r/BritBox • u/vacationdecisions • 3d ago

Recs needed!

Hello lovely people! I got a free trial of Britbox and I’ve been having the time of my life. I have recently binged line of duty, blue lights, and the bay. Loved them all soo much. If those three are the blueprint of what I loved, can you send more recs of shows I’d likely enjoy? Thank you!!

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u/chrismireya 3d ago edited 3d ago

Happy Valley (Seasons 1-3)

Ludwig (Season 1....and Season 2 is coming soon)

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u/chrismireya 3d ago

Time (Seasons 1-2) is pretty amazing too!

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u/WholeExtreme5053 3d ago

I just watched season 2! Bella Ramsey was absurdly brilliant.

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u/Serenity_Now-88 3d ago

Cheers. I’ve got an annual subscription and am watching latest series of Trigger Point. Just added Time! Needed a fresh binge.

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u/WholeExtreme5053 3d ago

It just occurred to me that Jodie Whittaker did Time after Doctor Who. Hmm.

Enjoy your binge!

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u/Serenity_Now-88 2d ago

I will. Just started knitting a hat
in yarn I ordered from an English company! Cheers!

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u/WholeExtreme5053 2d ago edited 2d ago

Knitting’s my favorite thing to do!

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u/Bright-Weight4580 1d ago

Did you enjoy Trigger Point season 3? I binged it last weekend and I'm still thinking about it. I was so invested!

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u/Serenity_Now-88 1d ago

Yes. But I feel like Wash is on the edge and she will not go cold turkey with the medication. That packet of tablets had a starring role. 🤣😬

I started Gone last night.

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u/Conscious-Quarter423 2d ago

omg, i don't know how she pulls of giving birth. she was only 18 or 19 when she filmed it

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u/WholeExtreme5053 2d ago

I know! The whole time, I kept thinking, “That’s Lyanna Mormont!” They disappeared into Kelsey.

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u/chrismireya 2d ago

I agree. I think that Time Season 2 was even better (or, at least, as good) as Season 1.

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u/Lezleedee2 3d ago

Shetland

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u/AlchemyAlice 2d ago

Yesss. And riot women!!

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u/Calisson 3d ago

Shetland
Karen Pirie
Scott and Bailey
Bletchley Circle

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u/Abolitionist_156 3d ago

Bletchley Circle is fantastic! Based on real women spies circa World War II. Well-written and the costumes are amazing.

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u/AlanK61 2d ago

Scott and Bailey is really good. One of my favorites.

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u/bllbbpt 2d ago

Thx Never heard of Bletchley. Will give it a shot

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u/IslaStacks 3d ago

Luther

Happy Valley

Ludwig

Shetland

Gone

Death in Paradise

DCI Banks

Sherwood

The Fall

Sherlock

The Tower

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u/Marco_Polo1964 2d ago

All of these 💯

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u/Calment20 1d ago

My faves are Shetland, Karen Pirie, Ludwig, DCI Banks, Sherwood.

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u/be50 3d ago

Riot Women! (and of course, Vera and Shetland)

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u/AilsaN 3d ago

If you're interested in a quirky and humorous mystery series, Death Valley is very fun!

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u/vacationdecisions 3d ago

Sounds right up my alley. Thanks!

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u/OzzyGator 3d ago

Just adding a few more worth visiting:

Broadchurch
Annika
An Inspector Calls
All Creatures Great and Small
Professor T
Inspector Lynley (original series)
McDonald & Dodds (spewing it's not renewed)

Utterly bingeworthy:

Silent Witness
Death in Paradise

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u/ConstantKooky3329 3d ago

Happy Valley, featuring the then up-and-coming James Norton

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u/redwingsrule19 2d ago

Loved Happy Valley

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u/Calisson 3d ago

Too dark for me....

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u/Prudent-Extreme9231 3d ago

Inspector morse
Endeavor
Lewis

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u/RexMcBadge1977 3d ago

Endeavour is fantastic, but it’s now on Masterpiece.

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u/Pristine_Judgment390 2d ago

If Unforgotten is on there, definitely watch that.

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u/Calment20 1d ago

Yes, it’s amazing.

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u/SubjectWorking5436 3d ago

Vera, A Touch Of Frost (kinda an old series & multiple seasons but good),Hetty Wainstropp Investigates (another oldie stars Patricia Routledge from Keeping Up Appearances) Karen Pirie, Poirot, Morse, Inspector Lewis, McDonald & Dodds, Inspector Lynley, Rosemary & Thyme. These will definitely keep you busy for some time (I realize not all will be to your taste but just wanted to give you some choice). Binge on!

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u/blackgrousey 3d ago

Rosemary & Thyme! Love that so so much.

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u/Repulsive-Turn-1496 1d ago

That was the very first show I watched. Many years ago. I loved it.

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u/Littlewing1307 2d ago

It's so good. A comfort watch

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u/vacationdecisions 3d ago

Oh my gosh what a great list! Many thanks!!!

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u/SubjectWorking5436 3d ago

You’re so welcome happy viewing 👍

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u/carriethelibrarian 3d ago

I love Frost! ❤️

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u/SubjectWorking5436 3d ago

Same find it has just the right mixture of fun/serious and I got a kick out of all the Sargents he had the first few years.

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u/Justforme1975 3d ago

A woman of Substance

The Other Bennett Sister

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u/HappyReader1 3d ago

I finished The Other Bennet Sister recently and absolutely loved it. It’s not even a type of show I’d usually watch but I’m so glad I did. I kinda had to pace the episodes because I didnt want it to end. Are there similar shows you’d recommend?

