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Friends and Crocodiles Stephen Poliakoff's tale of a society in flux. Follow the fluctuating fortunes of businessman Paul and his secretary Lizzie over the last 20 years of the 20th century. 2006
Kingdom Season 3 Charming drama starring Stephen Fry as country solicitor Peter Kingdom. Based in a Norfolk market town, there's always a flow of colourful & eccentric people wanting legal advice!
The Holiday Season 1 Dark thriller based on the novel by TM Logan. Four families gather for a luxury dream holiday but dark secrets create a fear of betrayal and a fatal threat to the reunion.
Becoming Jane Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy & Dame Maggie Smith star in this passionate drama about young Jane Austen. Her romance with a roguish Irishman is at odds with her parents' wishes. 2007
Midsomer Murders Season 22 World-renowned murder mystery series set in the idyllic Midsomer county. Inspector Barnaby and his young sergeant probe an alarming number of suspicious deaths in the community.
Benidorm Season 10 Award-winning comedy starring Steve Pemberton. Follow Solana's sun-seeking crowd, from swingers to swindlers & young to old, everyone's just trying to have a good time by the pool.
Manhunt Season 2 Compelling real-life crime drama based on a Met detective’s memoirs. Martin Clunes stars as DCI Sutton, tasked with solving the murder of a young French student in west London.
Dad's Army Season 10 In the sitcom critics dubbed ‘comedy’s finest half-hour’, join Captain Mainwaring and his motley band of soldiers, who have sworn to protect King and country for the Home Guard.
Rellik Season 1 Serial killer thriller told in reverse - Rellik ('Killer' backwards). Unravel the truth behind a series of murders as DCI Gabriel Markham and his team hunt down a brutal killer.
Goodnight Sweetheart Season 6 Nicholas Lyndhurst is the ordinary guy with an extraordinary life in this hit 90s comedy. Juggling two different women in two different eras, Gary's life is rarely straightforward!
Hinterland Season 3 Moody Welsh crime drama starring Richard Harrington. DCI Tom Mathias is the brilliant, troubled hero on the run from his past... in a beautiful place that holds buried secrets.
Agatha Christie's Poirot Season 13 Classy detective drama starring David Suchet. He’s the super sleuth with a sharp mind and a peculiar manner who doggedly deduces the truth behind the crimes.
Friday Night Dinner Season 6 Smash-hit comedy about chaotic family dinners at the Goodmans, starring Paul Ritter, Tamsin Greig, Simon Bird & Tom Rosenthal. When brothers Adam & Johnny return home for a meal every Friday, any semblance of normality rapidly goes out the window.
New Tricks Season 12 Light-hearted crime drama - Amanda Redman & Dennis Waterman star. Retired detectives are recruited to tackle unsolved crimes but can they get behind 21st-century police strategies?
Taboo Season 1 Eerie 1800s thriller starring Tom Hardy. James Delaney, thought dead, returns to England to attend his mother’s funeral and investigate his father’s death. Now he wants revenge.
The Driver Season 1 Thrilling crime drama starring David Morrissey. A bored Manchester cab driver takes up an offer to be the driver for a criminal gang, and has his life turned upside down.
Years and Years Season 1 Russell T Davies’ knockout dystopian drama. The Lyons are a busy Manchester family grappling with an uncertain future - and it's all presided over by Gran, the imperial Muriel.
Shameless Season 11 Offbeat British classic written by Paul Abbott. Follow the rollercoaster lives and loves of the Gallagher family as they experience life on the edge.
Early Doors Season 1 Head down to the pub in this Manchester-set comedy. Settle in for a night of chat about love, life and loneliness with the locals.
Agatha Christie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Season 1 Hugh Laurie’s star-studded Agatha Christie adaptation. A dying man's cryptic final message draws a vicar's son and his posh pal into solving a baffling case.
skins Season 7 Irreverent 00s comedy drama from the makers of Shameless. Follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
The Commander Season 5 Amanda Burton stars as a top cop in this gritty thriller. Follow the trials & tribulations of Commander Claire Blake - head of the serious crimes unit in the male-dominated Met Police.
The Bay Season 3 Morven Christie, Daniel Ryan & later Marsha Thomason star in this twisty drama. A family liaison officer helps solve complex cases while juggling her complicated family life.
Only Fools and Horses Season 7 Multi-award-winning comedy starring David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst. Peckham’s best-loved dodgy dealers Del Boy and Rodney are always cooking up a scheme or two in their bid to get rich quick – see how these two tricksters fare.
The Only Way is Essex Season 29 Part soap opera, part reality show, TOWIE follows the lives, loves and scandals of a group of real-life Essex guys and girls. Cameras capture the happenings at all kinds of glamorous locations as the cast meet up in nail bars, nightclubs and salons.
Unforgotten Season 4 Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar & later Sinéad Keenan star in this gripping cold-case drama. Dedicated detectives work tirelessly to unravel long-held secrets.
A Spy Among Friends Season 1 Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce star in this stunning true story of Cold War treachery. Nicholas Elliott and Kim Philby - the British spies and lifelong friends torn apart by lies.
