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Netflix
86
IMDb 63
8.7
/741807/
85
/21685/
85
/10655/
93
/113/
94
77
/16/
cc age 18+

Peaky Blinders (2013)
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
poster
Netflix
83
8.6
/276093/
82
/9302/
81
/2264/
81
/553/
92
78
/181/
cc age 15+

The Crown (2016)
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
poster
The Roku Channel
82
8.0
/12367/
80
/603/
75
/93/
88
/61/
89
80
/34/
cc age 14+

The Hour (2011)
A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news programme.
poster
Netflix
78
IMDb 49
8.2
/33300/
79
/1300/
73
/276/
87
/72/
83
67
/27/
cc age 13+

Victoria (2016)
The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image and become “grandmother of Europe”.
poster
77
8.0
/34988/
77
/1592/
76
/389/
3.7
/4265/
77
/30/

The Pillars of the Earth (2010)
A sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty, a sensuous, spirited story set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles in 12th Century England.
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Amazon Prime Video
81
67
8.7
/6713/
78
/145/
80
/61/
cc age 9+

Horrible Histories (2009)
Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
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72
66
7.1
/4136/
68
/177/
66
/55/
81
/21/
77
73
/11/
cc age 15+

Becoming Elizabeth (2022)
The fascinating story of the early life of England’s most iconic Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, an orphaned teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court on her journey to obtain the crown.
poster
The Roku Channel
72
66
7.5
/8641/
70
/255/
73
/108/
3.4
/2265/
cc age 14+

Great Expectations (2011)
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
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79
65
8.3
/12387/
80
/159/
74
/102/
4.2
/9362/

This Is England '88 (2011)
Set during Christmas 1988, Lol is haunted by the devastating events that took place two and a half years before. She and Woody both find themselves struggling to cope with their lives without each other after he leaves the gang. Lol is carrying the burden of her guilt, whilst Woody is trying to build a domestic life with a new girlfriend and a potential promotion at work. Shaun has started drama college and, although still in a relationship with Smell, he has grown close to a girl performing in his Christmas play.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
63
7.4
/7269/
71
/166/
74
/43/
71
/26/

Upstairs Downstairs (2010)
Set in 1936, the show takes viewers, old and new, back to the lavish world of Belgravia, London. A new set of occupants reside at 165 Eaton Place and viewers see how external and internal influences of the tumultuous pre-war period shape and mould the lives of this wealthy family and their servants.‬
poster
The CW
59
6.5
/25311/
65
/1393/
63
/177/
44
/27/
62
58
/26/
cc age 18+

Camelot (2011)
Camelot is a historical-fantasy-drama television series based on the Arthurian legend, was produced by Graham King, Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael Hirst.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
58
6.8
/3113/
67
/93/
65
/24/
86
/7/
71
71
/11/

Ridley Road (2021)
During London's swinging sixties, young Jewish Vivien Epstein follows her lover into danger and when he is caught between life and death, she finds herself going undercover with the fascists, not only for him but for the sake of her country.
poster
Hoopla
69
57
7.5
/3810/
68
/133/
70
/46/
3.5
/547/
65
/11/

The Crimson Petal and the White (2011)
Follow Sugar into the underbelly of Victorian London seething with vitality, sexuality, ambition and emotion.
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66
44
7.4
/3496/
63
/63/
63
/34/
3.4
/826/

The Virgin Queen (2006)
The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great love affair with Robert Dudley; into her years of triumph over the Armada; and finally her old age and her last, enigmatic relationship with her young protégé, the Earl of Essex.
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63
38
7.2
/1547/
62
/29/
69
/20/
50
/6/
62
/7/

South Riding (2011)
The lives and loves of a 1930s Yorkshire town explored in a passionate tale of politics in small places. South Riding charts the story of Sarah Burton's homecoming to Yorkshire in 1934 after twenty years teaching in London and the Empire. After a fiery interview with a conservative interview panel, outspoken Sarah takes up her first headmistress-ship at Kiplington High School for Girls, determined to demonstrate to her new pupils that the future is theirs for the taking.
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Amazon Prime Video
78
32
8.6
/1909/
79
/79/
71
/14/

