British TV Shows on Netflix
Last updated August 04, 2025
Outcasts
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSet in 2040, this BBC sci-fi drama focuses on the residents of the frontier town of Forthaven on the planet Carpathia -- a region colonized by a hardy group of settlers who rocketed away from Earth in the wake of war and nuclear devastation.
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The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries
1998 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWith the help of her faithful chauffeur, glamorous socialite Mrs. Adela Bradley uses her vast knowledge of toxicology, psychoanalysis and murder investigations to crack the toughest crimes committed amidst society's upper crust.
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The Way We Live Now
2001 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBased on the 1875 novel by Anthony Trollope, this sharp-edged miniseries artfully satirizes the greed and hypocrisy of upper-class Victorian society. The main story revolves around Augustus Melmotte, a mysterious financier who settles in London.
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Shameless: Series 2
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsFrank is now expecting his seventh kid with valium-fuelled lover Sheila. On the back of a fiddled insurance claim, the Gallagher children have extended their home into next door. Fiona and Steve are now hopeful for a bit of privacy in the West Wing.
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Shameless: Series 3
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsOff-his-head of the family, Frank, embarks on more misadventures despite the best efforts of his remarkably well-balanced children: Fiona, Lip, Ian, Debbie, Carl and Liam (plus the other two nippers from Frank's increasingly hazy lover, Sheila).
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Shameless: Series 4
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThe lives of the Gallagher children are thrown into disarray with the return of their supposedly gay mother, Monica. Meanwhile, the Maguires -- a local gangster family -- move in next door.
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Ultimate Force: Season 1
2002 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDuring the first season of this program, recruits Jamie Dow and Alex Leonard join the SAS's elite team; Jamie is kidnapped during a violent ambush in Northern Ireland; hopeful SAS recruits face their toughest challenges and more.
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Ultimate Force: Season 2
2003 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSeason 2 finds Jamie and Henno on board a ship to plant a tracker, but the operation goes wrong; the SAS might lose their leader when Dempsey is taken captive; Red Troop is called to a commune where Omega is holed up and more.
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Ultimate Force: Season 3
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn Season 3 of this program, terrorists take passengers hostage on a Hong Kong-bound plane, Henno faces down the Al Qaeda when terrorists seize the Italian Consulate, Red Troop make an unofficial visit to Zimbabwe and more.
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Ultimate Force: Season 4
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDuring the fourth season of this program, Red Troop monitor a suspected weapons dealer who leads them into an armed stand-off, are dispatched to a former Soviet state to save kidnapped children and more.
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Ultimate Force
2002 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis covert combat series focuses on the Red Troop, an elite group of soldiers from the British military's Special Air Service group. The troop's risky missions include preventing assassinations and bombings, and infiltrating terror networks.
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Primeval: Season 4
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis sci-fi series enters its fourth season with the Anomaly Research Center team still recovering from the loss of three of their members. The team's research into time anomalies also exposes them to more odd creatures from the past and future.
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Primeval: Season 5
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBack at full strength, with Abby, Connor, Lester, Jess and Matt on board - the ARC team must race against time once again in its fight to save the public from the terrifying creatures appearing through the anomalies.
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MI-5: Vol. 10
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn the wake of the revelations about Lucas North, Harry must reconsider the future of the team. Meanwhile, the MI-5 agents scramble to stop forces determined to sabotage Britain's fragile and newly formed alliance with Russia.
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The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries: Series 1
2000 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsPaired with her reliable and devoted chauffeur, George, Mrs Bradley's finely honed skills of investigation seek out the truth behind the mysteries surrounding a death at the opera, crimes of passion at a circus, poisoning and family secrets.
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Primeval: Season 1
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThanks to a wrinkle in time, prehistoric creatures are running amok through the modern age, prompting evolutionary zoologist Nick Cutter to spring into action. With his team of experts, Cutter takes on the beasts and tries to keep a crisis at bay.
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Primeval: Season 2
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsEvolutionary zoologist Nick Cutter and his team are back to do battle with more savage dinosaurs and other deadly foes, as unexplained anomalies continue to rip through the fabric of time, causing havoc in the present day.
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Lip Service: Season 1
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTwo years after their relationship ended, former girlfriends Cat and Frankie are reunited in Glasgow and are now looking for new romance. But the question is, can these two really put the past -- and their love -- behind them?
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Lip Service: Season 2
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsPassion reigns and Season 2 story lines sizzle as Cat and Frankie continue their heated affair behind the unsuspecting Sam's back. Meanwhile, Tess has her hands full with various dating adventures as well as a difficult colleague.
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Lip Service
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 Stars"Lip Service" is an irreverent and poignant drama series that focuses on the romantic lives of young gay women in contemporary Glasgow. Frankie, Cat and Tess were at university together, and in the subsequent years, were all swept into relationships.
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Alexandria
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsHistorian Bettany Hughes delves into the history of Alexandria, Egypt, revealing the story of a city founded out of the desert by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. to become the world's first global center of culture.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
1995 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBased on Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic novel, this inspiring story of redemption follows the good fortune of Cedric Errol (Michael Benz), who is rescued from poverty in 1870s New York City and becomes one of England's upper crust. With the help of his strict British grandfather (George Baker), Errol is eventually elevated to the title of Lord Fauntleroy, the future Earl of Dorincourt, and his life is forever changed.
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Hotel Babylon: Season 1
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsRebecca Mitchell and her staff at the Hotel Babylon cater to the whims of their rich and famous guests -- regardless of their less-than-stellar behavior -- in this series inspired by the novel by Imogen Edwards-Jones.
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Hotel Babylon: Season 3
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsReturn to London's posh Hotel Babylon, where newly installed manager Charlie Edwards and his staff cope with a hostage crisis, an underage prostitute and two movies being filmed at the hotel -- one of them pornographic.
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Hotel Babylon: Season 2
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsHotel manager Rebecca Mitchell has her hands full this season as a cult leader plots Armageddon from his suite, a tycoon tries to take over the hotel and a businessman threatens to jump from the roof.
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