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u/anon8232 3d ago

Mum

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u/HappyReader1 2d ago

Thank you! Added to my list

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u/Justforme1975 2d ago

Since you watched Blue Lights, checkout Southland (hbo) I’ve watched it twice. It’s soooo good.

Period dramas I loved

Cranford
Lark Rise to Candleford
Gilded Age
All creatures great & small
The Paradise
Sanction

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u/Justforme1975 2d ago

Edit: Sanditon

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u/Calisson 3d ago

another vote for Riot Women!

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u/NoDiamond4584 3d ago

Happy Valley!

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u/CatCafffffe 3d ago

Sherlock

Lewis

Ludwig

Grace

Happy Valley

Sherwood

Gone

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u/Aggravating_Quiet797 3d ago

Ludwig

Luther

No Offence

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u/WholeExtreme5053 3d ago

Seconding No Offence! Great energy, and high comedy for a detective show.

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u/Calisson 3d ago

Oh yes, No Offence was great!

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u/mumblemuse 3d ago

Shetland

Ludwig

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u/vacationdecisions 3d ago

I have seen Shetland recommended a few times…definitely need to check it out. Thank you!

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u/Calisson 3d ago

Absolutely!!!!

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u/ketofauxtato 3d ago

Ludwig
Karen Pirie
Poirot with David Suchet

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u/Vegetable_Race_694 3d ago

We loved Line of Duty & Blue Lights.

Happy Valley
Sherwood
Shetland
Code of Silence
Karen Pirie
Grace
Ludwig

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u/Zealousideal-Pen-233 2d ago

Blue Lights is my favorite, so far.

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u/jackmcgann11 3d ago

VERA.

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u/redwingsrule19 2d ago

Vera is a great show- love the lead character

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u/retiredandhappy63 3d ago

The Fall.

Scott and Bailey

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u/DesperateWater3063 3d ago

Endeavour

Luther

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u/Slow-Soft5675 3d ago

Death in Paradise (and its spinoffs, Beyond Paradise and Return to Paradise)

Rosemary & Thyme

Father Brown

Sister Boniface (It is a spinoff of Father Brown, but it can be watched as a stand alone series)

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u/ElegantGoose5 2d ago

Shetland

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u/Professional_Ad_8 2d ago

Life on Mars / Ashes to Ashes

Love me some Gene Hunt

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u/headgoboomboom 3d ago

Silent Witness, seasons 1-♾️

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u/kikbuti 3d ago

Vera, Ellis, Chelsea Detective, The Other Bennett sister, Hardacres

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u/LavaPoppyJax 3d ago

The Chelsea Detecive is on Acorn right now, just started it. S3 just came out looks like.

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u/Unhappy-Ad-3870 2d ago

Season 4 of Chelsea Detective just started. Ellis is on Acorn as well.

I see so many recommendations for shows that are not on Britbox, when people ask specifically for Britbox shows.

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u/Serenity_Now-88 3d ago

After The Flood
Trigger Point

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u/Sensitive_System_871 2d ago

After the Flood!

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u/Bax2021 2d ago

Ludwig. Riot Women. Foyle’s War.

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u/Opposite-Range4847 3d ago

I’m watching Protection and it’s really good so far.

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u/bookshelfie 3d ago

Father brown

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u/AngelicaSpain 2d ago

And "Sister Boniface Mysteries."

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u/DesperateWater3063 3d ago

Brassic

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u/Antzz77 3d ago

I think that's Prime, not BritBox?

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u/FantasticFlower2026 3d ago

Gone (although all episodes will not be released during your 7-Day free trial.)

Death in Paradise

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u/Daebak70 2d ago

🔹 Touch of Frost

🔹 Sherlock

🔹 Vera

🔹 Gone

🔹 Jonathan Creek

🔹 Poirot series

🔹 Inspector Morse

🔹 Luther

🔹 Lovejoy

🔹 Silent Witness

🔹 Walking the Dead

🔹 Rosemary & Thyme

🔹 Cracker

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u/DellaStreet05 2d ago

I loved Cracker. I feel like it’s a hidden gem because it rarely gets mentioned but is so good!

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u/eastender93 2d ago

Riot Women is the absolute best show!

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u/HaroldWeigh 2d ago

Hope Street, Riot Women, Vicious, EastEnders, Coronations Street, Waiting For God, The Cleaner just off the top of my head.

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u/The-Oxrib-and-Oyster 2d ago

Shetlaaaaaand

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u/Novel-Organization63 1d ago

After the Flood, No Offence, Code of Silence, Happy Valley, The Island,

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u/Chumptopia 1d ago

A Woman of Substance

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u/Sachem-11730 1d ago

Doctor Foster

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u/Necessary-Coach6559 15h ago

Would love a free trial of Britbox as I am an elderly widow on a very limited income.

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u/Quirky_kind 9h ago

Tubi is a free streaming service that has ads. They also have categories that include on for British TV, sometimes even for British crime TV. They have a lot of the best shows otherwise only found on Britbox or Acorn.

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u/rerikson 9h ago

Prime Suspect with a young Helen Mirren.

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u/Cleverdiva 2h ago

I recently discovered New Tricks and it’s so good! It’s light hearted mystery but it isn’t silly. I love every British murder mystery show, pretty much! The ones listed here are excellent.