British TV Dramas on Netflix
Last updated May 15, 2024
Sherlock: Series 1
2010 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsThis modern-day reboot of Sherlock Holmes has Arthur Conan Doyle's deductive genius moving through London as a Web-adept consultant to Inspector Lestrade and Dr. John Watson as an Afghan War vet who shares his Baker Street digs.
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Downton Abbey
2010 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsExposing the snobbery, backbiting and machinations of a disappearing class system, this series chronicles the comings and goings of the upper-crust Crawley family and their assorted servants.
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Sherlock
2010 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsIn this updated take on Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved mystery tales, the eccentric sleuth prowls the streets of modern-day London in search of clues. At his side -- though hobbling -- is flatmate Dr. John Watson, fresh from the Afghan War.
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Sherlock: Series 2
2012 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsBecoming embroiled in the complex plans of the dangerous Irene Adler, Sherlock needs every one of his remarkable skills to survive, and an invitation to the wilds of Dartmoor brings our terrified heroes face to face with the supernatural.
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Downton Abbey: Series 1
2010 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsExposing the snobbery of an old class system, this series follows the upper-crust Crawley family and their assorted servants. The Crawleys delight in their aristocratic life -- until the sinking of the Titanic muddles their line of inheritance.
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Downton Abbey: Series 2
2011 | NR | 4.5 out of 5 StarsAs the second season of this richly conceived manor drama unfolds, World War I rages in Europe and change is afoot in class-bound British society. Several men from the estate leave to fight, but Lord Grantham's age keeps him from the service.
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Call the Midwife
2012 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsSet in the 1950s, this period drama based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth follows new midwife Jenny Lee and the other midwives and nuns working in a nursing convent in an impoverished section of London's East End.
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Call the Midwife: Series 2
2012 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsFollow Jenny and the other midwives as they continue to deal with all the problems the neighborhood of Poplar has to throw at them. Series 2 finds Jenny helping at a hospital in London, Cynthia facing legal scrutiny and Chummy making big plans.
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Call the Midwife: Series 1
2012 | NR | 4.4 out of 5 StarsYoung midwife Jenny Lee is given a trial by fire as she's immersed in situations both disturbing and comical in Series 1 of this drama series set in a nursing convent in gritty 1950s East London.
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Doc Martin
2004 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsCrippled by a sudden and inconvenient fear of blood, flashy surgeon Dr. Martin Ellingham abandons his bustling London practice and sets up shop as a country doctor in this medically minded British sitcom.
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Misfits: Season 4
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsNew members Jess and Finn suit up and discover there's more to community service than picking up litter. While Finn searches for his father, Jess strikes up a relationship with a bartender who is focused on recovering a missing piece of his anatomy.
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Luther: Series 2
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsBrilliant detective John Luther struggles to recover from his wife's murder while getting his crime-solving career back on track. Soon he's on the trail of a masked murderer who is committing ritualistic crimes in London's historical landmarks.
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Luther
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn this innovative police drama, dedicated detective John Luther is trying to keep from losing a grip on his personal life as he contends with the psychological factors underyling the crimes he's been assigned to solve.
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Luther: Series 1
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIdris Elba stars in this crime drama as detective John Luther, whose personal demons complicate the chase as he searches for the evidence to convict mass murderer Alice Morgan, who is also his closest confidante.
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Misfits: Season 2
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn Season 2 of this award-winning comedy-drama, Nathan, Kelly, Curtis, Alisha and Simon discover that they're not the only ones who were affected by the storm as they now face a whole new world of weird and wild characters.
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Doc Martin: Series 2
2005 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn Season 2 of the sitcom, gruff surgeon Doc Martin contends with a self-proclaimed homeopathic healer in his sleepy Cornish village and makes a crucial decision regarding the fate of another man vying for Louisa's love.
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The Bletchley Circle
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsFour ordinary women with an extraordinary flair for code-breaking and razor-sharp intelligence skills are the focus of this murder-mystery drama. Having served as code breakers in World War II, the four now focus their talents on catching killers.
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Doc Martin: Series 1
2004 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsAs the first season of this sitcom unfolds, blood-averse Doc Martin opens his office, only to find his waiting room impossibly full. But nobody in the town of Portwenn is really sick, they just want to meet their new neighbor.
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The Bletchley Circle: Series 1
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsOnce employed by the security firm Bletchley Park to crack Nazi codes, friends Susan, Millie, Lucy and Jean reunite and put their skills to the test when a serial killer strikes in postwar London.
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Misfits
2009 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsAfter being sentenced to six weeks of community service, five ne'er-do-well teenagers discover that a freak storm has given them superpowers. But they soon learn they're not the only ones who've been given strange and even dangerous new abilities.
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Doc Martin: Series 3
2007 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn Season 3, irascible doctor Martin Ellingham's relationship with Louisa is as dicey as ever, and he can't seem to keep his foot out of his mouth. Meanwhile, the doc has acquired an aggressive new suitor in the form of hotel owner Carrie Wilson.
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Misfits: Season 3
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsNew kid Rudy joins the gang of superpower-wielding kids this season; meanwhile, the original misfits deal with some brand new powers, including changing from male to female and psychic spying, after trading with a superpower dealer.
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Misfits: Season 1
2009 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsMeet Kelly, Nathan, Curtis, Alisha and Simon, five unruly teenagers forced to do community service as payback for their crimes. When a freak electrical storm hits, they soon realize they've turned into superheroes.
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Midsomer Murders: Series 6
2003 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsIn the small villages of Midsomer, DCI Barnaby and his crew investigate when an arrogant actor dies in an explosion, a couple are clubbed to death and other cases in this crime drama series based on Caroline Graham's novels.
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Midsomer Murders: Series 5
2002 | NR | 4.1 out of 5 StarsBased on Caroline Graham's novels, set in the rustic villages of Midsomer, this series finds DCI Barnaby and his colleagues investigating homicides involving a book club, a farmer's wife and a student killed on the same day that his grandfather dies.
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