set amongst the stunning gardens of Europe, Rosemary Boxer and Laura Thyme, two professional gardeners, find themselves drawn into solving mysterious crimes.
Stars: Felicity Kendal, Pam Ferris, Ryan Philpott, Daisy Dunlop
Votes: 5,324
7. Father Brown (2013– )
TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the early 1950s, Father Brown, a Roman Catholic priest based in the fictional Cotswold village of Kembleford, uses his distinctive skills to solve various crimes.
Stars: Mark Williams, John Burton, Sorcha Cusack, Jack Deam
Votes: 15,007
8. Death in Paradise (2011– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Cultures collide when British Detective Inspector is transferred from England to the Caribbean island of Saint Marie to head the island's police department.
Stars: Elizabeth Bourgine, Don Warrington, Danny John-Jules, Joséphine Jobert
Votes: 27,988
9. Save Me (2018–2022)
TV-MA | 270 min | Drama, Mystery
Nelly hasn't rested trying to find his missing daughter Jody, he won't give up, and he will do anything to find out what happened. Discovering things about him and those around him, things he never imagined.
Stars: Lennie James, Stephen Graham, Suranne Jones, Camilla Beeput
Votes: 6,248
10. Bottom (1991–1995)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Two perpetually bored and broke flatmates waste their days in a futile struggle to get laid, earn cash, and not kill one another.
Stars: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Steven O'Donnell, Christopher Ryan
Votes: 14,191
11. Vera (2011–2025)
TV-PG | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope leads her team as they face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape.
Stars: Brenda Blethyn, Jon Morrison, Riley Jones, Kenny Doughty
Votes: 20,053
12. Call the Midwife (2012– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, History
Chronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.
Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Laura Main, Jenny Agutter, Stephen McGann
Votes: 31,481
13. Home Fires (2015–2016)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, War
A drama following a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community during World War II.
Stars: Clare Calbraith, Brian Fletcher, Samantha Bond, Ruth Gemmell
Votes: 4,356
14. The Paradise (2012–2013)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
The story of a young woman who works in a department store and gets caught up in the charms of the modern world.
Stars: Joanna Vanderham, Emun Elliott, Stephen Wight, Sonya Cassidy
Votes: 12,599
15. Wild Bill (2019)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
US police chief Bill Hixon lands in Lincolnshire with his 14 year-old daughter Kelsey, hoping to flee their recent painful past. New community forces Bill to question everything about himself.
Stars: Rob Lowe, Bronwyn James, Tony Pitts, Aloreia Spencer
Votes: 3,202
16. This Is England '86 (2010)
TV-MA | 47 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Shaun has just finished his final exams and he realizes he is no longer a kid. It's mid 80's England, and the gang are back, looking for a laugh, a job and something that resembles a future.
Stars: Andrew Ellis, Andrew Shim, Chanel Cresswell, Danielle Watson
Votes: 14,500
17. This Is England '88 (2011)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Christmas 1988. Soulmates Woody and Lol find themselves in exile from each other and the gang. Trying to understand the definition 'growing up', Shaun begins a course at College, that quickly takes a wrong turn.
Stars: Andrew Ellis, Andrew Shim, Chanel Cresswell, Charlotte Tyree
Votes: 11,556
18. This Is England '90 (2015)
55 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The year is 1990, the rave scene has just entered England. The sound of the Stone roses lurks toward Shaun and the gang. This means that Woody and Lol are living in a domestic bliss, they are happy again. But this year will see huge changes in everyone. This is the year 1990. This is England.
Stars: Lyra Mae Thomas, Chanel Cresswell, Vicky McClure, Joe Gilgun
Votes: 9,536
19. The Young Ones (1982–1984)
TV-14 | 35 min | Comedy
The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.
Stars: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan
Votes: 16,445
20. The Watch (2020–2021)
TV-14 | 381 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A group of misfit cops rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe.
Stars: Richard Dormer, Lara Rossi, Adam Hugill, Marama Corlett
Votes: 6,519
21. The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014– )
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd arrives on assignment in Brokenwood, a small town where memories - and animosities - run deep.
Stars: Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Cristina Serban Ionda, Nic Sampson
Votes: 7,194
22. Cobra (2020–2023)
TV-14 | 261 min | Drama, Thriller
As widespread power outages cause chaos and threaten lives across the country, the COBRA committee comprised of the UK's leading experts and politicians, gathers to find a way to turn the lights back on.
