Best British thriller series

Wilderness (2023)

A dream holiday becomes a nightmare for a young British couple who seemingly have it all, as heartbreak turns into fury and revenge.

Boat Story (2023)

Two hard-up strangers stumble across a haul of cocaine on a shipwrecked boat. After agreeing to sell it and split the cash, they become entangled with police, masked hitmen, and a sharp-suited gangster known as 'The Tailor'.

Playing Nice (2025)

Set against a sweeping Cornish landscape, two couples discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up, and face a horrifying dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved, or reclaim their biological child?

Rebus (2024)

Iconic character John Rebus is reimagined as a younger Detective Sergeant, drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality.

Protection (2024)

Follows a witness protection officer who finds herself at the center of a breach; compromised by an extramarital romance with a coworker; but resolute in her resolve to fight back and unearth the real cause of corruption within her unit.

The Killing Kind (2023)

Barrister Ingrid Lewis defends John Webster against stalking charges, only for Webster to turn on her.

The Crow Girl (2025)

DCI Jeanette Kilburn and eminent psychotherapist Dr. Sophia Craven join forces to hunt the killer of young men. The investigation takes Jeanette and Sophia into a dangerous world.

Passenger (2024)

A close-knit community is sent spinning on its axis following a series of strange and unnatural crimes.

Towards Zero (2025)

After a scandalous divorce, a tennis star, his ex-wife and a volatile mix of guests converge at a coastal estate. When murder strikes, a troubled detective must unravel the truth.

The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies (2023)

Two very different women, Alice a formidable PA and Cheryl a best-selling fantasy author, become trapped in a triangle of epic proportions with Rob an eccentric and celebrated 'ecopreneur' who may or may not be trying to destroy them both.

Fear (2025)

Excited to make a fresh start away from London, Martyn and Rebecca move into a beautiful house in Glasgow with their two young children. At first, the new home seems idyllic, but when their neighbour Jan makes unnerving comments to Rebecca it turns out to be the start of something far more intimidating.

Curfew (2024)

Set in a society where all men live under 'The Women’s Safety Act', meaning they are bound by a strict curfew from 7PM to 7AM every night, with their movements tracked by an ankle tag 24 hours a day. When a woman's body is discovered, brutally murdered during curfew hours and left on the steps of the Women's Safety Center, veteran Police officer Pamela Green believes that a man is responsible. But in a world where men are bound by the curfew system, her theory is rejected.

The Au Pair (2025)

George, a diabetic father moves next door to daughter Zoe Dalton. Zoe seems to have it all, including successful husband Chris, but when she hires an au pair, Sandrine, the beguiling young French woman triggers an unsettling shift in the household as instincts and suspicions arise, hinting at hidden agendas.

Thriller (1973)

Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a self-contained story and its own cast. As the title suggests, each story is a thriller of some variety, from tales of the supernatural to down-to-earth whodunits.

Department Q (2013)

Follow two hard-boiled Copenhangen detectives "from different worlds" as they attempt to solve cold cases

Craith (2018)

Police investigate when the body of a girl is found in a lake.

Malice (0)

Charming 'manny' Adam Healey infiltrates the brash, wealthy Tanner family, in order to destroy them.Set in London and Greece, this psychological thriller is full of dark family secrets, manipulation and betrayal and it asks the question, why does Adam despise Jamie Tanner so much?

Soldier and Me (1974)

Two teenage boys witness the murder of an old man, only for the old man to turn up alive after the boys notify the police.

Skorpion (1983)

Gabrielle, formerly member of a terrorist cell, flees to England after an attempt on her life. Fearing that Gabrielle may betray it to the authorities, the cell sends the hitman Constant Delangre after her. Will Delangre find Gabrielle before the local police can defend her?

Shockers (1999)

Shockers was an anthology series of six one off thrillers with a distinctly scary edge, the individual stories attracted some high profile actors such as Kerry Fox, Daniel Craig, Douglas Hodge, Jemima Rooper and Hugo Speer.

Kindness of Strangers (2006)

Julie Graham and Neil Pearson star in a two-part drama. When happily married couple Ellie and Joe become the parents of twins, Ellie soon begins to feel overwhelmed and breaks down.

The Secret (2000)

Freddie Musgrave's life is in turmoil when a letter implicates him in murder, things are further complicated by his feelings towards his bosses daughter, Belle, who is married to a madman.

The Secret (2016)

The Secret is the story of a real-life double murder. James Nesbitt plays Colin Howell, a respectable dentist and pillar of the community, who became a killer in partnership with a Sunday school teacher, Hazel Buchanan, played by Genevieve O'Reilly.

The Secret Agent (1992)

A BBC rendering of Joseph Conrad's book by the same title. Terrorists in 1890's London work to change the position of the British government. This version has a more sympathetic portrayal of the protagonist and agent provocateur.

Dangerous Knowledge (1976)

A gritty six-part mystery thriller serial from 1976, starring John Gregson as Bill Kirby. Bill is an insurance salesman travelling back to the UK from France. Accompanied by Laura Marshall (Prunella Ransome), he has to evade the two armed agents that are following him. A series of murders follow and Bill tries to unmask who's behind them.

Doing Money (2018)

Crossfire (1988)

A police computer expert is seconded to Belfast to track down the identity of an IRA mole.

The Assassination Run (1980)

In The Assassination Run, a British made-for-TV espionage thriller, directed by Ken Hannam, a retired British spy is forced out of retirement to kill the kidnapper's of his wife.

Dangerous Knowledge (1976)

A gritty six-part mystery thriller serial from 1976, starring John Gregson as Bill Kirby. Bill is an insurance salesman travelling back to the UK from France. Accompanied by Laura Marshall (Prunella Ransome), he has to evade the two armed agents that are following him. A series of murders follow and Bill tries to unmask who's behind them.

Extremely Dangerous (2020)

"Malik “a young engineer who is an expert in combating cyber crime, finds himself seeking a gang that was kidnapped and then assassinated his wife, Nour, in a bank robbery. He is determined to chase them for revenge, which leads him to go through many dangerous confrontations