Outnumbered Season 5 It’s never quite clear who’s in charge in this award-winning comedy. Frazzled parents Pete (Hugh Dennis) and Sue (Claire Skinner) do what they can for awkward eldest Jake, pathological liar Ben and youngest Karen. It’s rarely straightforward, though.
Our Friends in the North Season 1 Gritty BAFTA-winning drama with Christopher Eccleston and a pre-Bond Daniel Craig. Four young pals from Tyneside plunge into the 1960s. Caught up in the social and political upheavals of the following decades, see how the old friends fare.
Digging Up Britain's Past Season 2 Documentary series following a team of archaeologists as they explore Britain's history through the soil. Unearthing an eighth-century monastery complete with skeletons and a forgotten royal palace, they tell the dramatic story of our country's past.
Red Riding Season 1 Ferociously dark thriller trilogy about the devastating reign of the Yorkshire Ripper. With a killer on the loose in the 70s & 80s, paranoia & fear stalk the local community, meanwhile a journalist tries to piece the shocking clues together.
Charles II: The Power and the Passion Season 1 Award-winning drama starring Rufus Sewell as the witty monarch, Charles II. Restored to the throne in 1660, he presides over a decadent court, but faces conflicts with parliament.
Woof Season 1 Award-winning children's drama based on Allan Ahlberg's best-loved books. Follow young Eric as he tries to get a grip on his strange habit of turning into a dog!
The 39 Steps Hitchcock's fast-moving thriller starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. Accused of murder after a night out ends in chaos, Hannay flees from the law while trying to expose a mysterious organisation. 1935
Dinnerladies Season 2 Victoria Wood’s canteen comedy set in 90s Manchester, starring Julie Walters and Maxine Peake. Head dinner lady Bren comforts and cajoles her team through life’s ups and downs.
Cold Courage Season 1 John Simm stars in this twisty thriller about power and corruption. Two young women are drawn together via a clandestine group dedicated to bringing down those beyond the law.
Gordon Behind Bars Season 1 Gordon Ramsay has given himself six months to set up a successful food business behind bars. His aim: to get prisoners cooking food on the inside, to sell on the outside.
The Ipcress File Season 1 Joe Cole takes on the Michael Caine mantle in this thrilling spy drama alongside Lucy Boynton & Tom Hollander. As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission.
Agatha Christie's Marple Season 6 Classic whodunnit starring Agatha Christie's favourite female sleuth. As her peers fade into their twilight years, Marple keeps on deducing the truth behind murderous crimes.
Chance in a Million Season 3 Simon Callow & Vera's Brenda Blethyn star in this coincidental comedy. One in a million occurrences seem to happen to Tom Chance on a regular basis. Soon, his shy girlfriend Alison becomes immersed in his bizarre world too.
The Sarah Jane Adventures Season 5 Elisabeth Sladen stars as Doctor Who's heroic former companion Sarah Jane. She seems like just another single mum, but on the sly, she's fighting evil aliens with a little help from her adopted son.
Keeping Up Appearances Season 5 Snooty comedy classic with Patricia Routledge as the upwardly mobile Hyacinth Bucket, who is desperate to impress - if only those around her wouldn't let the side down.
Jack the Ripper Season 1 On 31st August 1888, a prostitute was brutally murdered. Four more murders followed, enflaming the public demand for action. But why were the police hampered? And who was Jack the Ripper?
The Office Season 2 Ricky Gervais’ smash-hit comedy that spawned the legend, David Brent. Follow the lives of ordinary office workers and their deeply cringey boss in this show that set the tone for all mockumentaries to come. Essential British comedy.
Accused Season 2 Sean Bean and Olivia Colman lead a starry cast in this tense legal drama. Guilty or not guilty? The fate of six different people rests on the verdicts in court.
Five Days Season 2 A beautiful young mother is abducted in strange circumstances. Her children wait for her and their ordeal is captured on film, catapulting a family tragedy on to every front page.
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Season 13 Adventurer Ben Fogle travels to the world's most extreme places to meet the people who live there. Discover how these hardy folks survive in the harshest conditions.
Bad Habits, Holy Orders Season 1 Do good girls go to heaven? Who knows, but the nuns of the Divine Charity are determined to help the five party girls in their charge. Find out if four weeks of spiritual guidance from the sisters can change these young ladies lives.
The Tomorrow People Season 4 Hit 70s sci-fi drama about a group of teens and young adults with supernatural powers. Operating from a secret London base, they use their unusual gifts to help mankind.
White House Farm Season 1 Freddie Fox stars in this chilling account of the notorious murders, which destroyed a family in 1985. Pieced together through extensive research and police investigations.
The Moorside Season 1 Sheridan Smith stars as the determined community leader in this powerful true story of the search for a missing schoolgirl. When young Shannon Matthews disappears from her deprived Yorkshire estate, the community rallies round in a bid to find her.
