what have I missed from the BBC in the last 10 years?
Posted by BenidormBarry@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 417 comments
alright folks i’ve been living abroad for a decade and missed basically every bbc show worth watching since 2016 i feel like a total tourist in my own country so i need some proper recommendations to get caught up
what’s actually been good lately i want the top tier stuff that makes the licence fee feel like less of a daylight robbery i know about the obvious ones like fleabag and line of duty but what else is a must watch if you’re looking for proper quality
give us your best dramas or documentaries or even just some random bbc gems that i should get on iplayer tonight
cheers
I-Am-The-Avalanche@reddit
Support for genocide.
PageProfessional3120@reddit
Night Manager
Ianhwk28@reddit
General right wing bias on all news and current affairs programs
Screwballjonny@reddit
Little Prophets
aseddon130@reddit
Some repeats of Top Of The Pops from the 70s might not be on catchup.
Iminawideopenspace@reddit
Once Upon A Time In Iraq is a stunning documentary.
jumper62@reddit
Traitors if you're after a game show
Sensitive-Fishing-64@reddit
Not a game show persay but yeah a good recommendation
TazTazTAZTazTaz_@reddit
It’s absolutely a game show.
That’s possibly the worst spelling of per sé I’ve ever seen.
stonercd@reddit
WRONG - gameshow is a legally defined term and Traitors doesn't qualify any more than Big Brother does
TazTazTAZTazTaz_@reddit
Loser
Sensitive-Fishing-64@reddit
Why are you so personal about all this?
Sensitive-Fishing-64@reddit
Regardless of my my bad latin (I'm so terribly sorry) it's not a game show, in fact it's stipulated in a legal sense it's not a gameshow and therefore not bound to the same rules in terms of using editing to spin certain storylines, so thank you for being so confidently wrong
peahair@reddit
*per sé (it’s Latin)
twentiethcenturyduck@reddit
Fleabag, Traitors, Bodyguard and Killing Eve.
AlucardVTep3s@reddit
Traitors and Bodyguard are brilliant. Shock, they both star a particular actress too
dodgycool_1973@reddit
Avoid the later series of Killing Eve
Dangerous_Diamond_43@reddit
And 2nd series of fleabag
liebackandthinkofeng@reddit
Fleabag is elite
realborislegasov@reddit
Read this as 'shite' on first glance and gasped so hard I nearly winded myself
liebackandthinkofeng@reddit
I wouldn’t blaspheme in such a way
MillySO@reddit
All of these and The Capture.
MillicentColdstone@reddit
And line of duty!
larneymel@reddit
Ghosts
larneymel@reddit
Thank you for my award! 🥇bows
snakeoildriller@reddit
Spooks! (No relation 😂)
Round_Hope3962@reddit
Jst be sure to watch the original UK version. There's a god awful US one too.
AudioLlama@reddit
Daaamnn your eyes
larneymel@reddit
“Damn your head, shoulders, knees and toes, sir”
BerkshireKnight@reddit
Not to be confused with Spooks
larneymel@reddit
Yep, slightly different vibe 😆
moofacemoo@reddit
Or rentaghost
reducedtoashes@reddit
Or Ghostwatch
anotherblog@reddit
Damn this should be the plot for the film. Get Yvette Fielding and Craig Charles on board.
larneymel@reddit
”That’s David Ancora, Robin. ANC-co-ra… never mind”
Timothy_Claypole@reddit
Gadzooks!
larneymel@reddit
Username checks out
larneymel@reddit
Christ, can you imagine that mix up? 😆
“Reddit told me this was a ‘must watch’… how long have I been away?!?…”
Otherwise_Craft9003@reddit
Ha ha
oldskoollondon@reddit
Perfect example of something that would only be made by the BBC
ScreamingDizzBuster@reddit
Same situation as OP, I caught an episode when back in the UK and bought a VPN license specifically so I could watch the rest. So good.
GreekVicar@reddit
Came here to say this - I missed it completely when it was on and ended up streaming it when it was recommended to me
I'm excited for the upcoming film
metechgood@reddit
Just a lot of propaganda & extortion really
JimmyBallocks@reddit
Mrs Brown’s Boys is fucking shit
Ed495@reddit
And also been on since 2011. This cookie cutter response had already started to go stale a decade ago.
JimmyBallocks@reddit
FOUND THE MRS BROWN’S BOYS FAN LADS!
Ed495@reddit
Tbh never even watched it. Just bored of people trotting out the same handful of comments on this sub and acting like they’re somehow a great wit.
octgonalpaul@reddit
Upvoted for truth, thank you for your public service
Realistic-River-1941@reddit
You remember that bloke who was always on TV back then? Turns out he... isn't on TV any more.
L00ny-T00n@reddit
Which one? There's a lot that don't seem to be on Tele anymore. That long haired comedian? The newsreader? The ex radio 1 DJs? The Welsh newsreader? The fella that did the continuity links on kids TV? The other comedian who wrote kids books?
folklovermore_@reddit
You're also forgetting the bald fruit and veg guy with the glasses, and his Aussie mate...
L00ny-T00n@reddit
Christ, there have been so many miscreants employed on top whack by the BBC/production companies
Swimming_Bear_2086@reddit
The Night Manager
liebackandthinkofeng@reddit
If you’re into period dramas, The Other Bennet Sister aired recently and was great. I’m a bit Jane Austen fan and hadn’t watched it until last week (as I’ve recently given birth to my second child and been a bit busy!) but even friends of mine who aren’t fussed about that period/writer said they enjoyed it
folklovermore_@reddit
I just finished this and loved it. It's perfect easy to watch TV with a very likeable heroine and some other brilliant performances (particularly Ruth Jones, Indira Varma and the actress who plays Lydia).
liebackandthinkofeng@reddit
Agreed! I’m currently reading the book and enjoying that too. Thought the tv show was very well acted and loved the costumes too! I already want to rewatch it
folklovermore_@reddit
Oh the costumes were wonderful! I'm still thinking about the green dress Anne wears when she and Mary meet at the ball. And Mary's hot pink jacket and blue dress combo from the last episode.
