100 Great British TV Shows

Arguably the most famous edition of Play For Today, and one of the most beloved, as Mike Leigh directs a comedy of manners. Middle-class suburbia gets to reveal its darker side over the course of an increasingly uncomfortable drinks party.

Robin of Loxley, otherwise known as Robin Hood, and his band of Merry Men protect England from the evil machinations of Prince John while King Richard the Lionheart is away fighting in the Crusades.

Wide-ranging arts program.

This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.

The exploits of a bunch of army conscripts.

Hobo Haynes and a series of other working class characters fight back against the authorities and anybody else who might look down on them. Many musical acts of the time also appear to add a little variety to proceedings.

A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners.

A group of contestants move into the Big Brother house, where they nominate each other to be evicted by public vote. The last person remaining will take home a large cash prize, while the others take home nothing.

Comedy game show with celebrity guests and cheap prizes. Revived in 2020 with Bradley Walsh as the host, the series originally began in 1979 with Terry Wogan. Other previous hosts included Les Dawson and Lily Savage.

Game show pits solo player vs duo answering trivia to claim board spaces. First to form path wins. Champions play "Gold Rush" bonus round for $5000. Winners stay up to 20 games. Board used for main game and bonus.

A barrister named Richard Boyd Q.C. is involved in a variety of cases in London.

The life, friendships and romances of the protagonist Charles Ryder-including his friendship with the Flytes, a family of wealthy English Catholics who live in a palatial mansion called Brideshead Castle.

The Crown takes Tempest's stronghold. The ex-pirate wins a pardon and becomes a privateer. He and Deputy Gov. Beamish fight Spanish raiders despite their unease. They defend the Caribbean.

Unsuspecting people are placed in confusing, impossible, embarrassing, ridiculous, and hilarious positions, while their reactions are recorded on a hidden camera.

A unique game show in which celebrities try to deduce which of the classic characters commited a murder by watching a short film and interviewing the suspects.

The everyday lives of working-class people in the fictional Weatherfield area of Manchester in England.

In the 1840s, Cranford is ruled by the ladies. They adore good gossip, and romance and change is in the air, as the unwelcome grasp of the Industrial Revolution rapidly approaches their beloved rural market-town.

Looking at the range of criminal activity that plagues the United Kingdom, giving vital information on unsolved cases.

A courtroom drama in which each case is usually presented in three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.

A ragtag group of Home Guard volunteers prepare for an imminent German invasion during World War II.

Comedy about the workers in a factory canteen.

Constable George Dixon and his colleagues at the Dock Green police station in the East End of London deal with petty crime, successfully controlling it through common sense and human understanding.

Dr. Finlay is a member of a medical practice in the Scottish town of Tannochbrae during the late 1920s.

The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.

Quiz show contestants answer questions on chosen subjects, doubling prize money up to £32 per correct answer. Get one wrong and lose everything. Top contestant competes in £1000 Treasure Trail.