BBC television dramas

Normal People

Series Age rating: 16 Year: 2020 IMDB Rating: 8.4

Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other’s lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved.

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Rumpole of the Bailey

Series Age rating: 9 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 8.4

Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends...

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All Creatures Great and Small

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 1978 IMDB Rating: 8.4

All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot. Ninety episodes were aired ov...

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This Is Going to Hurt

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2022 IMDB Rating: 8.4

The unvarnished truth of life as a doctor working in obstetrics and gynaecology.

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State of Play

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 2003 IMDB Rating: 8.3

The murder of Sonia Baker, a young political researcher, leads journalist Cal McCaffrey to uncover complex links between government and big business.

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Bleak House

Series Age rating: 8 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8.3

The generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, which will make...

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Poldark

Series Age rating: 11 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 8.3

Period drama series about the brooding rivalry between former soldier Ross Poldark and local industrialist George Warleggan, and the two women in their lives. Based on the books by Winston Graham.

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Spooks

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 2002 IMDB Rating: 8.3

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the...

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Garrow's Law

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8.3

The true tale of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until proved guilty' at London's Old Bailey.

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