Shyaustenwriter@reddit
if you’re into period dramas - Gentleman Jack
rabbit92@reddit
Yes! I really enjoyed this!
FantasticWeasel@reddit
Monty Don has some really good series about gardens - the Japanese Gardens, Paradise Gardens, and new series about gardens along the Rhine are all delightful.
folklovermore_@reddit
One I haven't seen mentioned yet: A House Through Time. It's not all on iPlayer but if you like social history it's very well done.
Background_Fox@reddit
SAS: Rogue Heroes
FantasticWeasel@reddit
This is such a good show. Someone I volunteer with calls it SAS Rouge Heroes and nobody has corrected him.
yet1_@reddit
One of the best series.
techbear72@reddit
+1. This was a lot of fun. Looking forward to series 3..
How_did_the_dog_get@reddit
It's like a jolly romp through the south part of ww2.
Vaguely odyssey. "Well we found some Germans and I threw a grenade and they all died. Then I found some more Germans and threw my grenade pin at them then they all died. I also killed took out a tank by shooting my rifle just as they fired. The round got stuck in the turret and blew up the tank. "
jurwell@reddit
Great program, absolutely shit title.
Saltypeon@reddit
Its based on a book of the same title.
jurwell@reddit
I know, but the title makes so much more sense as a book than it does as a dramatised version of the events accounted in said book made by the bloke who made Peaky Blinders.
Doesn’t make me love it any less, it’s just an anachronism
Rabbit-1989@reddit
Brilliant!
daveyhaddock@reddit
This was so good, surprised I haven’t heard people discussing it more often.
RianJohnsonIsAFool@reddit
Blue Planet II.
I listen to music on YouTube when I'm working and Hans Zimmer's score for the programme came on a while back. I ended up going to iPlayer to watch the particular sequence about wandering albatrosses and ended up in tears when Attenborough said the following:
folklovermore_@reddit
I came here to say the BBC's nature documentaries in general. Kingdom, Planet Earth III, Frozen Planet II, Dynasties, Wild Isles... You do have to pay attention or you miss crucial bits, but they're always done so well.
RobertTheSpruce@reddit
A whole lot of weirdos lost their shit about the make believe person from Doctor Who, who morphs into other people, morphing into black man and a woman.
CommunityOld1897GM2U@reddit
Other than The Capture (still available), Line of Duty, that's pretty much it in my opinion (since I can't give you anyone else's).
ghostlight1969@reddit
Detectorists. Ghosts. Small Prophets.
Stabwank@reddit
Repeats of Bargain Hunt, some generic quiz shows, EastEnders, some more Bargain Hunt repeats.
That's about all that is on these days.
Delicious-Pop-7019@reddit
If you like "mockumentary" style comedias in a similar vein to the the Office then:
This Country
People Just Do Nothing
TW1103@reddit
These are the exact two I was going to say. Smouldering.
Life_Quail6617@reddit
What We Do In The Shadows (mockumentary series about a vampire house share).
Grimdotdotdot@reddit
People Just Do Nothing is fourteen years old, but I try not to think about it.
MillicentColdstone@reddit
And cunk on x!
luckeratron@reddit
Both great choices, my wife loves these.
escuchameray@reddit
Is there a Mr your wife? 👀
thesecondcaptain@reddit
Martin Freeman doing an excellent Scouse accent
Imadeutscher@reddit
PM badddd
Three_Steaks_Pam@reddit
Doctor Who went very crap
Real_Science_5851@reddit
Louis Theroux: The Settlers!
MathematicianDry5142@reddit
Ludwig, best show on the bbc in years!
fozziwoo@reddit
really looking forward to the next series
Disastrous-Place-846@reddit
Whens the 2nd series due?
Suspicious_Flower_0@reddit
Soon, doesn't have a release date yet but they've finished filming and whatnot
eekamouse4@reddit
That’s good to know, last I heard they weren’t doing another series so I’m glad they’ve changed their mind.
WhiteDiamondK@reddit
The second series was commissioned immediately after the first aired (maybe even whilst it was still airing). It was a huge success.
eekamouse4@reddit
Yeah I loved the first series, David Mitchell IS Ludwig. I was disappointed to read somewhere, around the time it was first airing, that it wasn’t being recommissioned & that just stuck in my head. Looking forward to a new series
arabidopsis@reddit
I instantly thought of the YouTuber...
Maleficent_Pipe_7940@reddit
Small Profits and This Time with Alan Partridge (and if we’re including radio then John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme and Tim Keys Late Night Poetry Programme)
Historical_Project86@reddit
Most of Inside No. 9. The seasons vary in quality, but some are spectacular and hands down the best bits of TV I've ever seen.
secondincomm@reddit
They have all 1150ish episodes of One Piece on iPlayer. Same with all 220 episodes of Naruto
Worfs-forehead@reddit
Not much really. They're still running on the same shows from 10 years ago. Game shows and gritty police dramas with Vicky McClure aplenty.
ZiggyThePanda@reddit
BBC News at 10
It's mainly about some crazy, peadophile rapist who manages to become the leader of the most powerful nation in the world. He's so bad at the job he almost gets impeached and eventually gets replaced.
