British tv movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant british tv movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, offbeat, sketch comedy, witty, sitcom and not serious films and TV shows about / with british, satire, sketch, joke, absurdism, disorder, british humour, surrealism, misfit and social satire plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Sci-Fi genres shot in UK, Belgium, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as british tv: The Mighty Boosh (2003), Misfits (2009), Fawlty Towers (1975), Ain't Misbehavin' (1997), EastEnders (1985), MotherFatherSon (2019), The Avengers (1961), Hippies (1999), Not Only... But Also (1965), The Lakes (1997).

List of british tv movies

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The Mighty Boosh (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy television show created by Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding and others. The Mighty Boosh is a comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Episodes often featured elaborate musical numbers in ...
Style: surreal, sitcom, humorous, exciting, not serious ...
Plot: absurdism, absurd humor, surrealism, obsessive quest, eccentricity, music, best friend, comedy team, fictional band, improv, magical, sketch ...
Time: future, 2000s
Place: england, london
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 8.2
 107K
Misfits (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
Style: exciting, witty, cynical, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, kids, teen drama
Plot: supernatural, supernatural ability, youth, time travel, superhero, friendship, supernatural power, teenage life, swearing, friends, danger, superhuman powers ...
Time: future, 2000s, 21st century
Place: europe, england
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 8.8
 100K
Fawlty Towers (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom produced by BBC Television that was first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 and 1979. Twelve episodes were made. The show was written by John Cleese and his then wife Connie Booth, both of whom also starred in the ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, hilarious, not serious, witty ...
Audience: teens
Plot: owner, farce, hotel, snob, cockney, married couple, couples, tourist, monty python, humour, disorder, nothing goes right ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place: england, britain, europe
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Ain't Misbehavin' (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Musical, War
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story: "Ain't Misbehavin'" is a delightful wartime comedy about two very different bandsmen (Eddie and Eric) and their misadventures with gangsters, romance, and black-marketing in Blitz-time London.
Plot: world war two, theater, pop music, deserter, private detective, air raid, musician, mother, royal air force, gangster, nightclub, nurse ...
Time: 1940s
Place: scotland, london
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 4.7
 9K
EastEnders (1985)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.
Style: soap opera, captivating, realistic, serious, crime drama ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: working class, workplace intrigue, small community, parent grown child relationship, social relations, society, family business, family in crisis, neighbor neighbor relationship, small town, husband wife relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 2000s, 2010s, 90s ...
Place: england, london, europe, east end london
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MotherFatherSon (2019)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 459 min.
TV show
Story: Max is a charismatic self-made American businessman with media outlets in London and around the world. When the self-destructive lifestyle of his 30 year-old son, Caden, spirals out of control, the devastating consequences threaten the future of ...
Style: captivating, psychological thriller
Plot: investigation, journalism, self made man, family crisis, wealthy family, businessman, privilege, media, political party, father son relationship, family relations, drug ...
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 8.3
 9K
The Avengers (1961)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. The Avengers initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of ...
Style: sitcom, retro, fast, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience: kids
Plot: spy, espionage, female warrior, secret agent, undercover, kickass women, woman with a gun, superhero, villain, wartime, police, robot ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: london, england, britain, europe
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 7.0
 449
Hippies (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Swinging London, 1969. From his flat in Notting Hill Gate, Ray Purbbs edits an 'underground' (that is, counterculture) magazine, Mouth, assisted by his fellow hippies Alex, Jill and Hugo. Ray is passionate about protest, ludicrously ...
Style: hilarious, sitcom
Plot: hippie, counterculture, magazine
Time: 60s
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Not Only... But Also (1965)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Not Only... But Also was a popular 1960s BBC British television series starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
Style: sketch comedy, surreal, parody, spoof
Plot: sketch, satire, singer, social satire, absurd humor, british, joke, comedy team, irreverence, singing, absurdism, musician ...
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 8.1
 1K
The Lakes (1997)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 374 min.
TV show
Story: Doom-laden but compelling BBC1 drama series embracing sex, death and Catholic guilt, set in a small community in the Lake District. The first four-part series centred on newcomer Danny Kavanagh; the second 10-part series featured other characters in ...
Plot: small town, boat, tragedy, lake, guilt, controversy, sex, husband wife relationship, community, death, outsider, gambler ...
