The best TV shows on BBC iPlayer UK right now: top 50 by IMDb rating (2026)
The highest-rated TV show on BBC iPlayer in the UK right now is Blue Planet II (2017), with an IMDb rating of 9.3. Next up: Seven Worlds, One Planet (2019) and Bluey (2018).
We rank by IMDb rating and only count TV shows with at least 2,000 votes on IMDb, so obscure titles with a handful of votes don't end up on top. When a title leaves BBC iPlayer, the next one moves up automatically; the list is updated every day.
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Updated 7 November 2026. Only titles you can stream with a subscription or for free.
TV shows by IMDb rating
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1
Blue Planet II
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2
Seven Worlds, One Planet
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3
Bluey
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4
Dynasties
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5
Planet Earth III
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6
Life on Earth
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7
The Green Planet
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8
Sherlock
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9
One Piece
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10
The Planets
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11
Frozen Planet II
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12
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
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13
Still Game
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14
Peaky Blinders
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15
Fleabag
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16
Naruto Shippūden
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17
Top Gear
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18
Adventure Time
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19
Line of Duty
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20
The Thick of It
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21
The Traitors
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22
Horrible Histories
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23
The Repair Shop
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24
Call the Midwife
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25
QI
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26
Detectorists
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27
Yes Minister
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28
Yes, Prime Minister
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29
The Celebrity Traitors
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30
The Goes Wrong Show
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31
Doctor Who
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32
Schitt's Creek
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33
The Office
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34
What We Do in the Shadows
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35
Happy Valley
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36
Snowfall
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37
Inside No. 9
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38
Staged
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39
People Just Do Nothing
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40
Walking with Dinosaurs
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41
Riot Women
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42
Couples Therapy
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43
Naruto
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44
Luther
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45
Normal People
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46
The Amazing World of Gumball
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47
Doctor Who
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48
Red Dwarf
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49
Ghosts
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50
The Graham Norton Show
Frequently asked questions
What is the best TV show on BBC iPlayer UK?
By IMDb rating it is currently Blue Planet II (2017) (9.3). The top 5: Blue Planet II (2017), Seven Worlds, One Planet (2019), Bluey (2018), Dynasties (2018) and Planet Earth III (2023).
How is this ranking made?
By IMDb rating, with at least 2,000 votes. Only titles you can currently stream on BBC iPlayer in the UK count.
How up to date is this list?
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