Over just the past few months, the BBC has released brand-new dramas like The Bombing of Pan Am 103, Reunion, This City Is Ours and Death Valley, as well as new seasons of shows like The Gold and Am I Being Unreasonable?.

It's a good reminder of how much original drama is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer, with the service also hosting plenty of acclaimed and beloved shows from years past.

From innovative British dramas like The Listeners and Boiling Point, the latter of which comes from Adolescence director Philip Barantini, through to more traditional period dramas like Miss Austen, there is so much for viewers to enjoy.

BBC iPlayer is also the home of long-running favourites such as Death in Paradise and Call the Midwife, which sit alongside multiple imports from abroad, including Suits and The Dropout.

With other options including 2024 hits Industry, Showtrial and Moonflower Murders all available, there really is something for everyone, including a plethora of classic box series and iconic modern shows ready for you to sink your teeth into – and perhaps even binge your way through.

We've put together a list of all the best available series right now, which should mean you can find something to suit you without all that endless scrolling, whether you're a thriller fan or are more into sci-fi or period dramas.

Read on for our top BBC drama picks.

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  • The Listeners

    English teacher Claire's life is changed when she starts to hear a low constant humming sound that no one else around her can hear. Despite speaking to multiple doctors, no obvious source or medical cause can be found but when she discovers one of her students can also hear the hum, they strike up an unlikely friendship. Drama, starring Rebecca Hall
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  • Death Valley

    Comic crime drama about a detective who teams up with the retired actor who played her cop show hero to crack a case. Starring Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth
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  • The Bombing of Pan Am 103

    Drama telling the story of the 1988 terrorist attack, in which a transatlantic flight was destroyed by a bomb while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing everyone on board as well as several residents of the town

  • This City Is Ours

    Liverpool-set crime drama, about a gang member who is tempted to seek a new life when he falls in love just as his criminal mentor contemplates retirement
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  • Boiling Point

    Series spin-off from the 2021 film, starring Stephen Graham, picking up six months later with Carly (Vinette Robinson) now running her own kitchen.
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  • The One That Got Away

    DI Ffion Lloyd returns to her small hometown, Pembroke Dock, to investigate when a nurse is found dead in the woods and the crime scene resembles a case she solved 12 years ago but local officer DS Rick Sheldon is not happy about her return. Crime drama staring Elen Rhys and Richard Harrington
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  • The Night Manager

    Adaptation of John Le Carre's novel with Tom Hiddleston and Olivia Colman. A former soldier working in a Cairo hotel discovers incriminating evidence against an international arms dealer.
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  • Reunion

    Thriller about a deaf ex-convict seeking revenge, who is reunited with his estranged daughter. Starring Matthew Gurney
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  • Am I Being Unreasonable?

    Bored within her depressing marriage Nic is grieving a loss that she cannot share with anyone. Only her son, who she adores, keeps her going. However, when Jen arrives in town her life is lit up with laughter and through this kindred soul her dark secret starts to bubble up. Comedy thriller, written by and starring Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli
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  • Miss Austen

    Historical drama based on Gill Hornby's novel, starring Keeley Hawes as Jane Austen's sister, who attempts to conceal the author's secrets years after her death. Also starring Alfred Enoch
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  • Lost Boys and Fairies

    Drama looking at the adoption process from a queer perspective, as Gabriel (Sion Daniel Young) and Andy (Fra Fee) embark on a moving journey of self-discovery involving painful childhood trauma.
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  • Call the Midwife

    Drama series based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, offering an insight into the world of midwifery and family life in 1950s east London. Jenny Agutter is among the regular cast members.
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  • SAS Rogue Heroes

    The story of how David Stirling, an officer injured in the Second World War, planned to radicalise traditional commando units and founded the SAS.
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  • Beyond Paradise

    Death in Paradise spin-off. Humphrey Goodman and fiancée Martha Lloyd swap Saint Marie for Devon, where she runs a restaurant, and he works for the local police.
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  • Amityville: An Origin Story

    Docudrama examining the true story of George and Kathy Lutz, whose move into a dream home in 1975 turned into a nightmare. Those closest to the terror share their stories
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  • Cheaters

    After their flight from Finland is delayed, strangers Josh and Fola end up getting drunk and sleeping together, unbeknownst to their partners back home. When Josh gets home the next day, he is shocked to discover that Fola is his new neighbour.
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  • Wolf Hall

    Historical drama about Henry VIII's adviser Thomas Cromwell. Adapted from Hilary Mantel's Booker prize-winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, it stars Mark Rylance and Claire Foy.
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  • Showtrial

    Tracy Ifeachor and Sinead Keenan star in a crime drama following the arrest of a student from one of Britain's wealthiest families concerning the disappearance of a classmate.
    BBC iPlayer

  • Mr Loverman

    Drama based on Bernardine Evaristo's novel, starring Lennie James as a closeted gay Antiguan man in his seventies trying to pluck up the courage to ask his wife for a divorce
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  • Industry

    Drama following five graduates who join the world's most preeminent financial institution in the aftermath of the 2008 collapse. Starring Harry Lawtey
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  • Ludwig

    When his identical twin goes missing, puzzle setter John 'Ludwig' Taylor assumes his identity as a detective in the Cambridge police. Comedy drama, starring David Mitchell
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  • Kin

    Drama about a fictional Dublin crime family embroiled in gangland war, starring Charlie Cox, Aidan Gillen, Clare Dunne and Emmett J Scanlan.
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  • Small Axe

    Small Axe is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community between 1969 and 1982.
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  • I May Destroy You

    Drama exploring the question of sexual consent in contemporary life, written by and starring Michaela Coel.
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