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The Best TV Shows on 5Star

Every 5Star Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Showcasing over 20 shows from 2002 up until 2023, 5Star stands as a beacon of television excellence. Highlighting 5Star’s quality programming, Madventures and Sofia's Diary stand out, premiering in 2002 and 2008. Check out the most acclaimed shows on 5Star, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for November 2024.

  • Madventures
    Madventures (2002)8.2

    Riku and Tunna travel around the globe on a shoestring budget, carrying nothing but their backpacks and a camera, on a quest to reveal the most bizarre and dangerous secrets of the planet. No crew, no security, no limits.

  • Sofia's Diary
    Sofia's Diary (2008)8.0

    Sofia's Diary was produced and created by Nuno Bernardo and Triona Campbell with their company beActive Sofia's Diary is a drama that is shown online through the social networking site Bebo, which is the same site that hosts KateModern. A version of Sofia's Diary originally came out in 2003 in Portugal. This means it actually predates the first video of lonelygirl15 which came out in 2006. Sofia is played by 22-year-old Rachel Hyde-Harvey. Sofia's Diary was the second internet based show to make the transition to UK TV following its acquisition by Channel Five on April 17, 2008. The first two seasons of the show were broadcast on 'Fiver'. Following an 8-month break, Sofia's Diary returned to Bebo to begin a 6-week third season, from May 29, 2009. This season differs to the first two, in that new episodes are only being shown on Tuesdays and Fridays, as opposed to every weekday. Sure Girl originally sponsored Sofia's Diary. Season 3 of the show is being exclusively sponsored by Transport for London, to help increase awareness among teenagers of its road safety campaign.

  • Rich Kids Go Skint
    Rich Kids Go Skint (2018)7.0

    Rich kids ditch their fast cars, five-star hotels and endless shopping trips to share a home with families living on the breadline. During their stay, they will experience the shock of seeing what life is like below the poverty line.

  • Clink
    Clink (2019)7.0

    Women establish a sisterhood as they spend time together behind bars.

  • Plastic Surgery Nightmares
    Plastic Surgery Nightmares (2020)7.0

    Sarah Cawood narrates this series exploring what happens when dreams turn into plastic surgery nightmares and how celebrities have helped to influence the industry.

  • Cold Case Killers
    Cold Case Killers (2021)7.0

    A dedicated team review murder investigations that concluded without success, determined to bring perpetrators to justice no matter how much time has passed.

  • Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
    Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2011)6.5

    The place to catch up on all things Celebrity Big Brother UK! Join Rylan Clark-Neal for the best mix of exclusive clips, news and reactions from the house, plus celebrity guests and live debates in the studio.

  • Big Brother's Bit on the Side
    Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2011)4.9

    The place to catch up on all things Big Brother UK! Join Emma Willis for the best mix of exclusive clips, news and reactions from the house, plus celebrity guests and live debates in the studio.

  • The Bailiffs
    The Bailiffs (2021)3.0

    Following the work of enforcement agents as they execute High Court writs on behalf of people desperate to recover money they are owed.

  • It's Your Fault I'm Fat
    It's Your Fault I'm Fat (2019)N/A

    Young people work with their families so that they can all lose weight and improve their health and fitness.

  • The Lesbian Guide to Straight Sex
    The Lesbian Guide to Straight Sex (2019)N/A

    Two opposite-sex couples who want to improve things in the bedroom agree to let four lesbians loose on their love lives to see if they can learn from their gay counterparts.

  • Ambulance: Code Red
    Ambulance: Code Red (2020)N/A

    Documentary following emergency response teams in the West Midlands on their most extreme medical callouts, often involving roadside surgery to save people's lives.

  • Skin A&E
    Skin A&E (2020)N/A

    London-based dermatologists offer an inside look at their dermatology clinic, where they help patients with their skin problems.

  • Killer at the Crime Scene
    Killer at the Crime Scene (2021)N/A

    British true crime documentary series about forensics teams, looking at some of the cutting edge techniques that have been used to solve infamous crimes.

  • Porn Stars: Our Secret World
    Porn Stars: Our Secret World (2021)N/A

    Documentary series delving into the real lives of a group of UK adult entertainers working in the porn industry today. Revealing what life's really like for a porn star in a modern world.

  • Filthy Garden SOS
    Filthy Garden SOS (2021)N/A

    Filthy Garden SOS meets desperate owners whose out of control gardens are more dumpsite or jungle than sanctuary. For those willing to work hard to fix their problem, help is at hand from award-winning garden designer Diarmuid Gavin, fellow designer and community garden champion Danny Clarke and Penny Lamb.

  • Colin & Justin's Hotel Hell
    Colin & Justin's Hotel Hell (2022)N/A

    Colin and Justin leave their city life in Toronto to take on the biggest gamble of their lives - a million dollar 5-acre hotel in Nova Scotia.

  • Dying For Revenge
    Dying For Revenge (2023)N/A

    In Dying for Revenge, each episode of this true crime series recounts a shocking story of a crime committed as an act of revenge. From a worker humiliated by a colleague, to a woman facing ruin when an ex-partner sells their home, the trigger events are different but the consequences are the same: being wronged leads to murder. Illustrated with evocative drama reconstruction, location filming and archive footage, each story is told through interviews with family and friends, insights from detectives who solved each case, and analysis from expert criminologists.

  • Trauma Room One
    Trauma Room One (2023)N/A

    Documentary venturing inside the world of brain and spinal surgery at the Walton Centre in Liverpool.

  • Junior Doctors Down Under
    Junior Doctors Down Under (2023)N/A

    Every year hundreds of junior doctors are lured Down Under to work where they've never worked before: The Emergency Department.