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- CreatorPeter MorganStarsClaire FoyOlivia ColmanImelda StauntonFollows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.
- CreatorDaisy GoodwinStarsJenna ColemanAdrian SchillerTommy KnightThe 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.
- CreatorHeidi ThomasStarsVanessa RedgraveLaura MainJenny AgutterChronicles the lives of a group of midwives living in East London in the late 1950s to late 1960s.
- CreatorNicholas MeyerFrank SpotnitzStarsDaniel SharmanAlessandra MastronardiSynnove KarlsenA political family drama set in Florence in the early fifteenth century. Cosimo de Medici finds himself at the helm of his banking dynasty when his father, Giovanni, dies suddenly.
- CreatorAndrew DaviesKate BrookeStarsRon CookJeremy PivenTom Goodman-HillCenters on the real-life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge's, London's department store.
- StarsJon HammDaniel RadcliffeRosie CavalieroIn the early 20th century, a young doctor arrives in a small Russian village around the time of the Russian Revolution to work in the local hospital.
- StarsRachael StirlingJulie GrahamSophie RundleIn 1952, four women who worked at the wartime code-breaking centre, Bletchley Park, reunite to track down a serial killer.
- CreatorBarry LangfordBenjamin RossStarsSean BeanRichie CampbellTom WardInspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th Century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on re-animating the dead.
- CreatorEmma FrostMatthew GrahamStarsLaura CarmichaelAaron CobhamCharlotte HopeSpanish princess Catherine of Aragon navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
- StarsTom RosenthalRyan SampsonTom Basden"Plebs" follows three desperate young men from the suburbs as they try to get laid, hold down jobs, and climb the social ladder in the big city--that happens to be Ancient Rome.
- StarsAnton LesserSimon Russell BealeTom GeorgesonA mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V.
- CreatorSteve ThompsonStarsMatthew BeardJuergen MaurerAmelia BullmoreMax Liebermann, a medical student and protegé of Sigmund Freud, helps Detective Rheinhardt in the investigation of a series of disturbing murders around 1900s Vienna.
- StarsDamian LewisRupert GravesGina McKeeChronicles the lives of three generations of the upper-middle-class British family, the Forsytes, from the 1870s to 1920.
- StarsJim HowickSimon FarnabyMathew BayntonA group of British comedians show the sides of history they don't teach you in school. From the 'Savage Stone Age' to the 'Troublesome 20th Century', you see the full side to history.
- StarsNaomi BattrickMax BeesleyClaire CoxA drama about English settlers in America in 1617.
- CreatorSimon BurkeStarsAlex LanipekunEwan HorrocksMatthew McNultyThe life and rise of Livia Drusilla, the powerful wife of the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar.
- CreatorBen EltonStarsDavid MitchellGemma WhelanRob RouseSatirical 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.
- StarsEmma AppletonBrandon P BellKeeley HawesA British civil servant agrees to spy on her own government for the Americans in the aftermath of WWII.
- CreatorMaurice GranLaurence MarksStarsNicholas LyndhurstVictor McGuireChristopher EttridgeBritish sitcom in which an unhappily married man discovers he can time travel back to 1940s war-torn London where he masquerades as an MI5 agent and part-time songwriter whilst courting the local barmaid.
- CreatorCharlotte JonesStarsAnnabelle ApsionMark BentonJamie BlackleyThe story of a bustling and glamorous five star hotel at the center of London society and a world at war.
- CreatorLaura GoodStarsCrystal BalintRachael StirlingChanelle Harquail-IvsakTwo female British code breakers team with American cryptographers to solve a series of murders in San Francisco.
- CreatorMatteo RovereStarsAndrea ArcangeliFrancesco Di NapoliMarianna FontanaThe story of Romulus and his twin brother Remus, in eighth century B.C. as seen through the eyes of three people marked by death, loneliness and violence.
- StarsSophie CooksonJames NortonEllie BamberStory of Christine Keeler, who found herself at the heart of a political sex scandal that rocked British government in the 1960s.
- CreatorAnya ReissStarsAlicia von RittbergJohn HeffernanOliver ZetterströmElizabeth Tudor, an orphaned teenager who becomes embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court on her journey to secure the crown.
