British TV Shows on Netflix
Last updated April 20, 2025
Hotel Babylon: Season 4
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThe staff of London's posh Hotel Babylon has their hands full as they pamper spoiled celebrities, seek hidden jewels, thwart deadly mobsters and otherwise cater to their well-heeled clientele.
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Hotel Babylon
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsHardships abound for the wealthy and spoiled clientele of one of London's poshest hotels, as witnessed behind the scenes by the men and women who must serve them as employees of Hotel Babylon.
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Masterpiece Classic: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCentering on a provincial choirmaster's fixation with a 17-year-old girl, this chilling adaptation of Charles Dickens's unfinished final novel spins a disturbing tale of obsession, addiction and the darkness that lurks in men.
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Masterpiece Classic: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCentering on a provincial choirmaster's fixation with a 17-year-old girl, this chilling adaptation of Charles Dickens's unfinished final novel spins a disturbing tale of obsession, addiction and the darkness that lurks in men.
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Doctor Who: The Robots of Death
1977 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe doctor (Tom Baker) and his savage but loyal companion, Leela (Louise Jameson), land on a planet where they discover a society that's grown soft and dependent on robots to meet their needs. The duo becomes embroiled in a series of mysterious homicides in this sci-fi murder mystery. Based on the British TV classic, "The Robots of Death" originally aired on the BBC in 1977 and features a stellar cast of British character actors.
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Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
1967 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) visits the planet Telos with his companions Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Victoria (Deborah Watling). There, they encounter a party of archaeologists who cannot be dissuaded from excavating a tomb of the extinct Cyberman race. The "Doctor Who" series, now considered a British television classic, has resurfaced after years in the BBC archives, bringing the 1960s to life as never before!
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Pompeii: The Last Day
2003 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsTake a step back in time via this engrossing program and visit the fabled "vanished city" on its last day, when Vesuvius erupted in a 24-hour reign of terror that covered the ancient town with tons of lava and mummified many of its inhabitants.
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The Buccaneers
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis top-notch adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel tells the story of sisters Nan and Virginia St. George (Carla Gugino and Alison Elliott) and their friends Lizzy Elmsworth (Rya Kihlstedt) and Conchita Closson (Mira Sorvino). Shunned as "new money" by elitist New York society, the foursome travels to London to look for husbands, where they soon find themselves courted by numerous suitors. But as old and new worlds clash, something has to give.
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The Buccaneers
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFour sisters shunned as "new money" by elitist New York society travel to London to look for husbands, where they're courted by numerous suitors. But as old and new worlds clash, something has to give.
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Doctor Who: The Robots of Death
1977 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe doctor (Tom Baker) and his savage but loyal companion, Leela (Louise Jameson), land on a planet where they discover a society that's grown soft and dependent on robots to meet their needs.
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Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen
1967 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) visits the planet Telos with his companions Jamie and Victoria. There, they encounter a party of archaeologists who cannot be dissuaded from excavating a tomb of the extinct Cyberman race.
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Line of Duty: Season 1
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott is transferred to an anti-corruption unit following an accidental shooting during a counterterrorist operation, he and Detective Constable Kate Fleming lead an investigation into an officer's alleged corruption.
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Line of Duty
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDS Steve Arnott is transferred to a police anticorruption unit after he refuses to be part of a cover-up involving an accidental shooting. There, he partners with DC Kate Fleming to investigate a fellow officer.
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The Office: Series 1
2001 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen it comes to workplace dysfunction, the Slough branch of the nondescript Wernham Hogg Paper Company is as good as it gets. But that doesn't stop office manager David Brent from believing he's the world's best boss.
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The Office: Series 2
2002 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsMisguided middle manager David Brent is still up to his old tricks, but now there's a twist: Following a merger, David's co-worker Neil is now his boss. David does his best to put on a happy face, but the charade isn't terribly convincing.
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The Office (U.K.)
2001 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSet in suburban London at a dysfunctional paper company, this caustic British sitcom follows the day-to-day troubles of the firm's uninspired desk jockeys while a documentary team captures every cringe-inducing moment on film.
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Bedlam: Season 1
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThe hottest new address in Leeds is Bedlam Heights, apartments converted from a 200-year-old asylum. But no amount of renovation can hide its past. The spirits of former residents refuse to leave, making life a living hell for the hip young tenants.
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Bedlam
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn an apartment building that once housed mental patients, the tenants find themselves terrorized by chilling supernatural encounters and hauntings. Meanwhile, some of the residents' dark secrets come to light.
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Italy's War in Colour
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsExtraordinary and rare documentary colour footage portraying the Anglo-American forces invasion of Sicily, July 1943 during the Second World War.
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Italy's War in Colour
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis extraordinary and rare color documentary film portrays the Anglo-American invasion of Sicily in July 1943 during the Second World War. The raw footage has been taken directly from the cameras of Italian soldiers on the front lines.
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Jekyll
2007 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn modern-day London, Dr. Jekyll's last living descendant believes he can control his dark side, but a secret society that's followed the Jekyll family line for a hundred years has plans for both halves of his personality.
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Jekyll
2007 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn modern-day London, Dr. Jekyll's last living descendant believes he can control his dark side, but a secret society that's followed the Jekyll family line for a hundred years has plans for both halves of his personality.
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Twenty Twelve: Series 1
2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsHugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes, Olivia Colman and Amelia Bullmore star in this six-part comedy drama about the people paddling hard beneath the water to make the Olympics happen in London in 2012.
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Twenty Twelve: Series 2
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThe documentary cameras continue to follow the men and women responsible for delivering the London Olympic Games as they battle increasingly difficult circumstances to keep the games on track and on budget.
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Pramface: Series 1
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIt's a match made for comedy when Jamie Prince and Laura Derbyshire have a one-night-stand. But when 18-year-old Laura discovers a few weeks later that she's pregnant, she also learns Jamie is only 16. It's going to be a bumpy nine months.
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