The Best British TV Series on BBC Video

This is our list of the best BBC television series on BBC video. “Telly” is slang in British for “television” so you may ask a person from the UK what his favorite telly series is. British television shows are popular on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States. They have witty, dry humor and many are well done and appeal to a lot of people.

Best of British Television

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#1 – Planet Earth

Is it any Good? Bear-ometer score: 94% like it

Mommy Bear’s Opinion – There are two versions of this and from what I can gather, the BBC version is much better.

Summary – This stunning television experience captures rare action, impossible locations and intimate moments with out planet’s best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, Planet Earth takes you to places you’ve never been to experience sights and sounds never before captured on film. Prepare to be overwhelmed by the beauty and majesty of Planet Earth.

#2 – Life

Is it any Good? Bear-ometer score: 94% like it

Mommy Bear’s Opinion – This movie is incredible, you get to see creatures in a totally new light you have never seen before. The video captures amazing footage of a huge variety of living creatures in a very interesting and captivating way. I really enjoyed this movie and changed my perspective.

Summary – Four years in the making, filmed over 3000 days, across every continent and in every habitat, with breathtaking new high definition filming techniques developed since Planet Earth, Life presents 130 incredible stories from the frontiers of the natural world, 54 of which have never been filmed before. Discover the glorious variety of life on Earth and the spectacular and extraordinary tactics animals and plants have developed to stay alive. This is evolution in action; individual creatures under extreme pressure to overcome challenges from adversaries and their environment, pushing the boundaries of behavior.

#3 – North and South BBC Version

Is it any Good? Bear-ometer score: 90% like it

Mommy Bear’s Opinion – This classic BBC film is very good and is a classic. If you like BBC I would recommend this one. It has such an authenticity to it and brings a feeling of peace and comfort.

Summary – As the daughter of a middle-class parson, Margaret Hale has enjoyed a privileged upbringing in rural southern England. But when her father uproots the family, she is forced to adapt to a new life in Milton – a northern mill town in the throes of the industrial revolution. Margaret is shocked by her new surroundings. Appalled by the dirt, noise and gruffness of the people of Milton, she saves her greatest contempt for the mill-owners. When John Thornton, charismatic proprietor of Marlborough Mills, becomes a ‘pupil’ of her father, she makes her distaste for this vulgar and uneducated new class abundantly clear. Over time, Margaret’s attitude towards the mill workers begins to change and she joins their workplace struggles against poverty and disease. But will she ever change her view of the employers – in particular, one who has secretly become her admirer?

#4 – Sherlock

Is it any Good? Bear-ometer score: 89% like it

Mommy Bear’s Opinion – An intense twist on the classic Sherlock Holmes made into a TV series and made modern. Watch as Serlock fiercly runs around trying to solve the mystery.

Summary -True to the spirit of the original books, this series plunges viewers into a fast-paced world where Holmes and Watson must navigate a maze of cryptic clues and lethal killers to solve three thrilling, action packed, modern-day mysteries:

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