- CreatorStephen ButchardStarsWaleed ZuaiterJuly NamirYoussef KerkourFollowing the fall of Saddam Hussein, former police inspector Muhsin al-Khafaji has lost virtually everything. He searches for one of the few things remaining in his life, his missing estranged elder daughter.
- StarsGwilym LeeChristian WolfPiers BrendonThe history of Britain's ruling dynasty, the Windsors, over the last 100 years, starting with the time around the outbreak of WWI.
- CreatorEileen AtkinsJean MarshStarsStella GonetLouise LombardAden GillettTwo sisters in 1920s London work to achieve success in the dressmaking business.
- CreatorDeep SehgalTom WareStarsSanjeev BhaskarAyesha DharkerJacob OakleyIn a comedy-drama set in the 1960s, a South Wales coal mining community is changed forever following the death of the local doctor, whose replacement comes as quite a shock to the villagers.
- CreatorTony MarchantStarsAndrew BuchanLyndsey MarshalRupert GravesGarrow's Law is the true tale of William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until proved guilty' at London's Old Bailey.
- StarsLuke TreadawayDavid MorrisseyElizabeth TanThe son of a British family living in South East Asia becomes involved in a love triangle.
- CreatorPeter LearmouthStarsDawn FrenchJennifer SaundersAdrian ScarboroughIt's 1782 and welcome to the fabulous Palace of Versailles, France. Outside the gates, the peasants are on the verge of revolting , whilst inside lives one of the most hated women in all of France -Columbine, the Comtesse De Vache.
- StarsGiles CorenSue PerkinsRoy MarsdenA comedienne & a humor writer try their hand at living in different eras. They dress, eat, and live the past. Before and after, their vitals are tested to see how these lifestyles affect their health.
- StarsRobert WebbKatherine ParkinsonFinlay ChristieBBC comedy series parodying the works of Charles Dickens and heavily influenced by a similar, long-running radio series. A respectable shopkeeper, Jedrington Secret-Past, (unsurprisingly) discovers that he has a secret past.
- StarsNicholas DayAlan MossDonald RumbelowThis drama-documentary series takes us back in time to the some of the most shocking and surprising murder cases in history.
- StarsPaddy ConsidineTim Pigott-SmithWilliam Beck"The Suspicions of Mr Whicher" premiered in 2011 and starred Paddy Considine as Jonathan 'Jack' Whicher, a detective leading the investigation into a notorious child murder in the 1860s. The two-hour drama was an adaptation of Kate Summerscale's novel of the same name. A follow-up story, "The Murder In Angel Lane," was broadcast in May 2013 and saw Whicher working as a private inquiry agent after leaving the Metropolitan Police.
- StarsJimmy CarrMatthew SteerDustin Demri-BurnsUK comedians relate their favourite historical stories while drunk.
- StarsBen BoardmanNeil McCaulDenica FairmanIn Berlin, 1938, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun have a love-hate relationship with their Jewish neighbours in this bizarre spoof of 'fifties American sitcoms.
- StarsCherie LunghiSarah SmartWilliam HoustonAvailable records and diaries of nurses, doctors, and patients of the London hospital are put to life in this compelling series about the historic London Hospital.
- CreatorJessica HynesStarsJessica HynesVicki PepperdineEmma PiersonA group of Suffragists band together to spread the word--but they need to learn their own lessons first.
- StarsSuzannah LipscombKathy TrevelyanLee RavitzReligious zeal, paranoia and trumped-up charges. For a century, they fueled brutal scourges that claimed innocent lives.
- StarsBob HamerInside North Korea's Dynasty is the ultimate story of a family's power, and the relationship among a father, son and grandson. The series provides the most complex and comprehensive look at the Kim dynasty that has ever been attempted, revealing the workings behind the formidable family dynamics at the heart of an extraordinary country.
- StarsHenry ArnoldSalome KammerFrank RöthHermann Simon, an aspiring composer, comes of age in Munich during the troubled 1960s.
- CreatorRhys ThomasStarsBilly JenkinsEllie-May SheridanMila LieuFollows the exploits of the infamous pickpocket, The Artful Dodger, and Fagin's gang as they find ingenious ways to survive the grim and exploitative conditions of early Victorian London in the 1830s.
