The best TV shows on Channel 4 UK right now: top 50 by IMDb rating (2026)
The highest-rated TV show on Channel 4 in the UK right now is Taskmaster (2015), with an IMDb rating of 9.0. Next up: Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (2018) and The West Wing (1999).
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 Channel 4, 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
Taskmaster
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2
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
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3
The West Wing
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4
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
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5
Pride and Prejudice
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6
House
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7
This Is Us
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8
Six Feet Under
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9
Peep Show
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10
Dexter
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11
The Simpsons
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12
Parks and Recreation
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13
Father Ted
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14
It's a Sin
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15
QI
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16
Yes Minister
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17
The Great British Bake Off
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18
Yes, Prime Minister
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19
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
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20
The Great Pottery Throw Down
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21
Modern Family
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22
The IT Crowd
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23
Derry Girls
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24
Spaced
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25
Boston Legal
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26
Coupling
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27
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
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28
Kingdom
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29
House of Cards
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30
Rake
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31
Grand Designs
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32
Suits
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33
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
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34
Scrubs
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35
American Crime Story
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36
The Inbetweeners
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37
Black Books
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38
Red Dwarf
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39
'Allo 'Allo!
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40
My Mad Fat Diary
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41
Last Tango in Halifax
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42
Alone
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43
Big Boys
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44
All Creatures Great and Small
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45
Homeland
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46
The Killing
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47
Ray Donovan
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48
The Good Fight
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49
Spooks
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50
This Is England '86
Frequently asked questions
What is the best TV show on Channel 4 UK?
By IMDb rating it is currently Taskmaster (2015) (9.0). The top 5: Taskmaster (2015), Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (2018), The West Wing (1999), Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016) and Pride and Prejudice (1995).
How is this ranking made?
By IMDb rating, with at least 2,000 votes. Only titles you can currently stream on Channel 4 in the UK count.
How up to date is this list?
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