From period pieces to modern romances, these series from across the pond are sure to hey.
Here’s EW’s guide to the best British shows on Netflix right now.
Madden’s performance is enthralling as a man with PTSD faced with a series of impossible choices and challenges.
Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri on ‘Killing Eve’; Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby on ‘Peaky Blinders’; Joe Locke as Charlie Spring and Kit Connor as Nick Nelson on ‘Heartstopper’.Credit:Des Willie/BBCAmerica/Sid Gentle; Matt Squire/Netflix; Samuel Dore/Netflix
The six-episode series forefronts Waller-Bridge’s trademark observational humor, putting her unique spin on the classic friends-living-together sitcom.
The results are sometimes delicious, and sometimes disastrous, but either way, it makes for tasty television.D.H.
The first six seasons are available in full on Netflix.D.H.
Ashley Walters as Detective Inspector Bascombe and Faye Marsay as Detective Sargeant Frank in ‘Adolescence’.Courtesy of Netflix
The show was canceled in Britain after two years, but rapper/producerDrakebrought the series back on Netflix.
The first two seasons are listed asTop Boy: Summerhouseand the revival seriesTop Boycomprises a further three seasons.D.H.
Ricky Gervais as Tony and Penelope Wilton as Anne on ‘After Life’.Ray Burmiston/Netflix
Richard Gadd as Donny Dunn and Jessica Gunning as Martha Scott in ‘Baby Reindeer’.Ed Miller/Netflix
Eve Hewson as Adele in ‘Behind Her Eyes’.Mark Mainz/Netflix
Ben Whishaw as Sam Young (back) and Keira Knightley as Helen Webb on ‘Black Doves’.Ludovic Robert/Netflix
Michaela Coel as Kate Ashby in ‘Black Earth Rising’.Netflix
Annie Murphy as Joan Tait in season 6 of ‘Black Mirror’.Nick Wall/Netflix
Vinette Robinson as Carly on ‘Boiling Point’.BBC
Laura Main as Nurse Shelagh Turner on ‘Call the Midwife’.Neal Street Productions
Adrian Scarborough as Colin, Julie Dray as Melody, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Lulu on ‘Crashing’.Mark Johnson/Angus Young/Channel 4/Everett Collection
Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton, and Claire Foy all as Queen Elizabeth II on ‘The Crown’.Netflix
Diane Morgan as Philomena Cunk on ‘Cunk on Earth’.Netflix/Everett
The cast of ‘Derry Girls’.Netflix
Theo James as Eddie Horniman on ‘The Gentlemen’.Netflix
Joshua McGuire, Tom Hiddleston, Graham Norton (standing), and Ruth Wilson on ‘The Graham Norton Show’.Isabel Infantes/PA Images via Getty
Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, Noel Fielding, and Sandi Toksvig on ‘The Great British Baking Show’.Netflix
Kit Connor as Nick Nelson and Joe Locke as Charlie Spring on ‘Heartstopper’.Netflix
Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri and Jodie Comer as Villanelle on ‘Killing Eve’.Laura Radford/BBCAmerica/Sid Gentle
Alexander Dreymon as Uhtred on ‘The Last Kingdom’.Joe Alblas/Netflix
Joshua McGuire as Angus, Johnny Flynn as Dylan, Antonia Thomas as Evie, and Daniel Ings as Luke on ‘Lovesick’.Alan Peebles/Netflix
Catriona Balfe as Claire Fraser and Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser on ‘Outlander’.Aimee Spinks/Starz
Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby on ‘Peaky Blinders’.Robert Viglasky/Netflix
Ncuti Gatwa as Eric Effiong and Asa Butterfield as Otis Milburn on ‘Sex Education’.Sam Taylor/Netflix
Ashley Walters as Dushane on ‘Top Boy’.Netflix
