Are these the 50 most influential British TV shows of the past 50 years? Ahead of the 50th Broadcasting Press Guild Awards next week, here's what they reckon makes the cut. What do you think? What have they missed?1 7 Up series – ITV/Granada +... Read more
Are these the 50 most influential British TV shows of the past 50 years? Ahead of the 50th Broadcasting Press Guild Awards next week, here's what they reckon makes the cut. What do you think? What have they missed?
1 7 Up series – ITV/Granada + BBC
2 Life On Earth – BBC
3 The World At War – ITV/Thames
4 The Office – BBC
5 Big Brother – Channel 4 + Channel 5 + ITV
6 Planet Earth – BBC
7 Have I Got News For You – BBC
8 I May Destroy You – BBC
9 The Singing Detective – BBC
10 The Day Today – BBC
11 The Royle Family – BBC
12 Our Friends In The North – BBC
13 I’m Alan Partridge – BBC
14 Boys From The Blackstuff – BBC
15 Blackadder – BBC
16 Strictly Come Dancing – BBC
17 The Thick Of It – BBC
18 Fleabag – BBC/Amazon
19 Only Fools And Horses – BBC
20 The Naked Civil Servant – ITV/Thames
21 Spitting Image – ITV/Central
22 QueerAs Folk - Channel 4
23 The Family – BBC
24 Monty Python’s Flying Circus – BBC
25 House Of Cards – BBC
26 Gogglebox – Channel 4
27 Goodness Gracious Me – BBC
28 The Crown – Netflix
29 Newsnight – BBC
30 Derry Girls – Channel 4
31 Brideshead Revisited – ITV/Granada
32 Chernobyl – HBO/Sky
33 Cracker – ITV/Granada
34 Blue Peter – BBC
35 Inspector Morse – ITV/Central
36 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – BBC
37 The Beatles: Get Back – Disney+
38 I, Claudius – BBC
39 Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave – BBC
40 The Word – Channel 4
41 Death On The Rock – ITV/Thames
42 This is England – Channel 4
43 The Great British Bake-Off – BBC + Channel 4
44 Grange Hill – BBC
45 Pride and Prejudice – BBC
46 Pennies From Heaven – BBC
47 Desmond’s – Channel 4
48 The Big Breakfast – Channel 4
49 Parkinson – BBC + ITV
50 The Traitors – BBC
1 7 Up series – ITV/Granada + BBC
2 Life On Earth – BBC
3 The World At War – ITV/Thames
4 The Office – BBC
5 Big Brother – Channel 4 + Channel 5 + ITV
6 Planet Earth – BBC
7 Have I Got News For You – BBC
8 I May Destroy You – BBC
9 The Singing Detective – BBC
10 The Day Today – BBC
11 The Royle Family – BBC
12 Our Friends In The North – BBC
13 I’m Alan Partridge – BBC
14 Boys From The Blackstuff – BBC
15 Blackadder – BBC
16 Strictly Come Dancing – BBC
17 The Thick Of It – BBC
18 Fleabag – BBC/Amazon
19 Only Fools And Horses – BBC
20 The Naked Civil Servant – ITV/Thames
21 Spitting Image – ITV/Central
22 QueerAs Folk - Channel 4
23 The Family – BBC
24 Monty Python’s Flying Circus – BBC
25 House Of Cards – BBC
26 Gogglebox – Channel 4
27 Goodness Gracious Me – BBC
28 The Crown – Netflix
29 Newsnight – BBC
30 Derry Girls – Channel 4
31 Brideshead Revisited – ITV/Granada
32 Chernobyl – HBO/Sky
33 Cracker – ITV/Granada
34 Blue Peter – BBC
35 Inspector Morse – ITV/Central
36 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – BBC
37 The Beatles: Get Back – Disney+
38 I, Claudius – BBC
39 Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave – BBC
40 The Word – Channel 4
41 Death On The Rock – ITV/Thames
42 This is England – Channel 4
43 The Great British Bake-Off – BBC + Channel 4
44 Grange Hill – BBC
45 Pride and Prejudice – BBC
46 Pennies From Heaven – BBC
47 Desmond’s – Channel 4
48 The Big Breakfast – Channel 4
49 Parkinson – BBC + ITV
50 The Traitors – BBC


Many of its influences exist in UK politics today..
Including the civil services AI being called Humphrey.