The second season is even more crazy as it picks up when he gets reelected! Starts invading countries and ruining the global economy.
WhiteDiamondK@reddit
There’s that B-plot where there’s a frog-faced sycophant conman who stalks him.
Ridiculous writing.
Atcoroo@reddit
Sounds a bit far fetched. I think I'll give it a miss.
FormerIntroduction23@reddit
It's not very likely.
clbdn93@reddit
Do you have to have seen BBC News at 6 to be able to follow the story? Or are they pretty standalone?
Captain_Stable@reddit
Spoilers!!!
I recently found the full series on Daily motion, and I'm currently up to 1983. I had to take a quick break due to the intensity of the Argentine plot!!
AcesAgainstKings@reddit
You must have misseda couple of episodes. He was impeached twice, but due to the flanderisation of US politics is barely matters anymore.
markedasred@reddit
Yes, quite the saga but the plot is beyond credulity a bit much for my tastes.
lifetypo10@reddit
I stopped watching when they brought in the worldwide pandemic plot, it honestly just went from bad to worse.
Malalexander@reddit
That's nothing compared to the subplot with this bloke mandelson. It was all a bit wacky back when he was last on the show in the noughties but this latest arc is truly bonkers.
UntappdBeer@reddit
The guy playing the UK pm is a bit wooden
Thingisby@reddit
Somehow Mandelson returned.
Toocents@reddit
I hate far fetched movies with zero basis on reality... Oh wait.
Ok-Application-8045@reddit
Yeah, it's like House of Cards meets Laurel and Hardy. You'll hate it.
exile_10@reddit
The Thick of It meets Bottom. And we're always on the wrong end of the frying pan.
PastLanguage4066@reddit
Already commissioned a 3rd series.
oli_ramsay@reddit
Too far fetched
WhiteDiamondK@reddit
Started a little over 10 years ago, but Line of Duty. The final series is a bit of a let down but everything else is epic. They’re currently filming a new series so hopefully they’ll correct the mess in the final set of episodes.
Oh… and The Traitors. The British version is, by far, the best of any I’ve seen globally.
Qyro@reddit
Honestly not a lot. His Dark Materials maybe? That's probably the only BBC thing I've been bothered enough to watch in the last decade.
Youngfolk21@reddit
Hugh Edwards no longer reads the news.
arabidopsis@reddit
He reads different things now
_scorp_@reddit
Scott mills doesn’t either …
opopkl@reddit
Huw*
SlaBLister@reddit
Hew'd have thought
IcyPie6377@reddit
Was going to say, several BBC presenters caught by Operation Yewtree, a few court cases and a few more to come.
BenidormBarry@reddit (OP)
lmao. aware of that.
arabidopsis@reddit
This is more than a decade a go, but Ascent of Man.
It's an incredible series
PooCube@reddit
Honestly nothing of note, the BBC is the most boring and redundant channel out there. If you want endless period drama number 571 about someone with a posh accent getting sentimental over how rich they are then the BBC is your go-to but it’s largely redundant in this day and age because they refuse to ever show anything worth actually watching
brighton_on_avon@reddit
The Beeb produced three drama series in 2020 which were excellent - Normal People, I May Destroy You and Small Axe.
TheLoneSculler@reddit
Bodyguard
Peaky Blinders
thevengaboys@reddit
Mad that I MAY DESTROY YOU has only got one or two mentions so far - I think it's one of the best tv things ever made
just_boy57@reddit
Bob Mortimer & Paul Whitehouse- Gone Fishing
I’m not even a fisherman… and I loved it. It’s a chilled out, funny time
Mammoth-Difference48@reddit
Blue Lights. Esp if you love Line of Duty.
docju@reddit
Blue Lights (Northern Ireland police drama) was good, as was The Island (Scottish police drama, partially in gaelic with English subtitles)
pip_goes_pop@reddit
My wife and I only recently tried Blue Lights. Absolutely loved it and binged all 3 series.
If we’re on police dramas then Shetland is top tier.
Atcoroo@reddit
Seasons 4 and 5 have been filmed already, with 4 being released later this year, I believe.
pintperson@reddit
Blue Lights really was brilliant. It felt like a modern day version of The Wire but set in Belfast not Baltimore.
SISCP25@reddit
Shiiiiiiiiittttt
feckarse-drinkgirls@reddit
Is there an ulster Omar White who robs paras?
pintperson@reddit
There is a guy robbing paras but he doesn’t quite have the same aura as Omar.
There’s a Bubbles as well!
throw_away_17381@reddit
Blue Lights is the best thing on TV for years. Exceptional acting and storylines. Loved every second of it none of the few shows I rewatch. 52 episodes per year please.
lost-in-midgard@reddit
Absolutely the best thing on the BBC in years, for me.
BurkeSooty@reddit
Wire vibes for me too, the Wire is my favourite TV ever. Someone above recommended Shetland too; it's not in the same league at all, and the last couple of series are borderline shite.
The Gold was pretty good too.
SpudFire@reddit
Randomly stumbled upon this on iplayer when series 1 was airing. Big wtf moment right from the beginning when Stevie tells Grace to get the rifle out the boot. That's when I learned policing in NI is very different to the rest of the UK.
Enjoy series 2 and 3 as well. Noticed it was getting talked about a bit more during s3 when before nobody I knew had heard of it
staygaryen@reddit
Years and years
DogDrools@reddit
Excellent drama. Now feels like the writers had seen the future.
kernowgringo@reddit
Have you caught up on the News?
king_kong_01@reddit
This country is incredible!
