Series eight concluded in September 2021 on ITV, with the final series airing from February 2023. Starring Shaun Evans as the young Morse, with Roger Allam as his colleague DI Fred Thursday, each short series tells a continuing crime story. Inspector Morse (see below) is a crime drama classic, and its prequel Endeavouris similarly adored by fans of Colin Dexter’s characters.
Where to stream? Britbox (Classic), BBC iPlayer (2005-) Endeavour Stream all the classic episodes on Britbox, then see all the new ones since 2005 on BBC iPlayer. Heard of this one? It’s about a centuries-old alien travelling through space and time with a succession of companions, saving the Earth and defeating villains and having complex survivor guilt/falling in tragic love/wearing trainers with suits (depending on the iteration). Where to stream? BritBox, UKTV Play Doctor Who It’s domestic noir led by two supreme performances by Suranne Jones as woman-scorned Gemma, and Bertie Carvel as her lying husband Simon. This BBC One melodrama had it all – sex, lies, scheming, more sex, characters you love to hate, all set against the backdrop of upscale homes in a charming small town. Set in mid-1990s Manchester, it’s a seminal piece of work, and one of McGovern’s best. It’s bloody and brutal and unflinching, and filled with grippingly portrayed flawed characters, with a cast including a young Christopher Eccleston.
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What makes it truly addictive is its excellent cast of lovable characters – and with 12 series and counting there’s certainly plenty of episodes to keep you busy.Īnother classic, Jimmy McGovern’s Cracker is the story of a brilliant forensic psychologist played by the late, great Robbie Coltrane. Where to stream? ITVX, BritBox Call The MidwifeĪlthough this multi-series period drama about midwives in London’s Poplar in the 1950s and 1960s is certainly heartwarming, Call The Midwife also deals with some pretty hard-hitting topics, from the Thalidomide scandal to domestic abuse, abortion rights and the effects of poverty. Created by former Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall, it stars David Tennant, Olivia Colman and Jodie Whittaker in a poignant mystery about the death of a young boy. The impressive cast includes the Oscar-winning trio of Jeremy Irons, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud.Īnother national obsession when it first arrived, Broadchurch was a genre-making ITV series whose legacy is the reason that all murders committed in UK crime dramas since 2013 have taken place within 100 metres of a moody clifftop and/or beach-front ice cream parlour. This critically acclaimed ITV drama from the 1980s is an adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 novel of the same name about the life and romances of wealthy protagonist Charles Ryder.
Where to stream? BritBox Brideshead Revisited It’s warm, honest and affecting drama that sums up a key period of modern British history, and features an early role by Julie Walters. Where to stream? Netflix UK Boys from the BlackstuffĪppearing regularly in ‘Best Of British Drama’ lists and cited as an influence by some of the UK’s finest screenwriters, Alan Bleasdale’s seven-episode story of five men attempting to cope with unemployment in Liverpool following the events of Bleasdale’s play The Black Stuff. Gripping, intense, a bit sexy… with plenty to keep you guessing from episode to episode. The story of Keeley Hawes’ home secretary, her ex-army bodyguard (played by Game of Thrones‘ Richard Madden), terrorist attacks, moles, spies and double-agents, it was a total hoot. This six-part political BBC thriller was all anybody could talk about in August 2018. With talk of a revival on the cards by creators Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah, (they finished the script for a come-back series called Lazarus in 2022) there’s no better time to revisit both series.
Keeley Hawes stars alongside Philip Glenister and others from the original wiggy procedural. Ashes to Ashes sees police psychologist Alex Drake get shot in 2008 and awaken, Sam Tyler-style, in 1981. Where to stream? BBC iPlayer Ashes to Ashesīoth Life on Mars (see below) and this 80s-set sequel are currently available to stream. David Tennant is typically impressive as Phileas Fogg alongside highly entertaining performances from Ibrahim Koma as Passepartout and Leonie Benesch as Abigail You can’t get much more escapist than Jules Verne’s classic globe-trotting story, and this high-budget BBC adaptation is perfect for family viewing.
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Where to stream? NOW TV Around the World in 80 Days Based on Deborah Harkness’ ‘All Souls’ trilogy about a witch (Teresa Palmer) and a vampire (Matthew Goode) thrown together against the fates, A Discovery Of Witches debuted on Sky in autumn 2018 and we had to wait three years for series two in 2021, before the third and final series dropped in 2022.
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