UK Popular Shows, a list by Mark McWhirter

7.8

/370/

75

/18/

73

/3/

This docuseries aims to provide a complete picture of the most famous 160 minutes in maritime history, telling the astonishing story of the sinking of the Titanic in real time. From the crucial seconds just before the ship hits the iceberg, to the moment the hull sinks beneath the waves, this boxset series pieces together the events, minute by minute, to reveal exactly what happened to the 2240 passengers and crew on 14 and 15 April, 1912.

67

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6.7

/823/

63

/31/

73

/6/

Six strangers are brought together by a divorce support group who quickly transform from therapy-seeking victims into architects of retribution. With little in common beyond their pain, they form an unlikely bond. What begins as a cathartic outlet quickly spirals into something far more dangerous.

67

6.5

/16298/

68

/1236/

69

/147/

2.9

/15920/

72

/18/

59

70

/4/

age 8+

As Christmas approaches, a blundering-all-the-way dad juggles housesitting a posh London penthouse with an unexpected pickle: caring for a lost baby.

67

65

6.2

/5255/

63

/325/

69

/81/

3.1

/1878/

86

/14/

58

When a fearsome and ancient species emerges from the ocean, dramatically revealing themselves to humanity, an international crisis is triggered. With the entire population at risk, UNIT step into action as the land and sea wage war.

74

15

6.8

/757/

75

/24/

80

/10/

Set in the mystery-shrouded Peak District, the series follows two mismatched young detectives: affable local Ben Cooper and guarded newcomer Diane Fry. Thrown together to investigate a string of mysterious deaths they must learn to work together to get results. As their personal lives begin to intertwine, a unique friendship begins to form... but it won't always be easy.

70

?

5.1

/368/

61

/13/

100

/2/

Set against the backdrop of a remote loch-side Scottish holiday cabin park and set over the course of one single rainy summer’s day, Summerwater looks at the simmering tensions between holidaymakers that eventually erupt into a devastating climax.

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IMDb 22

5.2

/611/

62

/23/

48

/8/

Two pampered teenage daughters. Two very different mothers. The rich life is easy – until a shocking scandal reveals toxic secrets and the ugly side of glamour.

53

49

5.8

/4480/

63

/340/

69

/32/

44

/25/

39

52

/12/

age 15+

A charming tutor infiltrates a wealthy family's life, revealing a sinister agenda.

75

?

7.1

/322/

65

/20/

90

/3/

3.5

/282/

Follow Caroline's mother, Christine, as she investigates the truth about her daughter's final months - uncovering new shocking details, asking difficult questions, and exposing the misrepresentations, pressures, and failures from institutions and decision makers that shaped Caroline's final days.

78

?

8.8

/316/

79

/14/

68

/6/

Filmed across five years in a single spectacular location, the lives and fates of our four families - leopards, hyenas, wild dogs, and lions - are inextricably linked as they strive for a foothold in a remote and fertile river valley in Zambia.

75

33

7.2

/1149/

72

/31/

68

/5/

3.6

/324/

90

/10/

When young Catholic teacher Cushla falls for a married Protestant man, their secret passion ignites a dangerous love that defies the Troubles divide.

69

IMDb 89

7.0

/11340/

68

/824/

68

/65/

79

/57/

59

71

/23/

age 15+

When a child goes missing in the aftermath of a house explosion, a concerned neighbor teams up with a private investigator to find them. As secrets unravel and a military conspiracy emerges, all hell is unleashed on South Oxford's sleepy suburbs.

59

29

6.3

/1097/

71

/235/

44

/16/

Chronicles the lives of four generations of an upper-class family of stockbrokers, set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving late-Victorian world.

82

57

8.5

/2840/

77

/57/

84

/6/

85

/13/

88

77

/5/

Five women along with two riotous backing singers come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band in order to enter a local talent contest, but in writing their first original song, soon discover that they have a lot to say - and this is their way to say it.

66

?

7.5

/533/

65

/38/