Formal-Proposal7850@reddit
The Cleaner
witdim@reddit
If you already know Fleabag and Line of Duty, I'd start with Happy Valley, This is Going to Hurt, Time, Sherwood, The Responder, and Inside No. 9. That's a pretty strong starter pack. If you want something a bit warmer, Detectorists and This Country are both great in very different ways. For documentaries, Once Upon a Time in Iraq and Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland are both excellent, and Ambulance is one of those shows that pulls you in straight away.
YeehawCatOnGoose@reddit
This is Going to Hurt is so good.
anabsentfriend@reddit
It took me a while to get over that.
Poullafouca@reddit
Me too, it was an incredible piece of work.
kryptopeg@reddit
Once Upon A Time In Northern Island was illuminating, all this stuff happening throughout my life in a part of my country and not a whiff of it at school. I had no idea on the origins of the conflict, and it's incredible to see how it just slowly escalated and escalated and escalated. Very well made and an excellent cross-section of people from both sides of the conflict (military, police, civilian, etc).
No_Ring_3348@reddit
If you want to know more, BBC NI produced an excellent series called Spotlight on The Troubles which is an excellent companion piece for Once Upon a Time in NI. It goes into greater detail on the 'what' and 'how' of things, recommended.
BumbleLizzieB@reddit
Thanks chatGPT
witdim@reddit
Beep boop. My programming includes a deep appreciation for Sarah Lancashire's range and a sub-routine dedicated entirely to Steve Pemberton's wig collection.
But seriously, I just spend too much time on iPlayer.
Chiccheshirechick@reddit
W1A
IrishAengus@reddit
Last ten years have been a bit of a blur but if you need a break from all the other shit then the Attenborough documentaries are always worth a watch.
BaldPleaser@reddit
They’ve been brain washing us all the time
Want News; do your own research on the net and other non western news outlets
WordsUnthought@reddit
Agree with several of the other shouts - Traitors, Ghosts, Detectorists, Night Manager - but to throw in one that won't get a lot of spotlight: Nightsleeper.
It's a drama about a digital hijacking of the Caledonian Sleeper which I think got quite poorly reviewed but imo that's unfair - it's a really good watch, likeable characters, fun pacing, engaging stakes.
themanwhocametostay@reddit
Adam Curtis documentaries
spursbob@reddit
I've been gone 20 years and know most of these suggestions. Makes me wonder if the other stuff isn't as good.
wintermute023@reddit
Line of Duty
AEG1610@reddit
Here we go, Mum, The Detectorists, Small Prophets all comedy’s. Line of Duty, Happy Valley both sort of Police dramas.
CuntyMcFartflaps@reddit
Mum is easily my favourite British show of the last decade. An absolute masterpiece, and hugely underrated.
sheepandlambs@reddit
Ludwig is David Mitchell's police drama from 2024. We're still waiting for Series 2 because we live in an age where every show has a thousand years between series.
CuntyMcFartflaps@reddit
It took him a really long time to learn that song for Last One Laughing is all.
Bumble072@reddit
I lived in the UK the last 10 years but even I dont watch that sh**
Alarming_Doughnut365@reddit
Traitors!
spellbookwanda@reddit
The Capture. Time. Happy Valley. Blue Lights.
Gertrudethecurious@reddit
Not sure if this counts but the BBC chose to add a protective cover of the statue outside the BBC, sculpted by Eric Gill who was a self admitted pedofile (raped his daughters) and dog fucker. He also invented the font Gill Sans.
A stunning move by the BBC in light of their numerous incidents of protecting pedos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly114y8gn7o
Also Killing Eve was very good except for 4th series which was just dumb.
Slyspy006@reddit
The statue is listed so they were probably obliged to.
murkey1234@reddit
Attenborough's Wild London, the 7:39 and McMafia are all very good.
shinymcshine1990@reddit
The Night Manager
Dry_Construction4939@reddit
Some pockets of the internet are a bit obsessed with Philomena Cunk, so absolutely that, but no one takes the extra step of then saying, watch Mandy, so also, please watch Mandy, I'd argue Diane Morgan is even funnier in it.
pezzlingpod@reddit
Mum, and Him&Her
smushs88@reddit
Happy Valley
Mountain-Ninja-3171@reddit
Only just started this. More like sad valley!
SingleMaltLife@reddit
We call it misery canyon. Excellent though but not an upbeat show.
JK07@reddit
Yeah, really caught me off guard!
Darrowby_385@reddit
The title is ironic.
jurwell@reddit
Doesn’t get any happier really, but it’s very fucking good.
Sandy_Bananas@reddit
Bugger all.
Chelz91@reddit
Race across the world
geoakey@reddit
Series 1 and 2 especially. Kind of fell off after that, still good TV though.
reditcyclist@reddit
It’s a formula that’s being doing the rounds in other countries for ages so OP has probably seen a version of this kicking around.
touchmypenguinagain@reddit
I think it's better than The Amazing Race tho. Has a greater focus on the cultures of each location, social connections they build, etc. It's more about the journey than the competition.
reditcyclist@reddit
That's true 👍🏻
YOF626@reddit
This.
Tremendous show.
Parker4815-2@reddit
Goes Wrong Show
astonishingluna@reddit
I really like Forensics: The Real CSI if that’s your sort of thing?
pleasedontwearthat@reddit
Motherland and Industry but they’ve been across Netflix and HBO for a while now. welcome back!
paper_zoe@reddit
loved Industry, one of my favourite shows of the past few years. Series 3 in particular was brilliant
opopkl@reddit
I tried watching Industry. I found it impossible to follow.
