Best British suspense series

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch suspense shows from United Kingdom, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for The Irregulars

    The Irregulars 2021

    In Victorian London, a gang of troubled street teens are manipulated into solving crimes for the sinister Doctor Watson and his mysterious business partner, the elusive Sherlock Holmes. As the crimes take on a horrifying supernatural edge and a dark power emerges, it'll be up to the Irregulars to come together to save not only London but the entire world.

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  • Poster for Nightsleeper

    Nightsleeper 2024

    Set on a sleeper train traveling from Glasgow to London, a government agency desperately tries to intervene in the rapidly-escalating events onboard. Can two people who've never met, one on the train and one not, work together to save the lives of its disparate group of passengers as the Heart of Britain service hurtles towards what might quite literally be its final destination?

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  • Poster for Fifteen-Love

    Fifteen-Love 2023

    A former tennis prodigy makes an explosive allegation against her former coach. After the allegation, everyone is forced to reconsider what they thought they knew about their past success.

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  • Poster for Dead Hot

    Dead Hot 2024

    5 years ago, Elliot came home to find his soulmate Peter had vanished—with nothing left behind but his finger in a puddle of blood. Still living with Peter's twin Jess, they don't know if he ran away, was kidnapped or worse. Elliot tries moving on, and after a magical date with wonderful Will, that seems possible. But when shit hits the fan, Elliot and Jess know they need to find out the truth.

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  • Poster for Blindspot

    Blindspot 2023

    Hannah Quinn, who works monitoring the CCTV on a rough estate, sets off to solve a murder that she witnesses.

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  • Poster for Secret Smile

    Secret Smile 2005

    After Miranda Cotton breaks off her affair with the manipulative Brendan Block, she and her family become targets of his depraved revenge scheme.

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  • Ant Middleton & Liam Payne: Straight Talking 2019

    Former Special Forces soldier Ant Middleton invites pop star Liam Payne to take part in the journey - and interview - of a lifetime in Namibia.

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  • 15 Days 2018

    This Drama starts with a brutal murder - before rewinding back the 15 Days to find out why, how, and most importantly, who was responsible.

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  • Whines & Spirits 2008

    Karl Beattie and Stuart Torevell hunt far and wide in search of Britain’s creepiest and most haunted pubs and hostelries. There are spooky goings on with terrifying outcomes in which one venue shall be crowned ‘Britain’s Scariest Pub’.

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  • Murder Must Advertise 1974

    When one of the copy writers of Pym's Advertising Agency meets his death by falling down a spiral staircase, a new "writer" joins the staff to investigate the matter. His name: "Death Bredon." His true name: Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey.

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  • The Stone Tape 1972

    A team of research scientists moves into an old house and uses its scientific equipment to try and record and analyse the strange phenomena that seem to affect a particular room in the building. Television drama about a team of scientists eager to discover a new recording medium who take over a brooding, Gothic mansion recently bought and renovated by their employers, Ryan Electrics. On moving in, they find that one vital room remains unfinished, as the builders refuse to work there because of strange noises and feelings of acute unease.

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  • Five Red Herrings 1975

    Hailed by critics as the finest mystery series ever filmed, this original BBC adaptation of the Dorothy L. Sayers novel stars Ian Carmichael as aristocratic detective Lord Peter Wimsey. Wimsey goes on holiday in Scotland, hoping to relax and catch some trout, but he is soon called on to catch more than fish when Campbell, an unpopular local artist, is found dead. Campbell appears to have taken an accidental fall, but his hot-tempered behavior and ongoing feuds with several local men suggest murder. Wimsey feels certain of this when a key piece of evidence is missing from the seaside spot where Campbell was found. With six possible suspects, Wimsey must use his skills to determine the five red herrings and expose the murderer. In the dramatic conclusion, Wimsey reenacts the crime, casting himself as the murderer and Bunter as the victim.

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  • The Doll 1975

    Returning from Geneva, publisher Peter Matty encounters Phyllis du Salle and is instantly captivated by her beauty, charm and air of continental mystery. On a seaside trip, he gets more than he bargained for when Phyllis mysteriously disappears and Matty's car, which she borrowed, is returned unoccupied by the local police.

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  • Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries 2013

    Exciting evidence emerges of civilizations lost under the waves. But are these ancient cities the long sought-after Atlantis or accidents of geology?

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  • Christopher Lee's Ghost Stories for Christmas 2000

    Christopher Lee reads the disturbing Victorian ghost stories of writer MR James.

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  • Poster for Travel for Ghosts

    Travel for Ghosts 2024

    Travel for Ghosts is a paranormal investigation series where paranormal investigator Vega and guests explore some of the most haunted spots in the world, seeking for the truth.

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