The Widower Season 1 Unsettling true-crime drama starring Reece Shearsmith & Sheridan Smith. When the manipulative Malcolm Webster kills his first wife, he flees and starts his life over. Pretty soon there's a new woman on the scene, unaware of her husband’s dark past.
Whitechapel Season 4 Rupert Penry-Jones stars as an ambitious detective investigating violent crimes that echo the past. In Whitechapel, Joseph doggedly searches for the truth in baffling mysteries.
Coupling Season 4 The Brits' answer to Friends? Wickedly funny look at the complicated love lives of six thirty-something pals, as they navigate the highs & lows of dating. Mishap and mayhem ensue.
Mr Benn Season 1 Follow the adventures of the bowler-hatted Mr Benn in this hit 70s kids show. When he tries on a costume in a mysterious costume shop, he steps out of the changing room into a different time and place, that seems to fit with what he's wearing.
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) Season 1 Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope star as private eyes in this comic crime drama. When Marty Hopkirk gets killed, he reappears as a ghost - much to his poor partner's surprise. Still, it’s handy to have an otherworldly being on hand in this line of work.
The Ipcress File (Film) Gritty thriller starring Michael Caine in a BAFTA-winning performance as the everyman’s Bond. Bespectacled Harry Palmer is the ultimate in understated espionage. Wading through red tape and paperwork, he strives to uncover the enemy’s plot. 1965
All Creatures Great and Small Season 7 Christopher Timothy stars as a vet in rural Yorkshire in this drama based on James Herriot's books. In the rapidly changing 30s, 40s & 50s, how do the vets and their clients cope?
Inspector Morse Season 7 Oxford’s best-known crime drama starring John Thaw as the irritable Inspector Morse. Snobbish but smart, Morse and his Geordie sergeant, Lewis, tackle crimes across the city.
Terrahawks Season 3 Gerry Anderson's classic 80s sci-fi series. Dr 'Tiger' Ninestein leads an elite band of heroes, united in their quest to defend earth against the hideous Zelda. But they've got a huge task on their hands...
Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World Season 1 Scots comedian Billy Connolly embarks on the trip of a lifetime, travelling thousands of miles across the remotest regions of Canada. By lorry, cruise ship, quad bike and helicopter, he explores the rugged beauty of this extreme landscape.
Miss Marple Season 1 Award-winning Joan Hickson stars as Agatha Christie’s sharp-eyed sleuth in this much-loved mystery series. Miss Marple has a knack for noticing crucial clues in murderous crimes.
Marchlands Season 1 Supernatural thriller tracing the fallout from a childhood tragedy, starring Alex Kingston, Dean Andrews and Jodie Whittaker. Three families living in the same house at different times find themselves haunted by the ghost of a girl.
Countess Dracula Ingrid Pitt stars in this blood-soaked Hammer horror about an evil 17th-century countess. Desperate to preserve her youth, she bathes in the blood of virgins, but her facade needs a constant supply of young women to keep age at bay. 1971
Prey Season 2 High-octane thriller series starring John Simm as a man on the run. Detective Constable Farrow is charged with murder but desperate to clear his name for the sake of his family.
Life on Mars Season 2 Novel twist on a crime drama starring John Simm. When sharp-suited noughties detective Sam is hit by a car, he wakes up in 70s Manchester. Can he make his way back to the future?
Professor T Season 2 Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius Cambridge University criminologist with OCD and an overbearing mother, advises the police. British version of the same-name Belgian crime drama.
Taggart Season 15 Hit the mean streets of Glasgow in this gritty crime drama. The Strathclyde division's tough-talking cops tackle all kinds of crime on the city's mean streets.
Vigil Season 1 Suranne Jones plunges beneath the waves in this nail-biting suspense thriller. Two seemingly unrelated events bring the police into conflict with the Navy and security services.
As Time Goes By Season 9 Dame Judi Dench & the late, great Geoffrey Palmer star in this all-time classic comedy about two reunited lovers. Jean and Lionel meet again after decades, and something ignites.
Mum Season 3 Award-winning comedy - Lesley Manville is a recently widowed woman rediscovering herself amidst her thoughtless family. With stoic pragmatism, she faces up to life after loss.
Too Many Crooks George Cole & Terry Thomas star in this comic heist story. A gang of useless crooks try to rob a rich man, when that fails, they try to kidnap his daughter...a true comedy of errors. 1959
Lambs of God Season 1 Ann Dowd & Sam Reid star in this BritBox Original drama about three mysterious nuns on a rugged isle. When the outside world intrudes in the form of an ambitious young priest, what will they do to protect their sacred way of life?
Grantchester Season 7 Enticing 50s crime drama starring James Norton & later Tom Brittney. When violence disrupts his quiet parish, a vicar feels compelled to help by teaming up with the local copper.
The Blackheath Poisonings Season 1 Julian Symons’ haunting Victorian novel about two wealthy families is brought to life in this drama starring Zoë Wanamaker. A son sets out to investigate his father’s mysterious death and uncovers secrets and lies that will tear both families apart.
