The Best Hidden Gem British TV Series on BritBox

BritBox is a treasure trove of lesser-known British titles for American audiences to enjoy.

ClassicDoctor Whoand British comedy series are often the first things viewers think of when BritBox is mentioned.

Olusoga moves from the ancient Cheddar Man through today including the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Why Its a Hidden Gem:BritBoxs documentary offerings are often overlooked when fans discuss their favorite binges.

They live with their very chaotic nephew played by Jack Farthing.

Theres a prize pig, dinner party chaos, and many failed dating schemes.

Wodehouse adaptationJeeves and Wooster, which aired on A&E and PBS in the 90s.

This series threads several of the short stories centered around Blandings Castle into one cohesive plot.

BritBox has several of Elbas later projects includingLutherbutIn Defenceis rarely discussed.

Amys father, played by Tom Courtenay, is an inmate in debtors jail.

As she adjusts to life in a new city she meets a local factory owner played by Richard Armitage.

Their story unfolds against a backdrop of strikes and gender conflicts.

This year is the 20th Anniversary and the series is a cult classic in the genre.

Elizabeth Gaskells Victorian romance and themes about class and the Industrial Revolution makes it a must-watch forThe Gilded Agefans.

David Morrisey plays a police inspector in the fictional European city of Beszel.

Alongside Beszel is another city called Ul Qoma but the environment there is completely different.

The limited series follows a murder investigation and the danger of the two cities sharing the same space.

DCI Tennyson investigates serial killers and other challenging cases while moving through the ranks.

As the case unfolds, everyones secrets and past actions are revealed.

He assembles a ragtag group of assistants who help him arrest the most dangerous criminals of Victorian London.

Why Its a Hidden Gem:Year of the Rabbitfirst premiered on IFCs now defunct streaming service.

![PRIME SUSPECT 1

GRANADA

1991

Detective Chief Inspector Jane TennisonÕs Ôprime suspectÕ is arrested twenty-four hours after the discovery of the victim. Is he guilty of a brutal, tragic murder, or is he an innocent man, hounded by the police, a man persecuted by an Òobsessive womanÕs desperation to prove her capabilitiesÓ? In the early hours of a winter morning DCI John Shefford is called to a bedsit in Holborn where the brutally murdered body of a young woman has been discovered by the landlady. While DC Jones interviews her, DS Bill Otley hands Shefford a small black diary, which he promptly pockets. The pathologist finishes him initial examination, and the body, identified by Shefford as that of Delia Mornay, prostitute, is removed in a body bag.

Jane Tennison, attached to the same station as Shefford and of equal rank, is certain that she has, once again, been the victim of sexual discrimination. Although available at the first notification of the Della Mornay incident, her supervisors preferred to fish Shefford out of a drinking club rather than call upon her to head a murder enquiry.

The following day the body of Della Mornay is examined, and semen and blood samples show the man they are looking for has a rare blood group - and there is a suspect in that category on the police computer, George Marlow, recently released from prison after serving a sentence for attempted rape.

While Shefford and his team set out to charge Marlow in record-breaking time, Tennison applies herself to routine police work and the demands of her home life with Peter Rawlins, her recently divorced live-in lover.

The situation changes dramatically when SheffordÕs regular diet of junk food, cigarettes and alchohol results in a massive heart attack, and Tennison, sensing that this is her moment, pressures her superiors and succeeds in taking over the enquiry.

Shefford is a hard act to follow, and his team are angry and incredulous that Tennison has been appointed his successor. Despie this she immerses herself in the details of the investigation, uncovering errors and conflicting facts about the case which convince her that though George Marlow is an obvious and convenient suspect, there is no real evidence against him. Then a second body is discovered, a what started as a single murder enquiry develops into an investigation stretching back over ten years……

Picture shows - Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison

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Matt Berry and Susan Wokomas comedic timing is impeccable.Year of the Rabbitcombines high-stakes crime drama with dark comedy.