British TV Shows on Netflix
Last updated April 20, 2025
Kingdom: Series 3
2009 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsCounty solicitor Peter Kingdom (Stephen Fry) returns for a third season to handle the legal cases of small-town Market Shipborough's quirky residents while dealing with the antics of his unstable sister, Beatrice (Hermione Norris).
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Fawlty Towers: Series 1
1975 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsJohn Cleese stars as Basil Fawlty, the manic and much-put-upon hotel manager whose life is plagued by dead guests, hotel inspectors and riffraff. His biggest headache, though, is his "little nest of vipers" -- nagging wife Sybil.
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Fawlty Towers: Series 2
1979 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 Stars"Fawlty Towers" returns for a second madcap series with Basil once again hampered at every turn by his scathing wife Sybil and the hapless Manuel. It would almost be possible to feel sorry for him, if it wasn't for his appalling rudeness.
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Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
1992 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen a woman is poisoned at the village fete at Gossington Hall, the police deduce the intended victim was film star Marina Gregg. Then another woman is murdered. Can Miss Marple succeed where the police have failed?
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Wallander: Series 3
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWallander finds the remains of a woman in his own back yard, gets entangled in corruption when he joins a manhunt in Latvia, and must help his daughter's childhood friend break away from a religious fanatic in these three intriguing stories.
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Being Human: Series 4
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsSeason 4 opens in the aftermath of the Season 3 finale in which Mitchell fell victim to the wolf-shaped bullet. Written and created by Toby Whithouse, the series features Damian Malony as new lead vampire Hal and Lenora Crichlow as Annie.
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Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen
2005 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis biopic chronicles how the shrewd Virgin Queen assumed the throne of a nation in turmoil, stabilized the economy, earned her subjects' devotion and manipulated a succession of suitors to political advantage.
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Great Crimes and Trials
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFrom serial murders to assassinations to kidnappings, this documentary series chronicles notorious crimes committed between the 1960s and 2000s and their subsequent investigations, trials and punishments.
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Upstairs, Downstairs
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsSir Hallam Holland and his wife have bought the iconic London townhouse at 165 Eaton Place. Set in historical Britain with sexual, social and political tensions, this new series provides a glimpse on the master-servant relationship.
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Churchill
2003 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFollow the career of one of Britain's most illustrious leaders, Winston Churchill, in this three-part documentary, which examines Churchill's childhood, his tempestuous first turn as prime minister, his memorable second term and tragic death.
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Great Crimes and Trials
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWith cases dating from the 1960s to the 2000s. The series offers a winning formula of the details of the crime, followed by the Police investigation and then the trial and the punishment.
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Derek: Season 1
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhile filming at a nursing home, a documentary crew's cameras capture the life of socially awkward caregiver Derek Noakes, a 49-year-old bachelor whose passions include Jesus Christ, animals and autographs.
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Derek
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsRicky Gervais created and stars in this heartwarming comedy-drama as Derek, a loyal nursing home caretaker who sees only the good in his quirky co-workers as they struggle against prejudice and shrinking budgets to care for their elderly residents.
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Being Human: Series 5
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsTom, Alex and Hal face new challenges as Mr. Rook, the sinister agent responsible for monitoring supernatural beings, returns. Meanwhile, Tom falls for a femme fatale, the trio meets a new werewolf, and an employee-of-the-month race gets out of hand.
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Walking with Dinosaurs
1999 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsUsing computer technology and animatronics, this epic series shows dinosaurs as never before, allowing us to travel back in time to watch living, breathing dinosaurs in their natural habitat.
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Walking with Prehistoric Beasts
2001 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsTaking up where the Walking with Dinosaurs documentary ended, Prehistoric Beasts will awe you with up-close and personal looks at species that became extinct a few thousand years ago -- just a blink of an eye on history's time line. It's the dawn of the age of mammals when creatures such as the smilodon, the giant ground sloth and the saber-toothed tiger roamed the savannahs -- as did man in his earliest incarnations.
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Daniel Deronda
2002 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe illegitimate son of a wealthy aristocrat, Daniel Deronda harbors a secret past and a ready supply of cash. But when he meets Gwendolyn, a beautiful woman in desperate need of money, things get complicated, as he's already involved in an affair.
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Walking with Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis Emmy-winning program takes you back to a time when gargantuan fish, reptiles and sea scorpions ruled the earth. The journey that began more than 500 million years ago charts the evolution of some of the planet's most extraordinary creatures.
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Robin Hood: Season 1
2006 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsRobin of Locksley returns from the Crusades to claim his family estate. With the land under the thumb of the ruthless Sheriff of Nottingham and his sadistic deputy, Robin becomes history's greatest vigilante.
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThrough computer-generated and dramatic re-creations, this fascinating program reveals the stories behind seven of the most ambitious manmade achievements of the industrial age and the pioneers who helped construct them.
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Robin Hood: Season 2
2007 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsRobin of Locksley swings into action for a second season of this rousing series. New threats emerge from the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham and his henchman, Guy of Gisborne, while trouble brews in the Holy Land.
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Robin Hood: Season 3
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsRobin returns from the Holy Land obsessed with hunting down Guy of Gisborne and avenging Marian's murder, while his men try to convince the despondent outlaw that the country still needs someone willing to stand up to the evil Sheriff.
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Robin Hood
2006 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis updated retelling of the tale of Robin Hood features a hip, wisecracking Robin and his cynical manservant battling the brilliant but evil Sheriff of Nottingham and his wicked minion, Guy of Gisborne.
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Daniel Deronda
2002 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe illegitimate son of a wealthy British aristocrat, Daniel Deronda harbors a secretive past and a ready supply of cash. But when he meets Gwendolyn, a beautiful woman in desperate need of money, things get even more complicated.
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Walking with Beasts
2001 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsPicking up where "Walking with Dinosaurs" left off, this Emmy-winning documentary series examines life during the age of mammals, when creatures like the giant ground sloth and the saber-toothed tiger roamed the earth.
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