McDonald & Dodds Season 3 Jason Watkins & Tala Gouveia star as dedicated (but very different) detectives in this rumbustious crime series. Watch them tackle murderous crimes in the picturesque city of Bath.
No Offence Season 3 Joanna Scanlon leads the charge in this hilariously brash police drama from the writer of Shameless. Watch these dedicated coppers as they crack crimes and keep the streets of Manchester safe.
The Brittas Empire Season 5 90s sitcom starring Chris Barrie as a painfully enthusiastic leisure centre manager. With his gift for causing chaos, Gordon's long suffering wife and staff do all they can to keep everything running smoothly - despite his best efforts.
George and Mildred Season 5 Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce star as ill-matched married couple George and Mildred in this classic domestic sitcom. Mind you watch out for their snobbish neighbours...
Finding Alice Season 1 Keeley Hawes and Joanna Lumley star in this darkly comic tale of a grief-stricken wife. When Alice's husband dies, she's heartbroken, but she soon uncovers a disturbing secret.
Rentaghost Season 9 What happens when a bunch of ghosts go into business? Well..the spirited partners at Rentaghost are always keen to make use of their talents by branching out into all kinds of activities, with unpredictable and hilarious results.
Rising Damp Season 4 Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour, Richard Beckinsale and Don Warrington star in this classic 70s comedy set in a tumbledown boarding house.
Conviction Season 2 Compelling crime docs looking at alleged miscarriages of justice. 500 people in the UK are convicted annually of murder. Less than 1% of cases are overturned. What really happens?
To the Manor Born Season 3 Penelope Keith stars as the snobbish widower in this classic comedy. Audrey is surprisingly happy after her husband's death until she discovers his debts mean she can no longer afford the family estate.
Trigger Point Season 1 Line of Duty's Vicky McClure stars alongside Adrian Lester in this nail-bitingly tense thriller. For London's bomb disposal experts, no work day is ever the same as they risk their lives protecting the city from harm.
Carry On Again Doctor Barbara Windsor heads back to the hospital for more Carry On antics - and Dr Nookey stumbles on a slimming potion he’s sure will make him his fortune.
Chéri Michelle Pfieffer & Rupert Friend star in this story of love across the ages. The errant young son of a courtesan gets an education in the ways of love from her beautiful friend. 2009
House of Cards Season 1 Ian Richardson stars in the first in a trilogy of British political dramas about one man’s struggle for power. Ruthless and revengeful, he is determined to succeed - at all costs.
A Very Peculiar Practice Season 2 Peter Davison & Barbara Flynn star in this darkly funny drama about a hopeful doctor who starts a job running the practice at a university, and is soon fighting fires everywhere.
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1 Bryan Cranston produces and stars in this stunning sci-fi anthology. Step inside the mind-bending world of writer Philip K. Dick through ten of his stories.
Call the Midwife Season 10 Hit drama based on the best-selling memoirs of a midwife in London’s East End. Caring for expectant mothers in the poor community of 50s Poplar is at the heart of what they do.
Oliver Twist (1948) David Lean’s critically acclaimed retelling of Dickens’ classic story, starring Diana Dors. Young orphan Oliver escapes the Victorian workhouse, only to end up with a lawless street gang. 1948
Hold the Dream Season 1 Sweeping sequel about one woman's resolve to maintain her family's vast business. Follow the life of Emma Harte's granddaughter - chosen heir to the mighty Harte-McGill empire.
The Ice House Season 1 Phoebe lives with her friends Diana and Anne at their country mansion, but they are the target of vicious village gossip. When their gardener discovers a body in the disused ice house, a 10-year-old murder investigation is reopened.
Shelley Season 4 Hywel Bennett stars as the professional layabout Shelley. His PHD and gift of the gab could have brought him fame and fortune. But his refusal to compromise on his ideals has left him pretty broke.
Eat The Rich Alex is a disgruntled server at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex and cohorts attempt to go on a rampage.
Captain Scarlet Season 1 Thunderbirds for big kids. Follow Earth’s security service, Spectrum, as they bravely fight an intergalactic foe – the evil Mysterons.
Space Precinct Season 1 Gerry Anderson's classic 90s sci-fi series. It's 2040, and human officers join a police force on planet Altor, in order to investigate crimes committed by both aliens and humans.
The Thick of It Season 4 Sharply observed political satire starring Peter Capaldi. In an obscure department of British Government, spin doctor Malcolm Tucker tries in vain to control his gaffe-prone ministers. A darkly comic take on the corridors of power.
Bleak Old Shop of Stuff Season 1 Robert Webb & Katherine Parkinson star in this comic take on the Dickens genre. A respectable shopkeeper, Jedrington Secret-Past, discovers that he has a secret past.
The Prisoner Season 1 Smash-hit 60s drama starring Patrick McGoohan as a kidnapped secret agent. Known only as Number Six, he rails against his captivity, but can he resist his oppressors?
Des Season 1 David Tennant stars in this chilling true crime drama about serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Despite Des confessing to multiple murders, the case is anything but straightforward.

