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Each series consists of six episodes. Series 1 to 4 were broadcast in the UK in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2021. On 30 March 2021 a fifth series was announced, scheduled for release in 2023, [3] and it was confirmed that Sanjeev Bhaskar would reprise his role.
Sep 15, 2021 · BBC, ITV and Netflix will air dramas based on some of the most infamous cases in the UK and beyond, and feature acclaimed actors transforming into real-life serial killers. Here are the best...
- Obsession (2023) One of the best British TV shows on Netflix right now is the miniseries Obsession. Told in a tight four episodes, Obsession is based on the novel Damage by Josephine Hart and follows the Parliament member William (Richard Armitage).
- Stay Close (2021) Featuring a talented cast, Stay Close is another crime thriller miniseries from the UK and ultimately one of the best British TV shows on Netflix.
- The Duchess (2020) The Duchess joined the annals of series that should've been given another season, as the heartfelt comedy series was wholly unique. Created by and starring comedian Katherine Ryan, The Duchess sees ceramics artist Katherine (Ryan) as a single mom after a failed relationship with ex-boy band member Shep (Rory Keenan) and raising her daughter Olive (Katy Byrne) in London while contemplating having another child.
- The English Game (2020) Whether it's called soccer or football, The English Game tackles the origins of the iconic sport in one of the best British TV shows.
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- We Are Lady Parts. Sarah Kameela Impey as Saira, Anjana Vasan as Amina, Juliette Motamed as Ayesha, and Lucie Shorthouse as Momtaz. What started as a Channel 4 comedy short has now been made into one of the must-see shows of the year.
- It's a Sin. From Queer as Folk creator Russell T. Davies, It’s A Sin is a deeply moving five-part series from Channel 4 and streaming on HBO Max. Set in London in the ‘80s, the show hinges around five friends — Ritchie (Olly Alexander), Jill (Lydia West), Ash (Nathaniel Curtis), Roscoe (Omari Douglas),and Colin (Callum Scott Howells) — living together over a decade amid the AIDS epidemic as it happened in the UK.
- The Pursuit of Love. Lily James as Linda and Andrew Scott as Lord Merlin in "The Pursuit of Love". Directed by Emily Mortimer, BBC One's adaptation of Nancy Mitford's 1945 novel is an absolute riot for lovers of period dramas.
- It’s a Sin. Russell T. Davies, UK. Davies creates an evocative, personal time capsule of a 1980s London beset by the Aids crisis – it’s the first great British series on the subject.
- The Underground Railroad. Barry Jenkins, US. Jenkins’s gorgeous-looking adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is breathtaking storytelling which curves its way through an alternative history of slavery.
- Mare of Easttown. Brad Ingelsby, US. Kate Winslet excels as grieving mother and weary police officer Mare Sheehan in Ingelsby’s investigation of a small-town Pennsylvania murder.
- The North Water. Andrew Haigh, UK. Haigh explores the turbulent relationships between men aboard a 19th-century whaling ship in this epic but intimate five-part drama.
Dec 16, 2021 · Best Returning British TV Series from 2021. From Doctor Who to Line of Duty, here are the returning British TV series we enjoyed in 2021
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Bump: Created by Claudia Karvan, Kelsey Munro. With Ioane Saula, Nathalie Morris, Carlos Sanson Jr., Claudia Karvan. An unexpected pregnancy complicates the lives of two families. The series centers around Oly, an ambitious and high-achieving teenage girl who has a surprise baby.