Time: 20th century
Place: england
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Is It Bill Bailey? (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Is It Bill Bailey? was a stand up / sketch comedy series written by and starring Bill Bailey. One series of six episodes was produced and aired on BBC Two in 1998, and it has never been recommissioned or released on DVD. It was to have been repeated ...
Style: sketch comedy
Plot: sketch, singing, singer, monologue, musician, stand up comedian, british, joke, comedian, stand up comedy, actor playing himself, song ...
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The Telegoons (1963)
Genre: Family, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: The Telegoons is a comedy puppet show, adapted from the highly successful BBC radio comedy show of the 1950s, The Goon Show produced for BBC television and first shown during 1963 and 1964. Two series of 13 episodes were made. The series was briefly ...
Style: sketch comedy, spoof, parody
Audience: kids
Plot: puppet, satire, british, joke, innocence, irreverence, stand up comedian, entertainment, admiral, absurdism, social satire, cowardice ...
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 7.9
 406
The Dreamstone (1990)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The Dreamstone is a British animated television series that ran for 4 series of 13 episodes each between 1990 and 1995. The original concept and artwork were created by Michael Jupp who would later create another cartoon show Bimble's Bucket. ...
Style: 2d animation
Audience: kids
Plot: sword and sorcery, dream, parallel world, canine, wizard, nightmare, anthropomorphic animal, army, anthropomorphism, small town, magical object, magic ...
Time: 90s, medieval times
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That Was The Week That Was (1962)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same ...
Style: sketch comedy
Plot: satire, political humor, current affairs, political satire, joke, social satire, british, entertainment, politics, fake news report, comedian, stand up comedian ...
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The Animals of Farthing Wood (1993)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Belgium, UK, France, Germany
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The Animals of Farthing Wood is an animated series created by the European Broadcasting Union between 1992 and 1995 and based on the series of books written by Colin Dann. It was produced by Telemagination, based in London, and La Fabrique, based in ...
Style: adult animation, semi serious, sentimental, feel good
Audience: kids, toddlers, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: fox, forest, woods, friendship, bird, child, vixen, friends, animal life, escapades, starting over, hopes ...
Time: 90s
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The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The Legends Of Treasure Island is an animated cartoon from the UK that ran from 1993-1995. It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 22–25 minutes. The series was loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's original story ...
Style: serious, exciting
Audience: kids
Plot: pirate, treasure hunt, heroes, devil, magic, map, adventurer, good versus evil, danger, rivalry, escapades, imaginary ...
Time: 18th century
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Rutland Weekend Television (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Rutland Weekend Television was a television sketch show on BBC2, written by Eric Idle with music by Neil Innes. Two series were broadcast, the first consisting of six episodes in 1975, the second of seven in 1976. A Christmas special also aired on ...
Style: mockumentary, sketch comedy, spoof, parody, not serious ...
Plot: monty python, sketch, showbiz, silly humor, music band, music, disorder, artists and showbiz, rock, media, media satire, television studio ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: europe, england
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The League of Gentlemen (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The League of Gentlemen is a British comedy television series that premiered on BBC Two in 1999. The show is set in Royston Vasey, a fictional town in Northern England based on Bacup, Lancashire. It follows the lives of dozens of bizarre ...
Style: surreal, sitcom, dark comedy, sketch comedy, hilarious ...
Plot: sketch, satire, freak, misfit, magic, post apocalyptic, everyday life, darkness, halloween, small town, taxi driver, eccentric family ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: northern england, yorkshire, england, europe
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 8.4
 32K
Life on Mars (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 959 min.
TV show
Story: Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between January 2006 and April 2007. The series combines elements of science fiction and police procedural, featuring an officer from the Greater Manchester Police who travels back in ...
Style: detective, surreal, captivating, tense, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police, police detective, police investigation, investigation, time travel, culture clash, partner, disorder, rivalry, fighting crime, twists and turns, time loop ...
Time: future, 20th century, 2000s, 70s
Place: northern england, manchester, england, europe
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 8.3
 10K
State of Play (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 312 min.
TV show
Story: A thriller set in London, in which a politician's life becomes increasingly complex as his research assistant is found dead on the London Underground and, in a seemingly unrelated incident, a teenage pickpocket is shot dead.
Style: political thriller, political, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot: conspiracy, journalism, politics, murder, journalist, corruption, twists and turns, political corruption, manipulation, moral ambiguity, state affairs, political conspiracy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, britain, europe, london, manchester
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Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a British sketch comedy series created by the comedy group Monty Python and broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and ...
