British TV Shows on Netflix
Last updated January 21, 2025
Sherlock: Series 1
2010 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsThis modern-day reboot of Sherlock Holmes has Arthur Conan Doyle's deductive genius moving through London as a Web-adept consultant to Inspector Lestrade and Dr. John Watson as an Afghan War vet who shares his Baker Street digs.
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Sherlock
2010 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsIn this updated take on Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved mystery tales, the eccentric sleuth prowls the streets of modern-day London in search of clues. At his side -- though hobbling -- is flatmate Dr. John Watson, fresh from the Afghan War.
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Downton Abbey: Series 1
2010 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsExposing the snobbery of an old class system, this series follows the upper-crust Crawley family and their assorted servants. The Crawleys delight in their aristocratic life -- until the sinking of the Titanic muddles their line of inheritance.
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Sherlock: Series 2
2012 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsBecoming embroiled in the complex plans of the dangerous Irene Adler, Sherlock needs every one of his remarkable skills to survive, and an invitation to the wilds of Dartmoor brings our terrified heroes face to face with the supernatural.
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Downton Abbey: Series 2
2011 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsAs the second season of this richly conceived manor drama unfolds, World War I rages in Europe and change is afoot in class-bound British society. Several men from the estate leave to fight, but Lord Grantham's age keeps him from the service.
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Downton Abbey
2010 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsExposing the snobbery, backbiting and machinations of a disappearing class system, this series chronicles the comings and goings of the upper-crust Crawley family and their assorted servants.
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Call the Midwife
2012 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsSet in the 1950s, this period drama based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth follows new midwife Jenny Lee and the other midwives and nuns working in a nursing convent in an impoverished section of London's East End.
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Call the Midwife: Series 2
2012 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsFollow Jenny and the other midwives as they continue to deal with all the problems the neighborhood of Poplar has to throw at them. Series 2 finds Jenny helping at a hospital in London, Cynthia facing legal scrutiny and Chummy making big plans.
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Call the Midwife: Series 1
2012 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsYoung midwife Jenny Lee is given a trial by fire as she's immersed in situations both disturbing and comical in Series 1 of this drama series set in a nursing convent in gritty 1950s East London.
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The Blue Planet: A Natural History of the Oceans
2001 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsDavid Attenborough narrates this definitive exploration of the marine world, from the familiar to the unknown, revealing the sea and its communities at their most fearsome and alluring.
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Doctor Who: Season 6
2011 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsThe Doctor returns, alongside newlyweds Amy and Rory, to face monsters and mysteries all across time and space. Together they find themselves in 1960s America, aboard a 17th-century pirate ship, and in a bubble universe at the edge of reality.
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Doctor Who: Season 3
2007 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsThis hit sci-fi series returns with David Tennant as the time-traveling Doctor and introduces Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones, a medical student who joins him as they traverse the centuries, solving mysteries and righting wrongs.
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The Blue Planet: A Natural History of the Oceans
2001 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsDavid Attenborough narrates this definitive exploration of the marine world, from the familiar to the unknown, revealing the sea and its communities at their most fearsome and alluring.
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Doctor Who: Season 1
2005 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsMore than 15 years after Doctor Who went off the airwaves, this venerable sci-fi series gets a well-received 21st-century makeover, complete with younger actors, modern editing and vibrant CGI animation.
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Doctor Who: Season 2
2006 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsIn Season 2 of this popular series, the Doctor and Rose bounce back in time to battle a force that threatens 18th-century Versailles, defend Queen Victoria from a creature in the Scottish Highlands and discover a bizarre hospital run by cat people.
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Doctor Who: Season 5
2010 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsMatt Smith stars as the regenerated 11th Doctor in this hit sci-fi show's fifth season. As the good Doctor journeys through space and time, he's joined by new companion Amy Pond in a battle of wits with a fresh batch of villains.
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Doctor Who
2005 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsAfter more than a decade off the air, this epic sci-fi series returns with an all-new look -- and the ninth (and beyond) incarnation of everybody's favorite time-traveling Doctor, who promptly sets about fighting nefarious aliens and other foes.
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Doctor Who: Season 7
2012 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsThe Doctor's spacey adventures in the TARDIS hit a crescendo as he bids farewell to Amy and Rory and reluctantly accepts an impossible new companion. The time-travelers experience an unexpected turn when the Doctor's darkest secrets are revealed.
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Doctor Who: Season 4
2008 | NR | 4.3 out of 5 StarsIn the fourth season of this hit sci-fi series, former runaway bride Donna Noble joins the good Doctor on his intergalactic adventures, fighting for justice and solving mysteries throughout space and time.
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Merlin: Season 1
2009 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsNot long after arriving in Camelot, a majestic kingdom where magic is a capital crime, young warlock Merlin realizes that his true mission is to use his powers to protect the future king Arthur.
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The Life of Mammals
2002 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsDavid Attenborough introduces us to the most diverse animals to ever live on earth. From the tiny pygmy shrew to the enormous blue whale, this is the story of 4,000 species which have outlived the dinosaurs and conquered the farthest places on earth
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Top Gear: Series 7
2005 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsSeries 7 of this popular program finds competitive car nuts Jeremy, Richard and James cruising around the Isle of Man, France's Millau Viaduct and northern Italy, in addition to driving the hottest automobiles from the comfort of their test track.
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Top Gear: Series 9
2007 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsWhen they're not testing high-end vehicles, Jeremy, James and Richard drive from Miami to New Orleans, attempt to grow their own fuel, build a stretch limo and battle freezing temperatures to reach the North Pole.
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Top Gear: Series 8
2006 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsJeremy, James, Richard and anonymous test driver the Stig examine Sweden's Koenigsegg CCX, compete in long-distance races, build an amphibious vehicle, take a caravanning holiday and test-drive family cars in Series 8 of this motor sports program.
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Top Gear: Series 13
2009 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsStrap in for another wild ride with the 13th season of Britain's popular automotive review show, featuring hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond putting a Jaguar XK120 and other top-performing cars through some unusual paces.
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