- StarsDan JonesJames Oliver WheatleySteffan BojeUsing a combination of documentary and drama, historian Dan Jones tells the story of the War of the Roses - the 30 year civil war between the House of York and House of Lancaster that saw the crown change hands seven times.
- StarsIsabel CliftonDasharn AndersonPolly AllenIn Victorian London, feisty heroine Hetty Feather is trapped in the Foundling Hospital, the strict institution ruled over by the formidable Matron Bottomley. Aided by friends and thwarted by enemies, Hetty battles to win her freedom.
- CreatorZak BagansStarsBarri GhaiJayne HarrisIan LawmanA team of paranormal experts travel the UK looking into instances of paranormal activity in the homes of ordinary people.
- StarsPenelope KeithDame Penelope Keith visits England's picturesque villages to see how they're holding up in the 21st century. For the most part, she finds them quirky, resilient, and, well, picturesque.
- StarsFrancesca IsherwoodRebekah MurrellHarry StottFollows four children in Ancient Rome who solve a number of exciting, dangerous and challenging mysteries.
- StarsJoe MurrayRichard NauyokasDennis WatermanDocumentary series following 30 bad lads over a four-week period as they go through army basic training 1950s style.
- StarsElizabeth McGovernLorelei KingCharles JenningsThese are the true stories of American heiresses who travelled to England to marry titled English men in the late 1800s.
- StarsPhilip GlenisterPeter GinnRuth GoodmanHistorians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn bring back to life the golden age of steam, exploring how Victorian railways helped to shape modern Britain.
- StarsSteven MackintoshSamantha BondBarbara FlynnThis docudrama focuses on five key events in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Combining narration, interviews, archival footage and dramatic recreations (with 5 different actresses portraying the Queen at different times in her life) the series focuses on several of the crises she has had to deal with. These include Princess Margaret's desire to marry a divorced member of the household staff; the need for additional funding at a time of major upheaval in British society; her disagreement with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over trade sanctions against South Africa; the family challenges in 1992 of failing royal marriages; and Prince Charles' desire to marry Camilla Parker-Bowles.
- StarsAlan YentobTracey EminChuck CloseWide-ranging BBC arts programme.
- StarsJonathan CakeJemma RedgraveHugh BonnevilleAn account of the colourful life of the infamous British fascist Oswald Mosley, concentrating on the period between the end of WW1 and his imprisonment at the beginning of WW2.
- StarsNeil OliverDarren MitchellHannah YoungScotland's ancient clans are renowned as some of the most legendary warriors in history - fierce tribes forged by the country's wild mountains and glens. This is their thrilling story of heroism and villainy, featuring Scotland's most iconic characters - from Robert the Bruce to Mary, Queen of Scots. Find out how the united clans defeated Europe's greatest military power to claim Scottish independence, and how they used their influence to topple rulers and change the course of history. This is the real-life Scottish game of thrones: an epic struggle for power, told from the point of view of the feuding clans.
- StarsRichard CullenRoss DonnellyDanny DarrenStories of operations by special forces with reenactments, archival footage, narration, and interviews with those who took part. Some operations are famous while others are lesser known.
- StarsEric MeyersJames MeigsGeorge WunderlichThrough 12 surprising influences, H2 holds the key to unlock our secret history. As every tool, innovation and thought unfolds from the wheel to the Internet, the Vikings to Amelia Earhart and Stonehenge to soaring skyscrapers, Mankind Decoded deconstructs the Mankind series, exposing how each element unites us and affects our world.
- StarsKate HardieJames HollandA candid look at what life was really like for those living in, and under Hitler's Swastika - at home - and abroad, a record not only of what they saw, but of what they knew.
- StarsLockhart OgilvieIvan WilkinsonChristopher EllisonExplores the part immigrant communities played in key events of British history. These included Polish fighter pilots' in the Battle of Britain, black sailors involved in the Battle of Trafalgar.
- StarsGabriella MontroseNathan CoenenMarian ElizabethA look though the private lives of the Tudor monorachs
- StarsAnnie GrayAlex LanglandsHarpreet BauraFour professional bakers leave their modern businesses behind to experience what their profession was like in the past as they bake their way through the Victorian era.