Style: sketch comedy, surreal, sitcom, humorous, parody ...
Plot: satire, monty python, sketch, pop culture, philosophy, crossover, stoner, communism, everyday life, cabaret, mathematics, humour ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place: britain, europe, england
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The Killing of Sister George (1968)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: When June Buckridge (Beryl Reid) arrives at her London flat and announces 'They are going to murder me', her long-time lover and doll-cuddling flat mate Alice 'Childie' McNaught (Susannah York) realises that things are going to ...
Style: sexual, dark comedy, independent film, soap opera, sadistic ...
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, older woman younger woman relationship, lgbtq, sex, infidelity, satire, jealousy, doll, obsession, female nudity ...
Time: 60s
Place: england, europe
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The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 152 min.
TV show
Story: An Earth Man and his alien friend escape an exploding Earth, and set forth on an odd adventure across the universe with a known fugitive. Based on the book by Douglas Adams, the dialog follows the book closely. This was originally a 6-part series ...
Style: humorous, offbeat, light, talky, futuristic ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids
Plot: benign alien, space travel, ufo, imaginary, mysterious planet, alien, space, satire, time travel, fantasy world, spacecraft, outer space ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
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Smack the Pony (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Smack the Pony is a British sketch comedy show that ran from 1999 until 2003 on Channel 4. The main performers on the show were Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan, and Sally Phillips. There were also regular appearances from Sarah Alexander, Darren Boyd, ...
Style: sketch comedy, atmospheric, hilarious, not serious, realistic ...
Plot: sketch, satire, strong female presence, sexism, social misfits, battle of the sexes, gender, female protagonist, british, fast talker, comedienne
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: england
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Come Fly with Me (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story: Comedy series set in a busy airport and on the departing and arriving flights, featuring characters played by Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
Style: mockumentary, parody, humorous, sitcom, captivating ...
Plot: airport, pilot, staff, workplace, passenger, everyday life, tourist, society, workplace situations, comedian, comedy team, aviation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe, united kingdom
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 7.7
 26K
Little Britain (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story: Little Britain is a British character-based comedy sketch show which was first broadcast on BBC radio and then turned into a television show. It was written by comic duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas. The show's title is an amalgamation of the ...
Style: sketch comedy, parody, not serious, cynical, witty ...
Plot: stupidity, sketch, satire, social satire, lifestyle, sexual humor, human nature, society, social misfits, misfit, gender bending, false identity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, britain, europe, paris france, london
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 7.9
 7K
Psychoville (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Psychoville is a British dark comedy television serial written by and starring The League of Gentlemen members Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. It debuted on BBC Two on 18 June 2009. Pemberton and Shearsmith each play numerous characters, with ...
Style: surreal, dark comedy, semi serious, suspenseful, sitcom ...
Plot: social misfits, serial killer, nurse, insanity, blackmail, life turned upside down, drinking problem, dark humor, sketch, killer clown, satire, magic ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, london, europe
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 8.1
 11K
Ashes to Ashes (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Crime drama series featuring Life On Mars' DCI Gene Hunt. After being shot in 2008, DI Alex Drake lands in 1981, where she finds herself in familiar company.
Style: detective, surreal, serious, tense, mind bending ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police, time travel, police detective, reluctant partners, female detective, power relations, fighting crime, uncover truth, female protagonist, confined, tough law enforcer, coma ...
Time: 80s, future, 20th century, 2010s, 2000s ...
Place: england, london, europe, east end london
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 7.6
 405
Dead Ringers (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Dead Ringers is a United Kingdom radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and later BBC Two. The programme was devised by producer Bill Dare and developed with Jon Holmes, Andy Hurst and Simon Blackwell. It starred Jon ...
Style: humorous, not serious, cynical, talky, witty ...
Plot: satire, media satire, politics, state affairs, artists and showbiz, society, joke, comedy team, humour, media, disorder, celebrity culture ...
Time: 21st century
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Goodness Gracious Me (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Goodness Gracious Me is a BBC English language sketch comedy show originally aired on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998 and later televised on BBC Two from 1998 to 2001. The ensemble cast were four British Indian actors, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, ...
Style: sketch comedy, parody, realistic, not serious, cynical ...
Plot: sketch, culture clash, satire, punjabi, immigrant, family life, working class, suburban life, ethnic, suburbs, eccentric family, family relations ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: europe, england, india
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