Doctor Who features prominently in the Review, published
earlier this week. It reports that Series 8 has been licensed to 189 territories and achieved record ratings
on BBC America and Space channel in Canada.
With at least 10 series confirmed, "new"
Doctor Who still has a long way to match the 26 series of "classic" Doctor Who. If you combine the two runs of the show, it is the longest running fictional British TV show other than the soap opera Coronation Street (1960-).
Here is
a list of non-soap British dramas and situation comedies with 10 or more series:
(ongoing
series are in bold)
- Last of the Summer Wine (BBC One) - 31 series - 1973-2010
- Grange Hill (BBC One) - 31 series - 1978-2008
- Casualty (BBC One) - 29 series - 1986-
- Taggart (ITV) - 27 series - 1983-2010
- Doctor Who (BBC One) - 26 series - 1963-1989
- The Bill (ITV) - 26 series - 1984-2010
- Dixon of Dock Green (BBC One) - 22 series - 1955-1976
- Chucklevision (BBC One) - 21 series - 1987-2009
- Silent Witness (BBC One) - 19 series - 1996-
- Midsomer Murders (ITV) - 18 series - 1997-
- Heartbeat (ITV) - 18 series - 1992-2009
- Byker Grove (BBC One) - 18 series - 1989-2006
- Holby City (BBC One) - 17 series - 1999-
- Doctors (BBC One) - 17 series - 2000-
- A Touch of Frost (ITV) - 15 series - 1992-2010
- London's Burning (ITV) - 14 series - 1988-2002
- Z-Cars (BBC One) - 13 series - 1962-1978
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (ITV) - 13 series - 1989-2013
- Birds of a Feather (BBC One / ITV) - 12 series - 1989-
- Inspector Morse (ITV) - 12 series - 1987-2000
- New Tricks (BBC One) - 12 series - 2003-2015
- Trial and Retribution (ITV) - 12 series - 1997-2009
- Dalziel and Pascoe (BBC One) - 12 series - 1996-2007
- Mike & Angelo (ITV) - 12 series - 1989-2000
- Peak Practice (ITV) - 12 series - 1993-2002
- Red Dwarf (BBC Two / Dave) - 11 series - 1988-
- Shameless (Channel 4) - 11 series - 2004-2013
- My Family (BBC One) - 11 series - 2000-2011
- Never the Twain (ITV) - 11 series - 1981-1991
- Doctor Who (BBC One) - 10 series - 2005-
- The Liver Birds (BBC One) - 10 series - 1969-1996
- Minder (ITV) - 10 series - 1979-1994
- As Time Goes By (BBC One) - 10 series - 1992-2005
- Are You Being Served? (BBC One) - 10 series - 1972-1985
- Dream Team (Sky One) - 10 series - 1997-2007
- Waterloo Road (BBC One) - 10 series - 2006-2015
- Spooks (BBC One) - 10 series - 2002-2011
- No Hiding Place (ITV) -10 series - 1959-1967
Get in touch if you think any shows are missing from the list.
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