I had no problem with Motherland, though.
pleasedontwearthat@reddit
it’s a bit like Shakespeare, I don’t really know what they’re saying but I figure it out via their action and intonation 😂 the latest season had some sensational acting and it’s essentially an entirely different show.
opopkl@reddit
It looks like they’ve put a lot of effort into making it, but it doesn’t seem to be hugely popular in the UK. I wonder if it’s bigger overseas.
BenidormBarry@reddit (OP)
cheers baz pal
throw_away_17381@reddit
Am I being unreasonable
Beginning-Poet-2991@reddit
Boarders. Avoidance.
perkywinefan@reddit
Alma’s not normal
moreidlethanwild@reddit
Wolf Hall 👌
RianJohnsonIsAFool@reddit
Everyone is so good but Bernard Hill as the Duke of Norfolk was perfect:
No_Ring_3348@reddit
L00ny-T00n@reddit
Oh my god, the second series is heartbreaking at times
MaleFeministActuary@reddit
Nonces, just nonces all the way down.
Tweddhead@reddit
Vigil
Severus_1987@reddit
So hard to remember back to then… off the top of my head: - Versailles - Peaky blinders - night manager
bee-sting@reddit
Night manager is excellent
NecronomiconUK@reddit
Loved the first series, second did nothing for me and gave up.
Kudosnotkang@reddit
Same here . Couldn’t bear it .
Ok-Flamingo2801@reddit
Considering it's not normally my kind of thing, I really enjoyed it.
Kieran_Mc@reddit
Boiling Point (the series, watch the movie first)
Little Drummer Girl
The Night Manager
If you like Doctor Who then the end of Peter Capaldi's run on the show. The writing took a real nosedive after he and the showrunner left though.
I-vonatinkle@reddit
This is going to hurt
djr5656@reddit
Detectorists.
purple_sun_@reddit
And the new Mackenzie Crook drama Small Prophets. Excellent and has a similar feel to
Coconut681@reddit
Do you sell buckets?
No-Function3409@reddit
That scene was a good giggle
Nezwin@reddit
Bit outdated. All about hoses now.
whosUtred@reddit
Have you had your break?
dropthemustard@reddit
Did not think this was great.
JackXDark@reddit
And don’t overlook Wurzel Gummidge. Same vibe and beautiful countryside and nature shots.
purple_sun_@reddit
👍
reidyjustin@reddit
This is so good
FireWhiskey5000@reddit
I can only watch so much of it. I can’t tell if it’s a a love letter to detectoring or making fun on them.
sihasihasi@reddit
McKenzie Crook is a detectorist IRL, so I think it's very unlikely it's making fun of them.
Rabbit-1989@reddit
A warm fuzzy blanket of a show
Notagelding@reddit
Sparked a new hobby for me!
PapaJrer@reddit
Dogging?
MorningToast@reddit
They said new.
Low_Understanding_85@reddit
Adam Curtis documentaries, especially hyper normalisation and shifty.
Timothy_Claypole@reddit
And as a result Thabo Mbeki swept to power at the next general election
_oOo_iIi_@reddit
The first series of The Capture
IOnlyUpvoteBadPuns@reddit
The third was pretty solid too I thought! >!Kinda swing-and-a-miss with the last episode I thought, but overall I enjoyed it!<
MintyMarlfox@reddit
First seasons is brilliant.
verminV@reddit
Lots of sexual predators
IntroductionBig8116@reddit
The North Water is brilliant.
gregd303@reddit
That's a lot of TV to catch up on! Why didn't you just use a VPN and watch iplayer abroad? ...at least the past 5 years or so
Crafty-Pick-3589@reddit
First series of The Night Manager
Spadders87@reddit
Race across the world (there’s several seasons and a celeb special). It’s an easy watch with typically stunning BBC visuals.
SAS Rogue Heroes. Think I’d put it in my top 10 shows of all time. I was that excited for season 2 I spent most of New Year’s Day (release day) grinding it and neglecting my wife and daughter.
Traitors is also pretty good, only started watching it this year because Claudia Winkleman always put me off, turns out I was an idiot and she’s pretty cool
Gingerbarkid@reddit
Dracula, ghosts, line of duty.
Pattatilla@reddit
Paul Dano in War & Peace - phenomenal
Rabbit-1989@reddit
100000% on War and Peace. I think it's probably the best period drama I've ever seen. Paul Dano is totally underrated. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant soundtrack also.
Pattatilla@reddit
Yes, I agree. Absolutely stunning production.
comeinkowalski@reddit
Hello u/Pattatilla can you hear me?
Toast was C4
Pattatilla@reddit
I can Clem Fandango, I was sure it was the Beeb. Anyway OP pls watch.
14JRJ@reddit
Gone Fishing is an easy watch and always improves my mood
jonathanquirk@reddit
Ted is a national treasure! The other two muppets aren’t too bad, either…
Penster78@reddit
Paedos.
Sequel to Ghosts but set in BBC HQ, not the old house.
juiceaholic999@reddit
Normal people
ArtichokeDesperate68@reddit
Line of Duty
KentonCoooooool@reddit
Adam Curtis documentaries. I think Hypernormalisation was probably the best
adger88@reddit
Industry - best show on iPlayer at the moment
localmansayshello@reddit
Blue Lights is decent!
ObviousOrca@reddit
If interested in a good time with music and film recommendations too…catch up on all the Graham Norton shows! Worth watching the whole years‘ series, each year, (not the catch ups/best bits versions which can be fun too, but miss a lot).
white_ran_2000@reddit
Peaky Blinders, the first couple seasons of Last Kingdom (before it went to Netflix), The Night Manager, SAS: Rogue Heroes, This is Going to hurt (the book is excellent too), Ghosts
dannywalk@reddit
Same as you OP. I arrived back in the UK in 2023 (although I was away from 2006!) and here’s some of the shows I’d missed:
Ghosts as mentioned by others is great
The Capture was excellent and a new season has just been released.
