British TV has been around as long as the television itself, although Britain was swiftly overtaken as the frontrunner of small-screen programming by the United States in the immediate postwar period. Since then, the United Kingdom’s contribution to television has been dwarfed by its counterpart across the pond. Nevertheless, British TV shows continue to hold cultural sway across the world.

Whether it’s outstanding BBC dramas or game-changing streaming miniseries, Britain has continued to produce small-screen masterpieces for the past 80 years. The country arguably punches above its weight with its impressive televisual output, given the budgetary limitations British TV productions are constrained by.

If the best British movies of all time is a monumental collection of classics,

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