British TV Comedies on Netflix
Last updated May 12, 2024
Derek
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsRicky Gervais created and stars in this heartwarming comedy-drama as Derek, a loyal nursing home caretaker who sees only the good in his quirky co-workers as they struggle against prejudice and shrinking budgets to care for their elderly residents.
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Fawlty Towers: Series 1
1975 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsJohn Cleese stars as Basil Fawlty, the manic and much-put-upon hotel manager whose life is plagued by dead guests, hotel inspectors and riffraff. His biggest headache, though, is his "little nest of vipers" -- nagging wife Sybil.
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Black Books: Series 2
2002 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn the second season, grubby bookstore owner Bernard, his employee Manny and his neighbor Fran continue their antics in this sublimely silly sitcom. Fran begins piano lessons, Bernard and Manny teach, and Bernard finds proof of Manny's madness.
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Fawlty Towers: Series 2
1979 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 Stars"Fawlty Towers" returns for a second madcap series with Basil once again hampered at every turn by his scathing wife Sybil and the hapless Manuel. It would almost be possible to feel sorry for him, if it wasn't for his appalling rudeness.
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Fawlty Towers
1975 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsHaughty, misadventure-prone Basil Fawlty and his bossy wife, Sybil, try to raise the profile of their "English Riviera" operation -- the Fawlty Towers Hotel -- but never-ending misunderstandings arise, leading to constant farcical lunacy.
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Kingdom: Series 1
2007 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsCounty solicitor Peter Kingdom takes on a string of quirky legal cases for the offbeat residents of Market Shipborough, including the kidnapping of a local child and a clash between a gas company and sheep owners over land.
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Black Books
2000 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsA misanthropic bookshop owner named Bernard Black wakes up from a bender to discover, to his horror, that he's hired cheery Manny Bianco as a clerk. Bernard soon finds that Manny is a natural salesman and the perfect foil for his antisocial rants.
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Blackadder: Series 2
1986 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe sharp-witted Edmund, Lord Blackadder -- grandson of the original Black Adder -- worries about his attraction to a manservant, gets appointed executioner and drinks too much before an important visit from two relatives.
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Blackadder: Series 3
1987 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn Series 3, Despicable rogue Edmund Blackadder finds himself booted from upper-crust society and serving as butler to the incompetent Prince Regent in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Blackadder: Series 1
1983 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSet during the really dark part of the Dark Ages (England 1485), Series 1 chronicles the wickedly funny misadventures of the terminally treacherous Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh (alias: The Black Adder).
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All Creatures Great and Small
1978 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhile working alongside quirky Yorkshire vet Siegfried and his lazy but lovable brother, Tristan, newcomer James Herriot experiences all manner of misadventures treating animals and clashing with superstitious country folk.
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All Creatures Great and Small: Series 2
1978 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSeries 2 of this comedy continues the true-life story of veterinarian James Herriot in 1940s England. Newly married and settled into a practice in Yorkshire, James finds his life injected with adventures as wild as the variety of animals he treats.
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All Creatures Great and Small: Series 3
1979 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSeries 3 sees veterinarian James become more entrenched in Yorkshire life, but even more bewildered and beleaguered by the people that surround him -- perhaps more than the animals they bring him.
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Peep Show: Series 7
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSeason 7 kicks off with a dramatic start in the hospital as Sophie gives birth to her baby. Meanwhile, Mark faces off with Gerrard over Dobby, and Jeremy nurses a man in a coma, which leads him to a beautiful, unattainable woman.
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Peep Show: Series 5
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsHaving just gone through with a disastrous marriage ceremony to Sophie, Mark now faces the horror of returning to work with his estranged wife. Meanwhile, Jeremy has a rude awakening when the money he's been subsisting on finally runs out.
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All Creatures Great and Small: Series 7
1990 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn Series 7, James tries to persuade his daughter not to become a vet, Tristan swoons over more than one lovely lass and dictatorial doggie Tricki Woo keeps the practice running in circles.
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Peep Show: Series 3
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsMark and Sophie's relationship is tested when she moves, while a promise of a threesome prevents Jeremy from breaking up with his new girlfriend. Jeremy also stirs the pot by sleeping with Mark's sister.
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Peep Show
2003 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThrown out by his girlfriend, slacker Jeremy takes up residence with his friend Mark, who has a very different -- but still dysfunctional -- view of the world. They come to rely on each other as they deal with their immature fantasies about women.
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Peep Show: Series 6
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWith Sophie's baby on the way, Mark and Jeremy become even more desperate (if that's possible) to enjoy their final days of freedom. Mark, newly promoted, splurges and finds Jeremy a job in the office.
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Peep Show: Series 2
2004 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSocially dysfunctional twenty-somethings Mark and Jeremy share a flat in south London. Problem-solving is most definitely not their forte, as they struggle to find answers to love, fulfillment and less stressful tasks such as what DVD to watch.
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Blackadder
1983 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSet in significant time periods from the Dark Ages through World War I, this hilarious comedy series recounts the adventures of Edmund Blackadder, the most despicable and brilliant rogue ever to pursue a coin or a pretty woman.
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Peep Show: Series 8
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsMark is waiting for Dobby to move in, while Dobby waits for Jeremy to move out. Gerard dies of the flu, while Jeremy and Super Hans have amicably ended their band. Jeremy contemplates his life so far, and eventually agree to take therapy.
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All Creatures Great and Small: Series 5
1988 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsJames Herriot's Yorkshire vet practice returns. Snow transforms the dales into icy beauty as James tries to save a litter of dying piglets. Helen is confined to the bedroom with a slipped disc, and Tristan is on the hunt for a new job.
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All Creatures Great and Small: Series 4
1988 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIt is the early 50s, and the Dales are still suffering from the bleak austerity that gripped all England after WWII. Tristan has landed a position in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries so the Darrowby practice recruits a young Scottish vet.
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Peep Show: Series 1
2003 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThrown out by his girlfriend, big dreamer and insufferable slacker Jeremy takes up residence with his socially awkward old friend Mark, who has a completely different -- but equally dysfunctional -- worldview, especially with regards to women.
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