This is a list of television series that were made for first broadcast in the United Kingdom.

English language

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*'' QI'' – panel game *'' Quatermass'' – science fiction serial *'' Quatermass and the Pit'' – science fiction serial *'' The Quatermass Experiment'' – science fiction *'' Quatermass II'' – science fiction serial *'' Quayside'' – soap opera *'' The Queen's Nose'' – children's drama *'' Queer as Folk'' – drama *'' A Question of Sport'' – panel game *'' Question Time'' – factual/politics *'' Questions for the Future'' – debate *'' Quiet as a Nun'' – drama *'' Quiz Call'' – quiz show *'' Quizmania'' – game show *'' Quiznation'' – game show

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*'' T-Bag'' – children's *''

Taboo A taboo is a social group's ban, prohibition or avoidance of something (usually an utterance or behavior) based on the group's sense that it is excessively repulsive, offensive, sacred or allowed only for certain people.''Encyclopædia Britannica ...

'' – drama *'' Taff Acre'' – soap opera *'' Taggart'' – police drama *'' The Take'' – drama *'' Take a Letter'' – game show *'' Take a Letter, Mr. Jones'' – sitcom *'' Take Hart'' – children's art show *'' Take Me Out'' – game show *'' Take the High Road'' – soap opera *'' Take Your Pick!'' – game show *'' Takeover Bid'' – game show *'' Tales of the Unexpected'' – drama/horror – adaptations of

Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime Flying ace, fighter ace. His books have sold more than 300 million copies ...

stories *'' Talk to Me'' – drama *''

Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American Rock music, rock band formed in New York City in 1975.Talking Heads

'' – drama *'' Talking Telephone Numbers'' – game show *'' Talking Threads'' – Country Channel, reality *'' Tarby's Frame Game'' – game show *'' Target'' – police drama *'' Taskmaster'' – comedy/panel game *''

Taste The gustatory system or sense of taste is the sensory system that is partially responsible for the perception of taste. Taste is the perception stimulated when a substance in the mouth biochemistry, reacts chemically with taste receptor cells l ...

'' – cookery *'' The Taste'' – cooking *'' Teachers'' – drama *'' The Teacher'' – drama *'' Tee and Mo'' – children's *'' Teen Big Brother: The Experiment'' – reality *'' Telecrime'' – crime drama *'' Teletubbies'' – children's *'' Tell the Truth'' – panel game show *''Temptation Island UK'' –

reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...

*'' Ten Pound Poms'' – historical drama *''Tender Is the Night'' *'' Tenko'' – historical drama *'' Tess of the D'Urbervilles'' – drama *'' Testament of Youth'' – drama *''Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise'' – nature documentary *'' Thank God You're Here'' – comedy *'' That Mitchell and Webb Look'' – comedy/sketch show *'' That Sunday Night Show'' – chat show/panel show *'' That Was The Team That Was'' – sports documentary *'' That Was the Week That Was'' – comedy/satire *'' That's Life!'' – magazine-style TV series *'' That's the Question'' – game show *'' Theatre 625'' – drama anthology *'' Theatre Parade'' – excerpts from London shows *'' Thérèse Raquin'' *'' They Think It's All Over'' – panel game *'' There's Nothing to Worry About!'' – comedy sketch show *''There's Something About Megan'' – music *'' There's Something About Miriam'' – reality television *'' The Thick of It'' – sitcom/satire *'' Thief Takers'' – crime drama *'' Thieves Like Us'' – sitcom *'' The Thin Blue Line'' – sitcom *'' Thin Ice'' – sitcom *'' The Third Eye'' – drama *'' This is Jinsy'' – surreal comedy/sitcom *'' This is England'' – 30somethingish drama *'' This Is Your Life'' – documentary/biography *'' This Life'' – drama *'' This Time Tomorrow'' – game show *'' This Time with Alan Partridge'' – comedy *'' This Week'' – current affairs (on ITV) *'' This Week'' – political affairs (on

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

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Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...

'' – children's *'' Thorne'' – police drama *'' Threesome'' – comedy *'' Three of a Kind'' – comedy sketch show *'' Three Up, Two Down'' – comedy *'' Through the Keyhole'' – comedy/panel game show *'' Thunderbirds'' – science fiction *'' Tickety Toc'' – children's/animated *'' Tickle, Patch and Friends'' – animated *'' Tikkabilla'' – children's *'' Till Death...'' – situation comedy *'' Till Death Us Do Part'' – situation comedy *'' Time Gentlemen Please'' – situation comedy *'' Time of Our Lives'' – sport interview series *'' Time Team'' – history *''

Time Trumpet ''Time Trumpet'' is a six-episode satirical television comedy series which aired on BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the B ...