Time Team (1994)
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in layman's terms. This team of specialists changed throughout the series' run, although has consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding. The sites excavated over the show's run have ranged in date from the Palaeolithic right through to the Second World War.
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Netflix
73
30
7.7
/1327/
74
/131/
68
/15/

Secrets of Great British Castles (2015)
Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous castles: Warwick, Dover, Caernarfon, the Tower of London, Carrickfergus, and Stirling.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
25
7.6
/2224/
62
/15/
71
/12/
3.5
/336/

The Lost Prince (2003)
The life of Prince John, youngest child of Britain's King George V and Queen Mary, who died at the age of 13 in 1919.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
21
7.9
/1787/
63
/34/
59
/9/

The Indian Doctor (2010)
The Indian Doctor is a British television drama set in the summer of 1963. Produced by Rondo Media and Avatar Productions, it was first broadcast on BBC One in 2010. The most recent series began on 27 February 2012 and concluded on 2 March. It is a period comedy drama starring Sanjeev Bhaskar as an Indian doctor who finds work in a South Wales mining village.
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75
18
8.2
/789/
77
/32/
68
/14/

Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (2016)
In an ambitious and groundbreaking approach to drama and history featuring dramatic reconstruction, historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII's six wives.
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?
52
/4/

Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways (2025)
Michael Portillo celebrates the modern railway’s 200th birthday, revealing the journey that changed the world.
poster
Britbox Apple TV Channel
?
7.6
/23/
70
/1/

A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication (2023)
This is the true tale of the biggest scandal ever to engulf the British Royal Family – a forbidden love affair which had a devastating impact. This series recounts the story behind the ten days leading to Edward VIII abdicating his throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. It would change the royals, the press and British history forever.
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?
6.7
/19/
10
/2/
50
/1/

Pretenders (1972)
Pretenders was a 13 episode British television series produced by Harlech Television in the UK in February 1972 on ITV. Pretenders was filmed in Somerset, England and Wales. The 13-part historical adventure series with a factual background starring Frederick Jaeger as a German mercenary who assists Elam, a boy who believes he is the illegitimate son of The Duke Of Monmouth, who in turn is the illegitimate son of Charles ll, and therefore claims to be rightful heir to the throne. The series followed their various adventures, leading up to the climactic battle of Sedgemoor, the last battle on English soil.
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62
?
7.6
/111/
60
/15/
50
/1/

Fit to Rule: How Royal Illness Changed History (2013)
Lucy Worsley, chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces, explores how the physical and mental health of our past monarchs has shaped the history of the nation.
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?
7.2
/41/
80
/1/
60
/1/

The Great Smog: Winter of '52 (2022)
Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigate the Great Smog of 1952 - the deadliest environmental disaster ever recorded and one of the world's worst peacetime catastrophes. Lasting just over four days, the Great Smog plunged London into a terrifyingly murky gloom - the acrid pollution seeping into homes, leaving Londoners gasping for breath, shutting down transport and emergency services, and overwhelming hospitals and undertakers alike.
poster
PBS
75
?
8.1
/366/
78
/32/
67
/3/

Lucy Worsley Investigates (2022)
Lucy Worsley re-investigates some of the most dramatic chapters in British history. She uncovers forgotten witnesses, re-examines old evidence and follows new clues.
poster
Hoopla
71
?
7.2
/350/
62
/21/
80
/1/

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (2021)
Part documentary, part historical drama, this series follows the fortunes of the different members of the Boleyn family, ultimately made notorious for daughter Anne’s marriage to Henry VIII and execution.
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?
54
/5/
70
/1/

Inside Hampton Court Palace (2021)
On the edge of London stands Hampton Court, one of Britain's biggest palaces and most popular tourist spots, attracting almost a million visitors every year. Spanning 750 acres of grounds, it boasts 1,300 rooms and 23 courtyards...along with a host of secrets and historic stories. This two-part special provides an exclusive and intimate look at life inside the court today for the people keeping Henry VIII's world alive in the modern age, and also explores what life was like in the palace where the private world of the Tudors began.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
?
7.2
/75/
37
/4/
80
/1/

Railway Murders (2021)
Investigating the most notorious murders ever to take place on the British railways. The cases start from 1864 with the the first murder on a British railway.
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?
7.7
/67/
57
/7/
70
/1/

Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency (2011)
Historian Lucy Worsley presents a series marking the 200th anniversary of one of the most explosive and creative decades in British history, the Regency.
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?
10
/1/
90
/1/

Abroad Again in Britain (2005)
Jonathan Meades gives a personal perspective of British history.
poster
?
8.5
/10/
10
/2/

Finest Hour (1999)
Series tracing the events of 1940, when Britain faced alone the threat of invasion and defeat by Hitler's forces.
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?
8.2
/24/
56
/3/

The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook (2016)
Dominic Sandbrook takes a fresh look at a dynamic decade. 1980s Britain changed in everything from politics and sport to fashion and popular culture.
poster
?
7.8
/27/
41
/5/
8
/4/

Prejudice and Pride: The People's History of LGBTQ Britain (2017)
Stephen K. Amos and Susan Calman present a unique series in which LGBTQ people from across the UK talk about the objects that helped to define their lives over the past 50 years.
poster
Hoopla
?
7.3
/75/
40
/2/
80
/1/

Spying on the Royals (2017)
This 2-part documentary series reveals the truth about King Edward VIII's affair with American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and the espionage operation that accompanied the investigation.
poster
?
8.2
/53/
10
/3/
100
/1/

Thatcher: The Downing Street Years (1993)
A history of the eleven years which Thatcher spent as Prime Minister of the UK.
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Amazon Prime Video
74
?
7.6
/111/
67
/17/
78
/6/

Susan Calman's Grand Day Out (2021)
The comedian explores the British isles in her vintage camper van, Helen, taking in some dramatic scenery, unspoilt countryside and incredible historic sights along the way.
poster
79
?
7.9
/191/
73
/14/
87
/3/

Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley (2020)
Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key events from British royal history including the English Reformation, the attack of the Spanish Armada and Queen Anne's forgotten legacy.
poster
?
7.3
/41/
50
/6/
45
/2/

Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings (2012)
Through this three part series Art Historian Dr Janina Ramirez tells the story of the Medieval monarchy as preserved through stunning illuminated manuscripts from the British Library's Royal Manuscripts collection.
poster
67
?
7.7
/188/
60
/6/
70
/1/

London: 2000 Years of History (2019)
History series telling the glorious and gory story of the city's rise to power.
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Britbox Apple TV Channel
?
6.9
/39/
56
/6/
80
/1/

Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries (2015)
Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a story of faith, sacrifice, violence and corruption.
poster
?
6.6
/65/
52
/7/

Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets (2020)
Tori Herridge and a team of scientists piece together life stories behind unearthed bones
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Britbox Apple TV Channel
?
7.3
/32/
53
/3/
70
/1/

The BBC at War (2015)
An enthralling series exploring how the BBC fought not only Hitler but also the British government to become the institution it is today.
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?
10
/2/
70
/1/

Talking Landscapes (2000)
Aubrey Manning sets out on a journey to study the changing face of Britain's countryside
poster
?
8.0
/51/
65
/6/

Britain's Biggest Dig (2020)
Profiling two of the massive archaeological digs along the 150-mile route of HS2, the UK’s new high-speed rail link, ahead of its start of construction. These cemetery excavations reveal forgotten stories of the rich and poor, and how Georgian-era London and industrial Birmingham left their mark on the thousands of skeletons buried there.
poster
Britbox Apple TV Channel
66
?
7.6
/288/
62
/13/
60
/1/

The Normans (2010)
The Normans is a British television documentary series first aired on BBC Two in 2010. Over three episodes, it sees Professor Robert Bartlett's journey from Great Britain via Jerusalem to the Kingdom of Sicily to examine the expansion and ambition of the Normans between the 10th and 13th centuries.
poster
?
8.2
/76/
45
/5/
35
/2/

Tony Robinson's History of Britain (2020)
Taking a 'bottom-up' view of history by exploring everyday lives of the nations ordinary people.
poster
Hoopla
78
?
8.1
/159/
64
/14/
90
/2/

Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets (2020)
In this 3-part documentary series, Lucy Worsley travels across Britain and Europe visiting the locations where royal history was made. In palaces and castles and on battlefields she investigates how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology.


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