British TV Series
The British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.
Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 622 series
10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.
Only Fools and Horses
66K 64 1981–2003
British TV · Working class
10/10
Blackadder Goes Forth
65K 6 1989–1989
British TV · War & military
10/10
Blackadder II
54K 6 1986–1986
British TV · Dry humor
10/10
Blackadder the Third
51K 6 1987–1987
British TV · Dry humor
10/10
QI
36K 374 2003–present
British TV · Game & quiz show
10/10
Keeping Up Appearances
20K 44 1990–1995
British TV · Class divide · Sitcom
10/10
Yes, Prime Minister
15K 16 1986–1987
Satirical · British TV
10/10
Jeeves and Wooster
14K 23 1990–1993
British TV · Dry humor
10/10
Are You Being Served?
10K 69 1972–1985
British TV · Workplace · Sitcom
10/10
The Royle Family
10K 28 1998–2013
Working class · British TV
10/10
Dad's Army
8K 80 1968–1977
British TV · Sitcom · Warm humor
10/10
Have I Got News for You
6K 656 1990–present
Satirical · British TV
10/10
Steptoe and Son
4K 57 1962–1974
British TV · Working class
10/10
Sherlock
1.1M 15 2010–2017
Genius lead · Detective mystery
9/10
The Crown
282K 60 2016–2023
Royalty & aristocracy
9/10
Doctor Who
263K 175 2005–2022
Time travel · Wonder & awe
9/10
Fleabag
249K 12 2016–2019
Female perspective
9/10
Downton Abbey
247K 52 2010–2015
Period piece
9/10
The IT Crowd
177K 25 2006–2013
Workplace · Sitcom · British TV
9/10
Slow Horses
149K 43 2022–present
Espionage · Dry humor · British TV
9/10
Broadchurch
143K 24 2013–2017
Small town · Detective mystery
9/10
Top Gear
137K 328 2002–2022
British TV · Banter chemistry
9/10
The Office
133K 14 2001–2003
Cringe comedy · Workplace
9/10
Good Omens
126K 13 2019–2026
Central duo · Whimsical
9/10