What's on BritBox UK?

Friends and Crocodiles

Stephen Poliakoff's tale of a society in flux. Follow the fluctuating fortunes of businessman Paul and his secretary Lizzie over the last 20 years of the 20th century. 2006

Kingdom

Season 3

Charming drama starring Stephen Fry as country solicitor Peter Kingdom. Based in a Norfolk market town, there's always a flow of colourful & eccentric people wanting legal advice!

The Holiday

Season 1

Dark thriller based on the novel by TM Logan. Four families gather for a luxury dream holiday but dark secrets create a fear of betrayal and a fatal threat to the reunion.

Becoming Jane

Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy & Dame Maggie Smith star in this passionate drama about young Jane Austen. Her romance with a roguish Irishman is at odds with her parents' wishes. 2007

Midsomer Murders

Season 22

World-renowned murder mystery series set in the idyllic Midsomer county. Inspector Barnaby and his young sergeant probe an alarming number of suspicious deaths in the community.

Benidorm

Season 10

Award-winning comedy starring Steve Pemberton. Follow Solana's sun-seeking crowd, from swingers to swindlers & young to old, everyone's just trying to have a good time by the pool.

Manhunt

Season 2

Compelling real-life crime drama based on a Met detective’s memoirs. Martin Clunes stars as DCI Sutton, tasked with solving the murder of a young French student in west London.

Dad's Army

Season 10

In the sitcom critics dubbed ‘comedy’s finest half-hour’, join Captain Mainwaring and his motley band of soldiers, who have sworn to protect King and country for the Home Guard.

Rellik

Season 1

Serial killer thriller told in reverse - Rellik ('Killer' backwards). Unravel the truth behind a series of murders as DCI Gabriel Markham and his team hunt down a brutal killer.

Goodnight Sweetheart

Season 6

Nicholas Lyndhurst is the ordinary guy with an extraordinary life in this hit 90s comedy. Juggling two different women in two different eras, Gary's life is rarely straightforward!

Hinterland

Season 3

Moody Welsh crime drama starring Richard Harrington. DCI Tom Mathias is the brilliant, troubled hero on the run from his past... in a beautiful place that holds buried secrets.

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Season 13

Classy detective drama starring David Suchet. He’s the super sleuth with a sharp mind and a peculiar manner who doggedly deduces the truth behind the crimes.

Smash-hit comedy about chaotic family dinners at the Goodmans, starring Paul Ritter, Tamsin Greig, Simon Bird & Tom Rosenthal. When brothers Adam & Johnny return home for a meal every Friday, any semblance of normality rapidly goes out the window.

New Tricks

Season 12

Light-hearted crime drama - Amanda Redman & Dennis Waterman star. Retired detectives are recruited to tackle unsolved crimes but can they get behind 21st-century police strategies?

Taboo

Season 1

Eerie 1800s thriller starring Tom Hardy. James Delaney, thought dead, returns to England to attend his mother’s funeral and investigate his father’s death. Now he wants revenge.

The Driver

Season 1

Thrilling crime drama starring David Morrissey. A bored Manchester cab driver takes up an offer to be the driver for a criminal gang, and has his life turned upside down.

Years and Years

Season 1

Russell T Davies’ knockout dystopian drama. The Lyons are a busy Manchester family grappling with an uncertain future - and it's all presided over by Gran, the imperial Muriel.

Shameless

Season 11

Offbeat British classic written by Paul Abbott. Follow the rollercoaster lives and loves of the Gallagher family as they experience life on the edge.

Early Doors

Season 1

Head down to the pub in this Manchester-set comedy. Settle in for a night of chat about love, life and loneliness with the locals.

Agatha Christie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Season 1

Hugh Laurie’s star-studded Agatha Christie adaptation. A dying man's cryptic final message draws a vicar's son and his posh pal into solving a baffling case.

skins

Season 7

Irreverent 00s comedy drama from the makers of Shameless. Follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.

The Commander

Season 5

Amanda Burton stars as a top cop in this gritty thriller. Follow the trials & tribulations of Commander Claire Blake - head of the serious crimes unit in the male-dominated Met Police.

The Bay

Season 3

Morven Christie, Daniel Ryan & later Marsha Thomason star in this twisty drama. A family liaison officer helps solve complex cases while juggling her complicated family life.

Only Fools and Horses

Season 7

Multi-award-winning comedy starring David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst. Peckham’s best-loved dodgy dealers Del Boy and Rodney are always cooking up a scheme or two in their bid to get rich quick – see how these two tricksters fare.

The Only Way is Essex

Season 29

Part soap opera, part reality show, TOWIE follows the lives, loves and scandals of a group of real-life Essex guys and girls. Cameras capture the happenings at all kinds of glamorous locations as the cast meet up in nail bars, nightclubs and salons.

Unforgotten

Season 4

Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar & later Sinéad Keenan star in this gripping cold-case drama. Dedicated detectives work tirelessly to unravel long-held secrets.

A Spy Among Friends

Season 1

Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce star in this stunning true story of Cold War treachery. Nicholas Elliott and Kim Philby - the British spies and lifelong friends torn apart by lies.

