British TV Shows on Netflix
Last updated April 19, 2025
Ripper Street
2013 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn April 1889 -- six months after the last Jack the Ripper killing -- East London is emerging into a fragile peace, hopeful that the murderer's reign of terror might have finally run its course.
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Masterpiece Classic: Great Expectations
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsAn orphaned young man meets a convict in a cemetery and sets into motion a series of events that leads him from a life in his brother-in-law's forge to a mysterious inheritance and his acquaintance with the eerie Miss Havisham and her beautiful ward.
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David Attenborough: Wildlife Specials
2008 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsWorld-renowned naturalist David Attenborough -- considered the father of the modern nature documentary -- headlines this collection of programs that explore the planet's most fascinating animals and most breathtaking landscapes. Attenborough travels around the world to get up-close footage of polar bears, leopards and other amazing creatures, and visits stunning locations such as the ice caves of Europe and South America's Angel Falls.
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Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis: Series 4
2011 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsNo-nonsense sleuth Inspector Lewis and his brainy partner DS Hathaway investigate a murder in Oxford's last all-women's college in Series 4. Other baffling cases include the murder of a bishop and the deaths of participants in a clinical drug trial.
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Masterpiece Mystery!: Inspector Lewis: Series 5
2012 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn Series 5 of this police drama, Inspector Lewis and Detective Hathaway must enter a strange, new world -- suburbia -- to solve Oxford's mysteries. Responding with typical tenacity, Lewis pursues cases involving a babysitter, a botanist and more.
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Mr Selfridge: Season 1
2013 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsAs he struggles to create the most lavish department store in London in 1909, American entrepreneur Harry Selfridge is supported by his loyal wife, Rose, despite his wandering eye, and his loyal staff, including talented window dresser Henri LeClair.
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Masterpiece Mystery!: Endeavour
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsShaun Evans steps into John Thaw's shoes as the younger version of Colin Dexter's iconic creation, Inspector Morse, shedding new light on the origins of the detective famed for his love of crosswords, classical music, real ale and classic cars.
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George Gently: Series 1
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn 1960s Britain, London police officer George Gently moves to England's North Country to solve the hit-and-run murder of his wife. Feared by criminals and corrupt cops, George also works with his partner, John, to stop lawbreakers of all types.
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The Inbetweeners: Season 2
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFour geeky friends and schoolmates -- Will, Simon, Jay and Neil -- continue to stumble gracelessly through the many ups and downs of teenage life in Season 2 of this award-winning sitcom.
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George Gently: Series 3
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this rural British detective series set in the 1960s, Inspector George Gently investigates a young woman's murder and a child's disappearance, and also looks into a mysterious death possibly linked to the anti-nuclear protest movement.
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The Inbetweeners
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis rib-tickling series follows English lad Will McKenzie and his best mates, Neil Sutherland, Jay Cartwright and Simon Cooper, as they try -- and fail spectacularly -- to navigate the wretched no-man's land known as adolescence.
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The Inbetweeners: Season 1
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsToo geeky to be cool and too cool to be nerds, schoolmates and best friends Will, Simon, Jay and Neil tackle the most pressing issues of their teenage lives -- girls, sex and cheap booze -- in this sitcom.
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The IT Crowd: Series 1
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsEnter the glamorous offices of Reynholm Industries, then take the elevator to the basement, where you'll find the decidedly unglamorous IT support team: slacker Roy, social misfit Moss and technically ignorant supervisor Jen.
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Skins: Vol. 4
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsSeason 4 of this provocative teen drama opens with Emily, Freddie and the rest of the gang reeling from a local girl's drug-induced suicide, which leads to Thomas getting tossed out of school and lands Cook in jail for peddling ecstasy.
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The IT Crowd: Series 4
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFrom their basement digs in the swank high-rise offices of Reynholm Industries, the firm's in-house tech support staff continue to bump heads, maintain an uneasy coexistence and delight in defying their clueless but ambitious supervisor.
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The IT Crowd: Series 2
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe inaction continues in the second round of this comedy series that follows the desperate lives of three miserable members of a corporate IT support team. Season 2 finds a new boss shaking things up, and Jen lands herself a promotion.
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The IT Crowd: Series 3
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn the third season of this acclaimed comedy series about tech support geeks and slackers, Jen seeks a new job after her sexual harassment lawsuit ends unsatisfactorily. Later, Moss and Roy turn on Jen when she goes overboard with her role as boss.
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The Hour: Season 1
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAs a new investigative television program launches in 1950s London, the up-and-coming news team's competitive ambitions and passions lead to rivalries and a love triangle while they cover an unexplained murder in this British mini-series.
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Skins: Vol. 5
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsPrepare to meet the third generation of "Skins," four girls and four boys who will love each other, hate each other, screw each other and make each other laugh. Leaving behind the comfort of their old cliques, together they become something amazing.
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Skins: Vol. 3
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn Bristol, England, a group of teenagers, including a Congolese immigrant, an adorable virgin and a volatile queen bee, copes with real-life problems such as underage sex, drug abuse, violence and eating disorders.
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Skins: Vol. 1
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis stark ensemble drama captures a slice of life at a fictional high school in Bristol, England, focusing on the everyday struggles of an openly gay student, a habitually hard partier, a girl with an eating disorder and other characters.
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George Gently
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsOn the eve of his retirement, Scotland Yard Inspector George Gently decides to pursue one final murder case, suspecting that it's the handiwork of a gangster who's already gotten away with the murder of Gently's own wife.
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The Hour
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis six-part political thriller focuses on the launch of a new BBC news program in June 1956, as the Suez Crisis is unfolding in the Middle East. The story follows the efforts of the show's staff to reveal the tangled politics of the era.
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George Gently: Series 2
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn Series 2, a murder investigation uncovers shocking abuses in a former home for children, clues to a murder lead to a seedy hostess club, and an apparent suicide might actually be foul play.
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House of Cards Trilogy III (BBC): The Final Cut
1995 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsRuthless prime minister Francis Urquhart wants to leave his mark on the world before his term as the political leader of Great Britain ends. But skeletons in his closet keep raising their ugly heads and threaten to bring about his ruin.
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