100 Best UK TV, a list by Chaz Larson

9.1

/4761/

87

/436/

85

/64/

4.4

/3588/

100

/9/

88

/4/

Journeying to the far reaches of our planet, this eight part series follows some of the world's most amazing species, telling extraordinary stories that are dramatic, thrilling, funny and sometimes heart-breaking, but always full of hope.

93

89

9.0

/3391/

85

/305/

87

/71/

4.2

/946/

100

/7/

100

age 11+

A unique fusion of blue chip natural history and earth science that explains how our living planet operates. This five-part series shows how the forces of nature drive, shape and support Earth’s great diversity of wildlife.

89

9.3

/56654/

89

/1304/

86

/319/

4.5

/21632/

97

/31/

82

age 7+

There is nowhere more powerful and unforgiving yet more beautiful and compelling than the ocean. Join us and explore the greatest yet least known parts of our planet.

89

9.2

/61731/

86

/2164/

85

/425/

4.5

/23429/

96

/39/

91

84

/14/

age 6+

Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.

86

8.3

/21984/

80

/1021/

76

/149/

4.4

/23160/

96

/45/

92

91

/20/

age 15+

The unvarnished truth of life as a doctor working in obstetrics and gynaecology.

86

9.0

/39333/

86

/939/

84

/298/

4.3

/6019/

75

/8/

92

91

/15/

age 6+

David Attenborough travels to the end of the earth, taking viewers on an extraordinary journey across the polar regions of our planet.

85

IMDb 79

8.1

/275689/

76

/11962/

78

/1325/

4.1

/1017884/

97

/113/

74

91

/29/

RogerEbert

4.0

age 15+

When a 13-year-old is accused of the murder of a classmate, his family, therapist and the detective in charge are all left asking: what really happened?

85

8.9

/22528/

86

/544/

83

/113/

4.3

/2822/

85

/6/

age 6+

Africa, the world's wildest continent. David Attenborough takes us on an awe-inspiring journey through one of the most diverse places in the world. We visit deserts, savannas, and jungles and meet up with some of Africa's amazing wildlife.

85

8.4

/112173/

81

/3622/

81

/1269/

4.4

/542247/

91

/91/

92

82

/25/

age 16+

Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other's lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved.

84

8.4

/15614/

79

/599/

79

/69/

3.9

/3396/

95

/20/

91

80

/8/

age 13+

The story of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history, where hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a defective IT system.

84

9.0

/33356/

86

/671/

83

/204/

4.3

/2482/

79

/4/

A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth.

86

84

9.1

/5493/

84

/374/

83

/90/

4.3

/1703/

88

age 6+

Follow the true stories of five of the world's most celebrated, yet endangered animals; penguins, chimpanzees, lions, painted wolves and tigers. Each in a heroic struggle against rivals and against the forces of nature, these families fight for their own survival and for the future of their dynasties.

84

7.9

/29689/

76

/979/

74

/207/

3.9

/2364/

100

/16/

95

Respected police officer John River, a gifted cop with a troubled mind, struggles to come to terms with the recent loss of a colleague, and chases a suspect across London - with tragic consequences. Now at odds with the authorities, River ends up in a precarious position as he seeks to bring closure to the mother of murdered teenager, who blames him for failing to keep his promise.

83

8.2

/31473/

77

/1044/

75

/242/

4.1

/8450/

96

/38/

88

81

/16/

Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning prison drama, with an all-star cast.

83

IMDb 9

8.0

/118710/

79

/5871/

78

/1146/

3.9

/30895/

93

/86/

89

81

/40/

age 15+

Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper, Pine must himself become a criminal.

83

8.2

/18066/

76

/606/

74

/139/

4.1

/4620/

99

/81/

82

87

/38/

age 14+

England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?

82

7.7

/186268/

75

/7110/

76

/1042/

4.0

/599589/

99

/70/

80

88

/18/

age 16+

When a struggling comedian shows one act of kindness to a vulnerable woman, it sparks a suffocating obsession which threatens to wreck both their lives.

82

7.9

/16306/

74

/542/

71

/64/

4.0

/9717/

95

/40/

90

84

/14/

age 15+

It is 1986 and Britain is booming. "Rivals" dives headfirst into the cutthroat world of TV where hair-dos are big and ambitions are even bigger. Deals are brokered in boardrooms, as well as bedrooms. Nobody can be sure who will come out on top. With every man and woman out only for themselves, can true love really blossom?

90

82

9.1

/3082/

87

/242/

87

/62/

4.4

/1438/

100

/7/

89

This documentary series about plants is the first immersive portrayal of an unseen, inter-connected world, full of remarkable new behaviour, emotional stories and surprising heroes in the plant world. Planet Earth from the perspective of plants.

82

8.2

/5989/

78

/404/

75

/63/

4.0

/2145/

100

/5/

79

age 14+

The epic motorcycle adventure continues in this third chapter of the Long Way series, as Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman journey to glorious landscapes across South and Central America—on the backs of prototype electric Harley-Davidsons.

88

82

9.2

/4575/

87

/267/

82

/82/

4.3

/1536/

91

/6/

age 7+

This major landmark series looks in detail at the fascinating relationship between predators and their prey. Rather than concentrating on ‘the blood and guts’ of predation, the series looks in unprecedented detail at the strategies predators use to catch their food and prey use to escape death. Sir David Attenborough narrates.

82

8.3

/36867/

81

/2141/

75

/336/

4.1

/15415/

89

/65/

88

78

/24/

age 17+

As Britain is rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances, members of the Lyons family converge on one crucial night in 2019. Over the next 15 years, the twists and turns of their everyday lives are explored as we find out if this ordinary family could change the world.