- StarsJohnny VaughanSteve BrookerGeoffrey AbbottA pair of amateur archeologists search the banks of the River Thames for lost historical items and delve deeper into the centuries of London's history.
- StarsEmma ConnellTracy BormanPiers IbbotsonDrawing on original records and artefacts, historian Tracy Borman re-examines accepted history and discover the truth about the last days of Anne Boleyn.
- StarsBettany HughesRaksha DaveJohn SergeantA series of earth tremors on 22 October in AD79 worried very few residents of Pompeii. The victims of eruption are scanned in present day.
- StarsBettany HughesAdrienne MayorRebecca DimechThe drama led documentary series presents history's most iconic female fighters. Each extraordinary tale of blood, sacrifice and endurance centres on the life of one young woman warrior caught up in the bloody struggles of her time.
- StarsGiles CorenPolly RussellChristopher BigginsThe Robshaws return as they travel through six decades experiencing the festivities of the time from the 40s all the way up to the 90s.
- StarsTony RobinsonLittle Woodham VillagersPeter MarshallFrom kings to commoners, people believed that gods, witches, demons, and evil spirits were all indisputably real. In this series, Tony Robinson delves back through 2,000 years of history, exploring everything from the brutal human sacrifices of Iron Age Britain to the horrifying witch-hunts and exorcisms of the 16th, 17th centuries and beyond. See what dark corners of our history Tony unveils!
- StarsTony RobinsonTony Robinson walks our oldest roads to find the truth behind the megaliths, burial sites, ley lines and hidden caves along their path, and connect the clues they have left hidden in the British landscape.
- StarsGuy WaltersJoshua LevineJon BirkbeckThis six-part series examine the most gruesome and compelling murder mysteries of the past. Through cinematic reenactments, we follow the determined investigators and perpetrators while revealing how each case made its own mark on history.
- StarsRobbie ColtraneHost Robert Coltrane explores the history of various types of mechanized transportation.
- StarsQuentin WillsonJodie KiddAlex RileyHosted by Quentin Willson and Jodie Kidd, The Classic Car Show is a brand new television series that provides unprecedented access to the iconic cars, personalities and events that underpin the classic car world.
- StarsMohamed QuatibRichard HorsleyM'Barek El MamoudiHistorical, archaeological and anthropological evidence gives fresh insights into the historical realities of the times. Drama re-enactments offer a comprehensive exploration into some of the Bible's most compelling people and stories.
- StarsAlan CummingBonnie LangfordLarry LambAlan Cumming embarks on a trip across the UK to find hidden secrets and mysteries.
- StarsÓlafur Darri ÓlafssonAnders WinrothAlban DepperThroughout history, Vikings waged war from the seas, notoriously ruthless and with their own set of rules.
- StarsMarcus BrigstockeDanny RobinsDan TetsellA parody of historical and archaeological documentaries, especially those of the Time Team, Meet the Ancestors and Simon Schama. Marcus Brigstocke played dubious historian, David Oxley.
- Building on the global success of Impossible Engineering, this unique new science and history series showcases some of the world's most extraordinary engineering achievements of the railways. Since their meteoric rise in the 19th Century, railways have been at the forefront of modern engineering and transport. They have conquered dizzying altitudes, wilderness, seas and cities. With amazing access and using a trademark combination of exciting graphics, stunning footage and expert analysis, the series captures the design breakthroughs and heralds the pioneers who have embraced nature and physical challenges, to create a truly remarkable global railway network.
- StarsErik BergmannPatrick DelaforceWilliam F. RyanUsing real explosives and modern technology paired with moving interviews with the last surviving veterans, the film makers give a new perspective on the hardships and horrors experienced in the European theater of operations.
- StarsJason DoneTake a behind the scenes look into the daily lives of the nearly twenty thousand employees of the London Tube over the course of one year as they navigate changes while the Tube begins a major overhaul to handle record breaking demands.
- StarsJames HollandEminent WWII historian James Holland gets inside the Nazi war machine. Travelling across Europe, he explores the extraordinary machines the produced, and uncovers rare archive to understand them.