His Dark Materials was a great adaptation.
Blue Lights - Belfast cops was very good
The Tourist was excellent too
Also Happy Valley but you might have caught that before leaving.
I’m sure lots of other stuff but this is what I can remember of the top of my head.
everitt192@reddit
Happy valley
everitt192@reddit
Well not so happy valley
CardiologistRare8829@reddit
Small prophets is great
Dico80@reddit
People Just Do Nothing Only Connect (old but plenty to catch up on) More Alan Partridge (not vintage but still good)
Wise-Youth2901@reddit
Motherland. Really sums up a part of modern Britain really well, while being funny.
Marion_Ravenwood@reddit
And Amandaland! I wasn't sure if it would work without the rest of the Motherland cast but it was so good. I might even like it more than Motherland.
Affectionate_Hour867@reddit
So have I but I never left England. You haven’t missed anything other than The Responder.
1HeyMattJ@reddit
Antiques roadshow, pointless, homes under the hammer, flog it ad nauseam
Fun-Soup-1523@reddit
Shetland
Massive-Idea-3038@reddit
Nothing, I haven't watched tv since covid and dont feel like I have missed out on anything
dmc1972@reddit
The power of parker
Acceptable_Hope_6475@reddit
Pay a Tv licence fee means paying the jimmy saville hu edwards et all long growing lists victim fund
AvailableNet1470@reddit
All the Adam Curtis (documentaries)
Stewart Lees Comedy Vehicle
Birdsong (documentary)
Unstableavo@reddit
Inside no 9
YeehawCatOnGoose@reddit
Every time I see a green pot noodle I always think of this show.
crowort@reddit
Inside no 9 is brilliant!
chrisl182@reddit
I find it very hit and miss but I guess that's the case in shows like this.
Some are absolute gold and could watch them multiple times and others I just can't wait to skip
crowort@reddit
Like you said that is the nature of a show like this.
Junior_Apple2678@reddit
If you don't have a TV license, you definitely cannot click 'i have a TV License' and then watch the TV show.
BigBlueMountainStar@reddit
Josh is a pretty good sitcom
Northerlies@reddit
Almost everything on BBC Radio 4 is not to be missed.
Matrixblackhole@reddit
Sort Your Life Out
More series of Call the Midwife
The Traitors
All series of Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures are all now on iplayer.
In other news we've now got several sequels to 'The Story of Tracy Beaker'. We're also getting more Balamory this April.
Oh and itv hub is now ITVX.
screeRCT@reddit
Comedy- Inside no.9 Fleabag Ludwig Detectorists This Country Ghosts Killing Eve Motherland People Just Do Nothing
Drama- Happy Valley Line of Duty Dr Foster The Night Manager Last Tango in Halifax (has light comedy as well, good to watch whilst having your tea or doomscrolling) Time The Responder Virgil This Is Going To Hurt The Fall Strike
Apologies if theres any crossovers, I cant quite remember what crosses over the 10 year mark.
Sensitive-Fishing-64@reddit
am I being unreasonable? I'd very good, surprised bit to see it mentioned
Not sure if your familiar with the British ones on Netflix but Baby Reindeer certainly worth a look if not
kbm79@reddit
Zammo died in the toilets in Grange Hill. Drug overdose.
Just say no, kids.
L00ny-T00n@reddit
Gripper Stebson taught a generation of kids in the 80s not to grow up being biggotted racist bullies. Now we live in perfect harmony thanks to the teachings of Grange Hill
anasfkhan81@reddit
this is a great question....I've been living away from the UK since 2012, and everytime I come back end up watching old sitcoms on one of those nostalgia channels but I'd love to catch up on what I missed
NorthernGooner77@reddit
Dectectorists.
MintyMarlfox@reddit
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it started in 2014.
NorthernGooner77@reddit
My bad.
Taca-F@reddit
Here We Go
It's like those sitcoms they used to do back in the day
Skruffbagg@reddit
Mostly nonces who work there getting caught
el_lemur_93@reddit
Years and Years by Russell T Davies, maybe a little close to real life at the moment but still really good tv. It's about a family over the next 15 years in the UK, quite dystopian. Really good. Also A Very British Scandal with Hugh Grant.
Other things like Motherland, What we do in the Shadows and This Country were very funny.
The Detectorists and Ghosts were very sweet and gentle comedies.
I also really enjoyed This Is Going to Hurt
kahnindustries@reddit
Nothing, it was all very meh
bobbydavs01@reddit
This Country People Just Do Nothing
Another_gryffindor@reddit
Can you keep a secret was some good, easy watching comedy. It gave me that early naughties Friday night sitcom feeling!
HBLea@reddit
His Dark Materials
SlaBLister@reddit
Pullman is a complete fool though.
Darrowby_385@reddit
Happy Valley. Mum. Here We Go. Hidden Assets. Small Prophets. Such Brave Girls. Am I Being Unreasonable. Beyond Paradise. Blue Lights. The Responder.
Where have you been that a half-decent VPN wouldn't let you access iPlayer?
BigMagic88@reddit
Gavin and Stacey. Even though most people think Corden is a prick. It’s still good
Emyr42@reddit
Series 3 ended in 2010.