Outnumbered

Season 5

It’s never quite clear who’s in charge in this award-winning comedy. Frazzled parents Pete (Hugh Dennis) and Sue (Claire Skinner) do what they can for awkward eldest Jake, pathological liar Ben and youngest Karen. It’s rarely straightforward, though.

Our Friends in the North

Season 1

Gritty BAFTA-winning drama with Christopher Eccleston and a pre-Bond Daniel Craig. Four young pals from Tyneside plunge into the 1960s. Caught up in the social and political upheavals of the following decades, see how the old friends fare.

Digging Up Britain's Past

Season 2

Documentary series following a team of archaeologists as they explore Britain's history through the soil. Unearthing an eighth-century monastery complete with skeletons and a forgotten royal palace, they tell the dramatic story of our country's past.

Red Riding

Season 1

Ferociously dark thriller trilogy about the devastating reign of the Yorkshire Ripper. With a killer on the loose in the 70s & 80s, paranoia & fear stalk the local community, meanwhile a journalist tries to piece the shocking clues together.

Charles II: The Power and the Passion

Season 1

Award-winning drama starring Rufus Sewell as the witty monarch, Charles II. Restored to the throne in 1660, he presides over a decadent court, but faces conflicts with parliament.

Woof

Season 1

Award-winning children's drama based on Allan Ahlberg's best-loved books. Follow young Eric as he tries to get a grip on his strange habit of turning into a dog!

The 39 Steps

Hitchcock's fast-moving thriller starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. Accused of murder after a night out ends in chaos, Hannay flees from the law while trying to expose a mysterious organisation. 1935

Dinnerladies

Season 2

Victoria Wood’s canteen comedy set in 90s Manchester, starring Julie Walters and Maxine Peake. Head dinner lady Bren comforts and cajoles her team through life’s ups and downs.

Cold Courage

Season 1

John Simm stars in this twisty thriller about power and corruption. Two young women are drawn together via a clandestine group dedicated to bringing down those beyond the law.

Gordon Behind Bars

Season 1

Gordon Ramsay has given himself six months to set up a successful food business behind bars. His aim: to get prisoners cooking food on the inside, to sell on the outside.

The Ipcress File

Season 1

Joe Cole takes on the Michael Caine mantle in this thrilling spy drama alongside Lucy Boynton & Tom Hollander. As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission.

Agatha Christie's Marple

Season 6

Classic whodunnit starring Agatha Christie's favourite female sleuth. As her peers fade into their twilight years, Marple keeps on deducing the truth behind murderous crimes.

Chance in a Million

Season 3

Simon Callow & Vera's Brenda Blethyn star in this coincidental comedy. One in a million occurrences seem to happen to Tom Chance on a regular basis. Soon, his shy girlfriend Alison becomes immersed in his bizarre world too.

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Season 5

Elisabeth Sladen stars as Doctor Who's heroic former companion Sarah Jane. She seems like just another single mum, but on the sly, she's fighting evil aliens with a little help from her adopted son.

Keeping Up Appearances

Season 5

Snooty comedy classic with Patricia Routledge as the upwardly mobile Hyacinth Bucket, who is desperate to impress - if only those around her wouldn't let the side down.

Jack the Ripper

Season 1

On 31st August 1888, a prostitute was brutally murdered. Four more murders followed, enflaming the public demand for action. But why were the police hampered? And who was Jack the Ripper?

The Office

Season 2

Ricky Gervais’ smash-hit comedy that spawned the legend, David Brent. Follow the lives of ordinary office workers and their deeply cringey boss in this show that set the tone for all mockumentaries to come. Essential British comedy.

Accused

Season 2

Sean Bean and Olivia Colman lead a starry cast in this tense legal drama. Guilty or not guilty? The fate of six different people rests on the verdicts in court.

Five Days

Season 2

A beautiful young mother is abducted in strange circumstances. Her children wait for her and their ordeal is captured on film, catapulting a family tragedy on to every front page.

Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

Season 13

Adventurer Ben Fogle travels to the world's most extreme places to meet the people who live there. Discover how these hardy folks survive in the harshest conditions.

Bad Habits, Holy Orders

Season 1

Do good girls go to heaven? Who knows, but the nuns of the Divine Charity are determined to help the five party girls in their charge. Find out if four weeks of spiritual guidance from the sisters can change these young ladies lives.

The Tomorrow People

Season 4

Hit 70s sci-fi drama about a group of teens and young adults with supernatural powers. Operating from a secret London base, they use their unusual gifts to help mankind.

White House Farm

Season 1

Freddie Fox stars in this chilling account of the notorious murders, which destroyed a family in 1985. Pieced together through extensive research and police investigations.

The Moorside

Season 1

Sheridan Smith stars as the determined community leader in this powerful true story of the search for a missing schoolgirl. When young Shannon Matthews disappears from her deprived Yorkshire estate, the community rallies round in a bid to find her.

The Widower

Season 1

Unsettling true-crime drama starring Reece Shearsmith & Sheridan Smith. When the manipulative Malcolm Webster kills his first wife, he flees and starts his life over. Pretty soon there's a new woman on the scene, unaware of her husband’s dark past.