'' – comedy/mockumentary *''

Timeslip ''Timeslip'' is a British children's television series, children's science fiction television series made by Associated TeleVision, ATV for the ITV (TV network), ITV network, and broadcast in 1970 and 1971. It was first shown on Monday evenings ...

'' – science fiction *'' Timmy Time'' – children's/animated *''

Tinga Tinga Tales ''Tinga Tinga Tales'' is an animated children's television series based on African folk tales and aimed generally at 4 to 6-year-olds that ran for two seasons (2011–2012). It was commissioned by the BBC for its CBeebies channel. Named afte ...

'' – children's/animated *'' Tiny Planets'' – children's *'' Tipping Point'' – quiz show *'' Tiswas'' – children's *'' Titch'' – children's *'' Tittybangbang'' – comedy sketches *'' TLC'' – sitcom *'' TNA British Boot Camp'' *'' To Me... To You...'' – children's *'' To Play the King'' – drama *'' To the Ends of the Earth'' – drama *'' To the Manor Born'' – situation comedy *'' Toast of London'' – comedy *'' Today's Business'' – news/talk show *'' Today's the Day'' – game show *''

Tofu or bean curd is a food prepared by Coagulation (milk), coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness: ''silken'', ''soft'', ''firm'', and ''extra (or super) firm''. It originated in Chin ...

'' – documentary *'' Together'' – soap opera *'' Tom, Dick and Harriet'' – sitcom *'' Tom Brown's Schooldays'' – drama *'' Tommy Zoom'' – children's *''

The Tomorrow People ''The Tomorrow People'' is a British children's science fiction on television, science fiction television series created by Roger Price (television producer), Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV (TV network), ITV Network, th ...

'' – science fiction *'' Tomorrow's World'' – factual *'' Tonight'' – news / current affairs *'' Tony Bennett at the Talk of the Town'' – music *'' Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment'' – documentary *'' Too Hot to Handle'' – reality television/game show *'' Toot the Tiny Tugboat'' – children's *'' Top Buzzer'' – sitcom *'' Top Gear'' (1977) – factual (with comical elements) *'' Top Gear'' (2002) – factual (with comical elements) *'' Top Gear Live'' – factual (with comical elements) *'' Top Ground Gear Force'' – factual (with comical elements) *''

Top of the Pops ''Top of the Pops'' (''TOTP'') is a British record chart television programme, made by the BBC and broadcast weekly between 1January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was the world's longest-running weekly music show. For most of its histo ...

'' – music *'' Topsy and Tim'' – children's *'' Torchwood'' – science fiction *''

Torchwood Declassified ''Torchwood: Declassified'' is a documentary series created by the BBC to complement the British science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Torchwood''. Each episode was broadcast on the same evening as the broadcast of ...

'' – documentary/science fiction *'' Torn'' – drama/thriller *'' Total Wipeout'' – game show *'' Totally Senseless'' – comedy game show *'' Tots TV'' – children's *'' A Touch of Cloth'' – comedy/police procedural *'' A Touch of Frost'' – police drama *'' Touching Evil'' – crime drama *''

Towser Towser is a British series of children's books created by veteran children's writer and illustrator Tony Ross and published by Anderson Press. The series is about an intelligent dog, Towser, and his friends The King, The Wizard, Dr. Smelly and ...

'' – children's *'' Toytown'' – children's *'' Tracey Ullman's Show'' – sketch comedy *'' Tractor Tom'' – children's *'' Tracy Beaker Returns'' – children's/comedy-drama *'' Tracy Beaker Survival Files'' – children's/comedy-drama *'' Traffic Cops'' – motoring/police documentary *'' Traffik'' – drime/crama *'' Trainer'' – drama *'' Travel Man'' – travel documentary *'' Trawlermen'' – factual/documentary *'' Treasure Hunt'' – game show *'' Tree Fu Tom'' – children's *'' Trevor's World of Sport'' – situation comedy *'' Trial & Retribution'' – crime drama *''Trial by Fire'' *'' The Trials of Life'' – nature documentary *'' The Triangle'' – science fiction *''

Triangle A triangle is a polygon with three corners and three sides, one of the basic shapes in geometry. The corners, also called ''vertices'', are zero-dimensional points while the sides connecting them, also called ''edges'', are one-dimension ...

'' – drama/soap opera *'' The Tribal Eye'' – documentary *'' The Tribe'' – reality/documentary *'' Tribes, Predators & Me'' – nature documentary *'' Trick or Treat'' – game show *'' Trigger Happy TV'' – hidden camera stunts *'' The Trip'' – sitcom *'' The Tripods'' – science fiction *'' Tripper's Day'' – comedy *'' Tripping Over'' – drama *'' The Trisha Goddard Show'' – talk show *''

Trivial Pursuit ''Trivial Pursuit'' is a board game in which winning is determined by a player's ability to answer trivia and popular culture questions. Players move their pieces around a board, the squares they land on determining the subject of a question the ...

