
Best British TV Shows to Binge

Fresh off binge-watching Downton Abbey for the second time, I asked my cousins for all their British TV recs. I need a new show! Give me your best British TV shows to Binge-watch, please!
Start With The New Classics
They gave me a list. Of course, there are the classics: Downtown Abbey, Poldark, Call The Midwife & more. Start with those.
Well, as soon as Poldark ended I asked them for more recs. Probably getting tired of being my British TV guides, they created this badass list of the Best British TV Shows to Binge. My cousins watch a lot of their shows on Acorn & I watch a lot of Masterpiece. Hello, Victoria!
As we continue to find new shows, we will update this list & please feel free to comment with any of your personal favorites!
Best British TV Shows to Binge

British Mysteries, Part 1 – The Constabulary
- Midsomer Murder
- Death in Paradise
- Brokenwood Mysteries
- Murdoch Mysteries

British Mysteries, Part 2 – The Sleuths
- Agatha Raisin
- Shakespeare and Hathaway
- Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries (1920s Setting, not the 1960s setting reboot)
- Rosemary and Thyme
- Father Brown

British Comedies
- Derry Girls
- IT Crowd
- Miranda
- Black Books

British Feel Good Shows
- 800 Woods
- Detectorists
- Moone Boy

Brits Around the World – Travel Shows
- Martin Clunes’ Islands of America
- Coastal Railways w/ Julie Walters
- Still Standing (w/ Jonny Harris)
- Vintage Roads
- Penelope Keith’s Coastal Villages


One Comment
Claire @ Book Lovers Pizza
Thanks for this!! We have watched Downton a million times….we love The Detectorists (the hubs is a metal detector nerd too) and gonna have to check out some of these other suggestions!