BigMagic88@reddit
Did it? Bloody hell! 😂 well there’s a new couple to add on top of that then. Christ time flies
123LukeFoster123@reddit
There is a documentary series called "The Green Planet". It's a David Attenborough voiced documentary and is filmed in a way I've never seen any other plant documentary filmed before. The documentary showcases the plants like they're animals with timelapses to show how they move and interact with the world. It's genuinely phenominal how much they showcased these plants as living things rather than just inanimate objects.
It is without a doubt the best plant documentary to ever be produced. It's seriously worth giving a watch, even if you find plants boring you'll be pleasantly surprised by this series. The series released in 2022 and it still holds up great today.
Jack1ngton@reddit
Race across the world is a really nice travel show
SenseiPepsi@reddit
Happy Valley
HeretohelpifIcan@reddit
The Fall
HawkLow256@reddit
Paying TV licence i guess
chrisl182@reddit
Sherlock
SavingPrivateRianne@reddit
The Capture.
Academic-Beat-3524@reddit
The end of the fucking world Fleabag Ted Lasso Inside number 9 Killing Eve Alma’s Not Normal (this is truly excellent) Industry
Enjoy!
DameKumquat@reddit
The Night Manager, Blue Lights, Ludwig, Small Prophets, The Traitors UK (I'd start with the celeb edition), Race Across the World, Cunk on Earth, some QI with Sandi Toksvig hosting, Black Doves, His Dark Materials, Killing Eve, Twenty-Twelve...
BamberGasgroin@reddit
How much tax did you miss in the last ten years Barry?
Original_Bad_3416@reddit
Cat is actually Zoe’s mother
moofacemoo@reddit
I am not yur muvver!!!!
Original_Bad_3416@reddit
Nearly
moofacemoo@reddit
Close enough
Original_Bad_3416@reddit
It will do
LocalMendicant@reddit
If it's your thing the documentary series " once upon a time in northern Ireland" was a must watch about The Troubles. I thought it was balanced - some really good interviews with soldiers, terrorists/freedom fighters, victims, politicians etc
call7987@reddit
Taboo
Kaurblimey@reddit
Back to Life was really underrated
IcyPie6377@reddit
I have always thought this too! It was a real gem, but people seemed to sleep on it.
Wooden-Bookkeeper473@reddit
Have I got news for you.
Rude_Trouble_4075@reddit
What We Do in the Shadows 💪
Funmachine@reddit
That's FX.
Rude_Trouble_4075@reddit
Oh, sorry, I just answered what I watch on the BBC iPlayer 😅
desertdodo123@reddit
that’s not produced by the BBC
Emyr42@reddit
Globally available though.
Karl-Pilkinghorn@reddit
Nonces
Former_Nectarine3421@reddit
The capture is class
redpob@reddit
Jimmy McGovern's 2021 prison drama Time, starring Stephen Graham, Sean Bean, Hannah Walters and untrained newcomer James Nelson-Joyce, who has gone on to prove he was an utter gem of a find!
TheRebelPercy@reddit
The BAFTA award winning ‘Once Upon a Time’ series about Northern Ireland and Iraq.
RatherLargeBear@reddit
I thought Boat Story was pretty good.
rabbit92@reddit
Motherland
CarpeCyprinidae@reddit
Well basically every Dr.Who since Peter Capaldi was terrible except when Tennant returned - so don't waste time there. Ncuti Gatwa was the exception of sorts as the problem for him was really bad scriptwriting but naturally brilliant acting, while the others failed due to a combo of bad acting and bad scriptwriting
sudden-arboreal-stop@reddit
The Queen died.
jenny_quest@reddit
Here We Go, very funny sitcom.
Nerissa23@reddit
Masterchef professionals. The skills test is brilliant
bee-sting@reddit
If you like crime/police drama Unforgotten is good
BroodLord1962@reddit
Unforgotten was an ITV show
char_binx@reddit
Killing Eve
BroodLord1962@reddit
First 2 seasons were great, but I wouldn't bother with the rest of it
iamworsethanyou@reddit
Man like Mobeen
Ghosts
The Cleaner
TwoValuable@reddit
For one In the Night Garden only made two series between 2007-2009 and despite it being on every night since you've not missed anything there. Balamory is coming back with a new series after 20 years so thank God you're back in the country for it.
On a more adult note, you might have seen People Just Do Nothing as it originally aired in 2014 but it is brilliant and I rewatch it every few years. I really like Sort Your Life Out as a chilled declutter/home decoration show. Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr is also one of those shows where I know I could never be an interior designer but it's a chilled easy watch.
Comedy wise I also really enjoy Here We Go, Jen from IT crowd, Sickly Gerard from Peep Show, Pam from Gavin and Stacey. (Plus others) Are a family being recorded by their son for a school project. It's just funny.
Plus-Mulberry6761@reddit
Killing Eve. Minus the last episode.
Funmachine@reddit
I May Destroy Yu
Zubi_Q@reddit
Inside No 9
pablove_black@reddit
The Capture
BecBan@reddit
Orphan Black
Ricky_Martins_Vagina@reddit
Taboo
Easily the best period drama I've ever watched, featuring peak Tom Hardy. It's criminal that we never got a follow up series but I could happily watch it again several times over in the meantime.
Rabbit-1989@reddit
I think you can watch it on Netflix now also
Mother-Market-4056@reddit
Sarah & Duck on Cbeebies
Rabbit-1989@reddit
Gone fishing
Unfair_Bed_7575@reddit
Happy Valley + the Night Manager.