Whitechapel

Season 4

Rupert Penry-Jones stars as an ambitious detective investigating violent crimes that echo the past. In Whitechapel, Joseph doggedly searches for the truth in baffling mysteries.

Coupling

Season 4

The Brits' answer to Friends? Wickedly funny look at the complicated love lives of six thirty-something pals, as they navigate the highs & lows of dating. Mishap and mayhem ensue.

Mr Benn

Season 1

Follow the adventures of the bowler-hatted Mr Benn in this hit 70s kids show. When he tries on a costume in a mysterious costume shop, he steps out of the changing room into a different time and place, that seems to fit with what he's wearing.

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Season 1

Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope star as private eyes in this comic crime drama. When Marty Hopkirk gets killed, he reappears as a ghost - much to his poor partner's surprise. Still, it’s handy to have an otherworldly being on hand in this line of work.

The Ipcress File (Film)

Gritty thriller starring Michael Caine in a BAFTA-winning performance as the everyman’s Bond. Bespectacled Harry Palmer is the ultimate in understated espionage. Wading through red tape and paperwork, he strives to uncover the enemy’s plot. 1965

All Creatures Great and Small

Season 7

Christopher Timothy stars as a vet in rural Yorkshire in this drama based on James Herriot's books. In the rapidly changing 30s, 40s & 50s, how do the vets and their clients cope?

Inspector Morse

Season 7

Oxford’s best-known crime drama starring John Thaw as the irritable Inspector Morse. Snobbish but smart, Morse and his Geordie sergeant, Lewis, tackle crimes across the city.

Terrahawks

Season 3

Gerry Anderson's classic 80s sci-fi series. Dr 'Tiger' Ninestein leads an elite band of heroes, united in their quest to defend earth against the hideous Zelda. But they've got a huge task on their hands...

Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World

Season 1

Scots comedian Billy Connolly embarks on the trip of a lifetime, travelling thousands of miles across the remotest regions of Canada. By lorry, cruise ship, quad bike and helicopter, he explores the rugged beauty of this extreme landscape.

Miss Marple

Season 1

Award-winning Joan Hickson stars as Agatha Christie’s sharp-eyed sleuth in this much-loved mystery series. Miss Marple has a knack for noticing crucial clues in murderous crimes.

Marchlands

Season 1

Supernatural thriller tracing the fallout from a childhood tragedy, starring Alex Kingston, Dean Andrews and Jodie Whittaker. Three families living in the same house at different times find themselves haunted by the ghost of a girl.

Countess Dracula

Ingrid Pitt stars in this blood-soaked Hammer horror about an evil 17th-century countess. Desperate to preserve her youth, she bathes in the blood of virgins, but her facade needs a constant supply of young women to keep age at bay. 1971

Prey

Season 2

High-octane thriller series starring John Simm as a man on the run. Detective Constable Farrow is charged with murder but desperate to clear his name for the sake of his family.

Life on Mars

Season 2

Novel twist on a crime drama starring John Simm. When sharp-suited noughties detective Sam is hit by a car, he wakes up in 70s Manchester. Can he make his way back to the future?

Professor T

Season 2

Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius Cambridge University criminologist with OCD and an overbearing mother, advises the police. British version of the same-name Belgian crime drama.

Taggart

Season 15

Hit the mean streets of Glasgow in this gritty crime drama. The Strathclyde division's tough-talking cops tackle all kinds of crime on the city's mean streets.

Vigil

Season 1

Suranne Jones plunges beneath the waves in this nail-biting suspense thriller. Two seemingly unrelated events bring the police into conflict with the Navy and security services.

As Time Goes By

Season 9

Dame Judi Dench & the late, great Geoffrey Palmer star in this all-time classic comedy about two reunited lovers. Jean and Lionel meet again after decades, and something ignites.

Mum

Season 3

Award-winning comedy - Lesley Manville is a recently widowed woman rediscovering herself amidst her thoughtless family. With stoic pragmatism, she faces up to life after loss.

Too Many Crooks

George Cole & Terry Thomas star in this comic heist story. A gang of useless crooks try to rob a rich man, when that fails, they try to kidnap his daughter...a true comedy of errors. 1959

Lambs of God

Season 1

Ann Dowd & Sam Reid star in this BritBox Original drama about three mysterious nuns on a rugged isle. When the outside world intrudes in the form of an ambitious young priest, what will they do to protect their sacred way of life?

Grantchester

Season 7

Enticing 50s crime drama starring James Norton & later Tom Brittney. When violence disrupts his quiet parish, a vicar feels compelled to help by teaming up with the local copper.

The Blackheath Poisonings

Season 1

Julian Symons’ haunting Victorian novel about two wealthy families is brought to life in this drama starring Zoë Wanamaker. A son sets out to investigate his father’s mysterious death and uncovers secrets and lies that will tear both families apart.