Stars: Robert Carlyle, Victoria Hamilton, David Haig, Lisa Palfrey
Votes: 4,501
23. 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
24. Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Archie MacDonald, a young restaurateur is called back to his childhood home of Glenbogle where he is told he is the new Laird of Glenbogle.
Stars: Alexander Morton, Susan Hampshire, Hamish Clark, Dawn Steele
Votes: 3,781
25. Escape to the Chateau (2016– )
TV-PG | Reality-TV
British engineer Dick Strawbridge and his wife Angel buy a rundown French chateau. The series shows them over the course of a year, as they restore the building that has stood empty for 40 years.
Stars: Dick Strawbridge, Angel Adoree, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Arthur Strawbridge
Votes: 1,864
26. Departure (2019–2022)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A high-octane conspiracy series that follows the mystery of Flight 716 - a passenger plane that vanishes over the Atlantic Ocean.
Stars: Archie Panjabi, Mark Rendall, Kris Holden-Ried, Karen LeBlanc
Votes: 16,606
27. The Tudors (2007–2010)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Romance
A dramatic series about the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII.
Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Anthony Brophy, James Frain
Votes: 81,186
28. Ripper Street (2012–2016)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The streets of Whitechapel are the haunt of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and his team of officers, who aim to maintain law and order in a place once terrorized by Jack the Ripper.
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring, Jerome Flynn
Votes: 22,500
29. Luther (2010–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
John Luther is a brilliant homicide detective with a knack for getting inside the minds of murderers. Unfortunately, his unconventional methods and personal demons put him at odds with his team.
Stars: Idris Elba, Dermot Crowley, Michael Smiley, Warren Brown
Votes: 154,307
30. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.
Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Smith
Votes: 246,510
31. Broadchurch (2013–2017)
TV-MA | 1,143 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Stars: David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan
Votes: 127,231
32. The Child in Time (2017 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
The life of a children's book author is turned upside down when his daughter goes missing.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kelly Macdonald, Stephen Campbell Moore, Saskia Reeves
Votes: 5,204
33. Poldark (2015–2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Ross Poldark returns home after American Revolutionary War and rebuilds his life with a new business venture, making new enemies and finding a new love where he least expects it.
Stars: Aidan Turner, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jack Farthing, Beatie Edney
Votes: 36,092
34. Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Romance
A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.
Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Brendan Coyle
Votes: 224,867
35. Professor T (2021– )
46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius Cambridge University criminologist with OCD and an overbearing mother, assists the police in solving crime.
Stars: Barney White, Ben Miller, Frances de la Tour, Emma Naomi
Votes: 5,439
36. Around the World in 80 Days (2021– )
PG | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, History
Gentleman adventurer Phileas Fogg sets out on a quest to travel around the world and back home in a period of 80 days.
Stars: David Tennant, Ibrahim Koma, Leonie Benesch, Jason Watkins
Votes: 12,135
37. Sanditon (2019–2023)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
About Charlotte Heywood, a spirited and impulsive woman, who moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort.
Stars: Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Kris Marshall, Kate Ashfield
Votes: 18,214
38. The Graham Norton Show (2007– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Irish comedian Graham Norton hosts his very own chat show, which includes chatting to A-list celebrities, the very famous Red Chair game, live music, lots of jokes and fun from Graham and the celebrities themselves.
Stars: Graham Norton, Ricky Gervais, Judi Dench, Jack Whitehall
Votes: 13,187
39. Vicious (2013–2016)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy
Freddie Thornhill (Sir Ian McKellen) and Stuart Bixby (Sir Derek Jacobi) are an old gay couple who have been together for nearly fifty years. Their lives now revolve around entertaining their frequent guests and hurling insults at each other at every opportunity.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen, Frances de la Tour, Iwan Rheon
Votes: 9,677
40.
The Graham Norton Show (2007– )
Episode:
Arnold Schwarzenegger/Emilia Clarke/Jake Gyllenhaal/Cara Delevingne/Tinie Tempah
(2015)
TV-14 | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Director: Steve Smith | Stars: Graham Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal
Votes: 83
41. Quintessentially British (2022)
97 min | Documentary
A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British
Director: Frank Mannion | Stars: Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Tom Allen, Fiona Herbert 8th Countess of Carnarvon
Votes: 95
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