81

7.5

/23933/

77

/1403/

74

/111/

3.6

/23918/

96

/23/

89

76

/8/

age 15+

After a harrowing home invasion and kidnapping in 2015, a couple is accused of staging the ordeal when the woman reappears in this true-crime docuseries.

81

8.1

/39797/

77

/1247/

80

/168/

3.9

/31755/

88

/25/

95

69

/8/

age 14+

With never-before-seen footage, this docuseries follows David Beckham's meteoric rise from humble beginnings to global football stardom.

84

81

8.4

/4211/

78

/331/

78

/53/

4.0

/3020/

89

/9/

91

age 15+

Keanu Reeves tells one of the greatest sagas in Formula 1 history. Through the insights of Ross Brawn and revered racing icons like Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, all is revealed in this gripping four-part series. From the formation of Brawn GP see their remarkable journey through strategic manoeuvres and financial trials during an exceptionally competitive era in the annals of the sport.

83

81

7.7

/6236/

73

/362/

73

/54/

4.0

/5723/

100

/19/

93

age 15+

Eight months after her mentor Andy Jones suffered a heart attack, Head Chef Carly is battling to forge a name for new London restaurant Point North alongside her old kitchen crew. With the pressure to draw in new, hungry customers and the financial squeeze to keep the business profitable, the team must find a way to manage their complicated personal lives whilst creating quality food day in, day out.

81

8.6

/13341/

79

/530/

79

/119/

4.1

/3964/

Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light.

81

8.3

/15555/

83

/597/

77

/136/

4.1

/11539/

It's 1986 - the year Maradona ends England's World Cup dreams in Mexico; the year Top Gun is the highest grossing film; the year over 3.4 million Brits are unemployed and the year Shaun is leaving school.

81

8.0

/122116/

79

/8285/

80

/2187/

4.2

/81309/

86

/164/

94

67

/37/

age 13+

Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces in order to prevent Armageddon. They attempt to raise the Antichrist in a balanced and human way, but are they focusing their efforts in the right direction?

84

81

8.1

/7780/

77

/286/

77

/57/

4.2

/4391/

100

/34/

88

Joseph falls into despair when his nine-year-old son Shea leaves for Australia with his ex Debbie. Suffering the hangover from hell, he walks away from his present life and boards a boat bound for Ireland to confront memories from his childhood.

81

7.8

/18923/

75

/914/

73

/160/

4.0

/5263/

100

/24/

88

76

/4/

Family duty sends a lawman to London to look for his mob-assassin brother as a yakuza war threatens to engulf Tokyo. Trust is even tougher to find.

81

8.0

/167505/

77

/7746/

77

/1041/

3.9

/27419/

93

/71/

84

79

/12/

age 16+

A troubled war veteran is assigned to protect a controversial politician who may be the target of a terror plot.

81

80

8.2

/6943/

81

/456/

80

/89/

4.1

/3097/

age 15+

Through vividly enhanced archival footage and voices from all sides of the conflict, this docuseries brings WWII to life like never before.

80

7.5

/12057/

75

/660/

70

/67/

3.7

/7237/

100

/20/

85

82

/8/

RogerEbert

3.0

age 14+

When dozens of babies in Corby are born with disabilities, their mothers embark on a battle to hold those responsible to account.

87

80

8.2

/4010/

77

/214/

79

/47/

4.1

/3153/

100

/5/

98

age 10+

A vast community of chimpanzees thrives in a forest in Uganda, navigating complex social politics, family dynamics and dangerous territory disputes.

80

8.1

/29256/

77

/952/

75

/231/

4.0

/14358/

88

/25/

87

72

/11/

age 14+

The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.

80

7.8

/48075/

77

/2265/

75

/650/

3.9

/24422/

81

/16/

90

Ten strangers, drawn away from their normal lives to an isolated rock off the Devon coast. But as the mismatched group waits for the arrival of the hosts -- the improbably named Mr. and Mrs. U.N. Owen -- the weather sours and they find themselves cut off from civilization. Very soon, the guests, each struggling with their conscience, will start to die -- one by one, according to the rules of the nursery rhyme 'Ten Little Soldier Boys' -- a rhyme that hangs in every room of the house and ends with the most terrifying words of all: '... and then there were none.

80

8.1

/12046/

80

/622/

80

/140/

3.7

/16772/

A former taekwondo champion and an information desk worker aspire to chase their dreams in a world that isn't kind to those with mediocre credentials.

80

7.7

/18113/

72

/718/

70

/170/

3.8

/9253/

97

/69/

82

84

/17/

age 14+

It's the late 1960s, homosexuality has only just been legalised and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, has a secret he's desperate to hide.

80

8.0

/14942/

77

/943/

73

/173/

3.9

/2373/

92

/36/

87

73

/16/

age 14+

With magic long since lost to England, two men are destined to bring it back; the reclusive Mr. Norrell and daring novice Jonathan Strange. So begins a dangerous battle between two great minds.

79

8.1

/123704/

80

/5664/

81

/902/

4.1

/38017/

85

/54/

77

72

/28/

age 14+

An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.

83

79

8.7

/6759/

82

/326/

82

/63/

3.9

/472/

Join Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck as they learn everything there is to know with the help of some friendly talking objects, in this comedy-horror puppet show based off the popular YouTube web series.

79

7.6

/32550/

75

/1628/

74

/266/

3.8

/5922/

95

/20/

88

71

/8/

age 15+

Lucy wakes every night at exactly 3:33am. Nothing in her life has made sense for a long time. But the answers are out there, somewhere, at the end of a trail of brutal murders.

79

7.6

/24020/

74

/962/

71

/183/

3.8

/11132/

90

/20/

92