McDonald & Dodds

Season 3

Jason Watkins & Tala Gouveia star as dedicated (but very different) detectives in this rumbustious crime series. Watch them tackle murderous crimes in the picturesque city of Bath.

No Offence

Season 3

Joanna Scanlon leads the charge in this hilariously brash police drama from the writer of Shameless. Watch these dedicated coppers as they crack crimes and keep the streets of Manchester safe.

The Brittas Empire

Season 5

90s sitcom starring Chris Barrie as a painfully enthusiastic leisure centre manager. With his gift for causing chaos, Gordon's long suffering wife and staff do all they can to keep everything running smoothly - despite his best efforts.

George and Mildred

Season 5

Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce star as ill-matched married couple George and Mildred in this classic domestic sitcom. Mind you watch out for their snobbish neighbours...

Finding Alice

Season 1

Keeley Hawes and Joanna Lumley star in this darkly comic tale of a grief-stricken wife. When Alice's husband dies, she's heartbroken, but she soon uncovers a disturbing secret.

Rentaghost

Season 9

What happens when a bunch of ghosts go into business? Well..the spirited partners at Rentaghost are always keen to make use of their talents by branching out into all kinds of activities, with unpredictable and hilarious results.

Rising Damp

Season 4

Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour, Richard Beckinsale and Don Warrington star in this classic 70s comedy set in a tumbledown boarding house.

Conviction

Season 2

Compelling crime docs looking at alleged miscarriages of justice. 500 people in the UK are convicted annually of murder. Less than 1% of cases are overturned. What really happens?

To the Manor Born

Season 3

Penelope Keith stars as the snobbish widower in this classic comedy. Audrey is surprisingly happy after her husband's death until she discovers his debts mean she can no longer afford the family estate.

Trigger Point

Season 1

Line of Duty's Vicky McClure stars alongside Adrian Lester in this nail-bitingly tense thriller. For London's bomb disposal experts, no work day is ever the same as they risk their lives protecting the city from harm.

Carry On Again Doctor

Barbara Windsor heads back to the hospital for more Carry On antics - and Dr Nookey stumbles on a slimming potion he’s sure will make him his fortune.

Chéri

Michelle Pfieffer & Rupert Friend star in this story of love across the ages. The errant young son of a courtesan gets an education in the ways of love from her beautiful friend. 2009

House of Cards

Season 1

Ian Richardson stars in the first in a trilogy of British political dramas about one man’s struggle for power. Ruthless and revengeful, he is determined to succeed - at all costs.

A Very Peculiar Practice

Season 2

Peter Davison & Barbara Flynn star in this darkly funny drama about a hopeful doctor who starts a job running the practice at a university, and is soon fighting fires everywhere.

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

Season 1

Bryan Cranston produces and stars in this stunning sci-fi anthology. Step inside the mind-bending world of writer Philip K. Dick through ten of his stories.

Call the Midwife

Season 10

Hit drama based on the best-selling memoirs of a midwife in London’s East End. Caring for expectant mothers in the poor community of 50s Poplar is at the heart of what they do.

Oliver Twist (1948)

David Lean’s critically acclaimed retelling of Dickens’ classic story, starring Diana Dors. Young orphan Oliver escapes the Victorian workhouse, only to end up with a lawless street gang. 1948

Hold the Dream

Season 1

Sweeping sequel about one woman's resolve to maintain her family's vast business. Follow the life of Emma Harte's granddaughter - chosen heir to the mighty Harte-McGill empire.

The Ice House

Season 1

Phoebe lives with her friends Diana and Anne at their country mansion, but they are the target of vicious village gossip. When their gardener discovers a body in the disused ice house, a 10-year-old murder investigation is reopened.

Shelley

Season 4

Hywel Bennett stars as the professional layabout Shelley. His PHD and gift of the gab could have brought him fame and fortune. But his refusal to compromise on his ideals has left him pretty broke.

Eat The Rich

Alex is a disgruntled server at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex and cohorts attempt to go on a rampage.

Captain Scarlet

Season 1

Thunderbirds for big kids. Follow Earth’s security service, Spectrum, as they bravely fight an intergalactic foe – the evil Mysterons.

Space Precinct

Season 1

Gerry Anderson's classic 90s sci-fi series. It's 2040, and human officers join a police force on planet Altor, in order to investigate crimes committed by both aliens and humans.

The Thick of It

Season 4

Sharply observed political satire starring Peter Capaldi. In an obscure department of British Government, spin doctor Malcolm Tucker tries in vain to control his gaffe-prone ministers. A darkly comic take on the corridors of power.

Bleak Old Shop of Stuff

Season 1

Robert Webb & Katherine Parkinson star in this comic take on the Dickens genre. A respectable shopkeeper, Jedrington Secret-Past, discovers that he has a secret past.

The Prisoner

Season 1

Smash-hit 60s drama starring Patrick McGoohan as a kidnapped secret agent. Known only as Number Six, he rails against his captivity, but can he resist his oppressors?

Des

Season 1

David Tennant stars in this chilling true crime drama about serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Despite Des confessing to multiple murders, the case is anything but straightforward.

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