2016 British television series debuts

Planet Earth II

Series Age rating: 5 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 9.5

David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.

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Saving Lives at Sea

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 8.8

Documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

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Fleabag

Series Age rating: 17 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 8.7

A comedy series adapted from the award-winning play about a young woman trying to cope with life in London while coming to terms with a recent tragedy.

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The Grand Tour

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 8.7

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back with a show about adventure, excitement and friendship... as long as you accept that the people you call friends are also the ones you find extr...

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The Crown

Series Age rating: 13 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 8.6

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 famou...

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Escape to the Chateau

Series Age rating: 5 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 8.6

Dick Strawbridge and his partner (subsequently wife) Angel Adoree swap their two-bed flat in Essex for an abandoned French chateau. Can they bring its 45 rooms and acres of land back to life?

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Ambulance

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 8.6

Insight into the London, West Midlands and North West of England ambulance services, from the highly-pressurised control room to the crews on the streets. Ambulance provides an honest 360-degree snaps...

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The Secret Life of the Zoo

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 8.5

Chester Zoo is the most popular zoo in Britain. This observational documentary series uses micro-rig camera technology to capture, in incredible detail, the remarkable behaviour of the animals there.

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Mum

Series Age rating: 12 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 8.3

A comedy about a mother at a milestone in her life. We follow her and her family through a year of new beginnings as she rebuilds her life following the death of her husband. Mum is joined by her supp...

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