'' – game show *'' Trollied'' – sitcom *'' Tronji'' – children's *''

Troy Troy (/; ; ) or Ilion (; ) was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek mythology, Greek myth of the Trojan War. The archaeological site is open to the public as a tourist destina ...

'' – magic show *'' Truckers'' – drama *'' True Dare Kiss'' – drama *'' True Love'' – drama *'' Trump: An American Dream'' – documentary *'' Trust'' – legal drama *'' Trust Me'' – drama *'' Trust Me – I'm a Beauty Therapist'' – reality television *'' Trying'' – comedy *'' The Tube'' – music *'' Tube Mice'' – children's *'' Tugs'' – children's *'' Tucker's Luck'' *''

The Tudors ''The Tudors'' is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration among ...

'' – historical drama *'' The Tunnel'' – crime drama *''

Tutankhamun Tutankhamun or Tutankhamen, (; ), was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled during the late Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Born Tutankhaten, he instituted the restoration of the traditional polytheistic form of an ...

'' – adventure drama *'' Tweenies'' – children's *'' Twenty Twelve'' – comedy *''Twirlywoos'' – children's *'' Two Doors Down'' – sitcom *'' Two Fat Ladies'' – cooking *'' Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'' – situation comedy *'' Two of a Kind'' – sketch show *'' The Two of Us'' – situation comedy *''

The Two Ronnies ''The Two Ronnies'' is a British television comedy sketch show starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett. It was created by Bill Cotton and aired on BBC1 from 10 April 1971 to 25 December 1987. The usual format included sketches, solo se ...

'' – comedy *'' Two's Company'' – situation comedy *'' TV Heaven, Telly Hell'' – comedy/talk show *'' TVGoHome'' – comedy/sketch show *'' Tycoon'' – reality television

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*'' X-Ray Mega Airport'' – documentary *'' Xpress'' – popular UK multicultural show *'' The X Factor (UK)'' – singing talent show

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*'' Years and Years'' – drama *'' Yellowstone'' – nature documentary *''Yellowstone: Wildest Winter to Blazing Summer'' – nature documentary *'' Yellowthread Street'' – crime drama *'' Yes Minister'' – situation comedy *'' Yes Prime Minister'' – situation comedy *'' Yonderland'' – fantasy/comedy *'' You Have Been Watching'' – comedy panel game *'' You Rang, M'Lord?'' – sitcom *''

You, Me and the Apocalypse ''You, Me and the Apocalypse'' is a British-American comedy-drama miniseries. The series was green-lit on 8 January 2015. It debuted on Sky 1 on 30 September 2015 and on NBC on 28 January 2016. Sky 1 said in March 2016 there would be no sec ...

'' – comedy-drama *'' You've Been Framed!'' – comedy *'' Young Apprentice'' – reality television *'' A Young Doctor's Notebook'' – dark black comedy *'' Young Hyacinth'' – sitcom *'' Young James Herriot'' – drama *'' The Young Ones'' – situation comedy *'' The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star'' – comedy *'' Your Face Sounds Familiar'' – talent show *'' Your Life in Their Hands'' – medical reality/documentary (1958–1963, 2004–2005) *'' Yus, My Dear'' – sitcom (1976)

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*'' Z-Cars'' – drama/action (1962–1978) *'' Zack & Quack'' – animated (2014–2017) *'' Zapped'' – sitcom (2016–2018) *''

Zen Zen (; from Chinese: ''Chán''; in Korean: ''Sŏn'', and Vietnamese: ''Thiền'') is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that developed in China during the Tang dynasty by blending Indian Mahayana Buddhism, particularly Yogacara and Madhyamaka phil ...

'' – police drama (2011) *'' Zero Hour'' – documentary (2004–2008) *'' ZingZillas'' – children's (2010–2012) *'' Zoo Quest'' – nature documentary (1954–1963) *'' Zoo Time'' – children's: animals

Other languages

Hindustani

*'' Apna Hi Ghar Samajhiye'' – magazine

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

*'' An Là'' – news *'' Dè a-nis?'' – children's *'' Dòtaman'' – children's *'' Eòrpa'' – current affairs *'' Machair'' – soap opera *'' Rapal'' – music *'' Seachd Là'' – news *'' Telefios'' – news

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

*'' Nai Zindagi Naya Jeevan'' – magazine

Welsh

*'' Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol'' – religion/music *'' Newyddion'' – news *'' Noson Lawen'' – entertainment *'' Pobol y Cwm'' – soap opera *'' Heno'' *'' Uned 5'' – children's *'' Y Clwb Rygbi'' – sport *'' Y Pris'' – drama