Character_Ad5286@reddit
People just do nothing & this country 🤌
Mother-Market-4056@reddit
Always thought they should have done a Comic Relief crossover, "This Country Just Do Nothing." Can imagine Kurtan and Steves bonding over their love of their grans
sandstonetowers@reddit
This Country
bowen7477@reddit
Fake news, mainly.
ordinarybloke1963@reddit
The Capture
IllSalad3669@reddit
Philomena Cunk and Mandy. That is all
datguysadz@reddit
Ghosts.
Amandaland.
Phenomenomix@reddit
Loads of good documentaries listed on iPlayer under the Storyville brand
Expensive-Draw-6897@reddit
The Detectorists including the Christmas special. Small Prophets.
I_ALWAYS_UPVOTE_CATS@reddit
The Night Manager
Shetland
The Capture
NessunoComeNoi@reddit
Race Across The World!
InevitableFox81194@reddit
We now have a scale called the Clarkson to Saville scale when referring to BBC personally scandals.
mittenshape@reddit
Detectorists and Happy Valley as have been mentioned.
This Is Going To Hurt (really excellent mini drama about a stressed out doctor).
I quite liked a comedy called Everyone Else Burns (about a religious cult). Well worth it.
Admirable_Resist111@reddit
The Night Manager series 2 has just aired, 10 years after the 1st series, so don't know if you might have seen it or not but highly recommend
cutluv@reddit
"Race Across The World", and "Small Prophets".
Cloudinthesilver@reddit
This is going to hurt
Pier-Head@reddit
Death in Paradise. Return to Paradise. Doc Martin.
Have I Got News for You and Homes Under the Hammer are still both going strong!
MitchBM15@reddit
About 10k in license fees
Canadian198725@reddit
Race Across the World!
jigoflife3@reddit
Motherland
perkiezombie@reddit
Inside number 9. All day long.
Arnoave@reddit
People Just Do Nothing
Choice-Ad-2725@reddit
Something I’ve discovered only recently is The Wrong Mans. Very funny series from James Corden, cannot fathom why I never heard of it until now 🤷🏽♂️. Def worth a watch to anyone who hasn’t seen it
Wraxe95@reddit
Eastenders
northerncodemky@reddit
Was going to say The Fall until I checked and it came out in 2013… I’m just off to research Saga holidays and walk in baths.
Suspicious_Sort991@reddit
Small prophets was on not long ago
Lessarocks@reddit
I’ve just finished Outrageous - a drama series about the Mitford family. I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope they do a second season.
mythmakeruk@reddit
I think River is among the best dramas of the last 10 years.
Interesting_Fish309@reddit
This country is funny
Shuggled@reddit
Night Manager
bahumat42@reddit
The night manager
Half of "line of duty"
They have gained the distribution rights to the English dub of one piece of your into that.
Iforgotmypassword126@reddit
Line of duty was good.
Adolescence was good/ recent
Ghosts
El_Bastardo_Grande@reddit
No more x-files, just paedophiles.
Lebowski85@reddit
Kin, This City Is Ours, Time, Line of Duty was massive, Blue Lights
popsy13@reddit
The Capture, it’s based around deep fakes, it’s actually terrifying! Enjoy
LDNLibero@reddit
Normal People
smash993@reddit
Line of Duty!
CatsChat@reddit
No way is 2016 10 years ago…
BenidormBarry@reddit (OP)
wait until you hear COVID was 6.5 years ago 😉
CatsChat@reddit
Ugh! I was thinking about that the other day. There’s a work talk I give about what people do when they aren’t able to leave their house easily, and I get people to reflect on what they were like during Covid. I’m starting to get people saying ‘I was doing homeschool’.
MorningToast@reddit
Christ...
LopsidedLegs@reddit
FUCK!
redbullcat@reddit
Line of Duty and The Capture if you like police/thriller shows.
Relativity-speaking@reddit
The Gold (brinks-mat robbery drama) was pretty decent.
slipperagua@reddit
Any of Michael Portillo’s Great Railway Journeys
F1nut92@reddit
Detectorists, This Country, Car Share (though not easy to watch online these days) and Ghosts would be my main picks, as you already mentioned Fleabag which is superb.
redsolelove@reddit
Fleabag!
J402990@reddit
Sherwood!
Careless_Category956@reddit
This Country
thierry_ennui_@reddit
This Country. Next question.
Conor2704@reddit
Lots of crime dramas are brilliant by the BBC. Line of duty, Blue lights, Kin (not made by BBC, but is on iplayer, actually an Irish show). The capture, I'm sure there's more but I can't remember them. Also, despite it being much more than 10 years old, Luther is a personal favourite!
Traditional_Tale868@reddit
Lord of the flies
DalMakhani@reddit
Ladhood, This Country, Wolf Hall
Relaxed_ButtonTrader@reddit
Death Valley, Ludwig, Small Prophets
Bitter_End_5643@reddit
The Bodyguard. Happy Valley. Industry.
Mc_and_SP@reddit
The Capture
PM-ME-UR-KNICKERS@reddit
Here We Go is a great silly comedy
An1malN1trat3@reddit
Most good comedy like Mock the Week has been cancelled but MtW is now on TLC UK.
az-johubb@reddit
Line of Duty
Comfortable-Fall1419@reddit
Technically not a BBC show but Kin.
markedasred@reddit
Blue Lights. Just incredible for me.
Crunchie64@reddit
Wallace and Gromit, mainly.
Icklebunnykins@reddit
Blue Lights, absolutely cracking.
YoSumo@reddit
Gavin and Stacey
Detectorists
Best_Designer9596@reddit
The capture
Fuzzy_Cantaloupe6353@reddit
The only things I've watched recently/consistently watch are death in paradise, silent witness and his dark materials otherwise I give it a miss
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