Best United Kingdom Drama TV Shows

2019 • Rating 8.7 • drama

The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.

Genre: Drama

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Based On True Story, Disaster, Miniseries, Nuclear Catastrophe, 1980S, Chernobyl, The True Story Of One Of The Worst Man-Made Catastrophes In History, The Catastrophic Nuclear Accident At Chernobyl, A Tale Of The Brave Men And Women Who Sacrificed To Save Europe From Unimaginable Disaster

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-05-06

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English

Cast: Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Emily Watson, Paul Ritter, Jessie Buckley, Adam Nagaitis

2013 • Rating 8.5 • drama, crime

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.

Genre: Drama, Crime

Style: Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Birmingham, England, Gypsy, Corruption, Gangster, Outlaw, Murder, Drugs, Criminal, Period Drama

Time: Year 2013, 2010S, 2013-09-12

Place: United Kingdom, English

Cast: Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Natasha O'Keeffe

2011 • Rating 8.5 • sci-fi & fantasy, drama, action & adventure

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure

Style:

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Based On Novel Or Book, Kingdom, Dragon, King, Intrigue, Fantasy World, Seven Noble Families Fight For Control Of The Mythical Land Of Westeros, Friction Between The Houses Leads To Full-Scale War, All While A Very Ancient Evil Awakens In The Farthest North, Amidst The War

Time: Year 2011, 2010S, 2011-04-17

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, English

Cast: Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Liam Cunningham

2026 • Rating 8.2 • drama

When a young mother from a sheltered cult crosses paths with a mysterious stranger, she embarks on a risky affair that awakens desires and dark secrets.

Genre: Drama

Style: Dark, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Psychological Thriller, When A Young Mother From A Sheltered Cult Crosses Paths With A Mysterious Stranger, She Embarks On A Risky Affair That Awakens Desires And Dark Secrets

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-04-21

Place: United Kingdom, English

Cast: Molly Windsor, Asa Butterfield, Fra Fee, Siobhan Finneran, Christopher Eccleston, Rory Wilmot

2014 • Rating 8.2 • drama, sci-fi & fantasy

The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Style: Mind Bending

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Scotland, Based On Novel Or Book, Magic, Time Travel, Romance, 18Th Century, Love Story, The Story Of Claire Randall, A Married Combat Nurse From, Who Is Mysteriously Swept Back In Time To

Time: Year 2014, 2010S, Time Travel Era, 2014-08-09

Place: United Kingdom, United States Of America, French, Gaelic, English

Cast: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell, David Berry

1997 • Rating 7.5 • crime, drama, mystery

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Style: Cerebral, Dark, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night, Teens

Plot: England, Murder, Police Detective, Murder Investigation, Police Inspector, Midsomer, The Peacefulness Of The Midsomer Community Is Shattered By Violent Crimes, Suspects Are Placed Under Suspicion, And It Is Up To A Veteran Dci And His Young Sergeant To Calmly And Diligently Eliminate The Innocent And Ruthlessly Pursue The Guilty

Time: Year 1997, 1990S, 1997-03-23

Place: United Kingdom, English

Cast: Neil Dudgeon, Nick Hendrix, Fiona Dolman, Annette Badland

2024 • Rating 6.6 • crime, drama

In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old miscarriage of justice.

Genre: Crime, Drama

Style: Cerebral, Gritty, Suspenseful

Audience: Adult, Date Night

Plot: Detective, Investigation, Aggressive, Cold Case, Thriller, In The Heart Of London, An Anonymous Phone Call Draws Two Brilliant Detectives, A Young Woman In The Early Stages Of Her Career And A Well-Connected Man Determined To Protect His Legacy, Into A Fight To Correct An Old Miscarriage Of Justice

Time: Year 2024, 2020S, 2024-01-10

Place: United Kingdom, English, London

Cast: Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo, Zoë Wanamaker, Cathy Tyson, Stephen Campbell Moore