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The Best TV Shows on BBC One

Every BBC One Show Ranked From Best To Worst

As of February 2025, our compilation of BBC One’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows. For top-tier entertainment, BBC One delivered Mastermind and Grange Hill in 1972 and 1978. From 1972 through to N/A, BBC One has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows.

  • Peaky Blinders
    Peaky Blinders (2013)8.5

    A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.

  • Have I Got News for You
    Have I Got News for You (1990)7.1

    Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

  • This Week
    This Week (2003)7.0

    Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo and friends with late night political chat.

  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You
    Have I Got a Bit More News for You (N/A)7.0

    Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.

  • Pointless
    Pointless (2009)6.6

    Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of.

  • Grange Hill
    Grange Hill (1978)6.5

    Children's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill comprehensive school.

  • Room 101
    Room 101 (1994)6.3

    Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.

  • Pointless Celebrities
    Pointless Celebrities (2011)6.1

    Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.

  • Casualty
    Casualty (1986)6.0

    Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.

  • Antiques Roadshow
    Antiques Roadshow (1979)5.8

    Antiques Roadshow is a British television show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has been running since 1979. There are also international versions of the programme.

  • Byker Grove
    Byker Grove (1989)5.5

    Byker Grove was a British television series which aired between 1989 and 2006 and was created by Adele Rose. The show was broadcast at 5.10pm after Newsround on CBBC on BBC One. It was aimed at an older teenager and young adult audience, tackling serious and sometimes controversial storylines.

  • Mastermind
    Mastermind (1972)5.4

    Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness. Devised by Bill Wright, the basic format of Mastermind has never changed — four and in later contests five contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the contestant's choice, the other a general knowledge round. Wright drew inspiration from his experiences of being interrogated by the Gestapo during World War II. The atmosphere is helped by Mastermind's famously ominous theme music, "Approaching Menace" by the British composer Neil Richardson. The quiz programme originated and was recorded in Manchester at studios such as New Broadcasting House and Granada Studios, before permanently moving to MediaCityUK in 2011.

  • Antiques Road Trip
    Antiques Road Trip (2010)5.0

    Antiques experts travel across the country, competing to make a profit at auction.

  • Doctors
    Doctors (2000)4.8

    Set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of Birmingham, this soap opera follows the staff and families of a doctor's surgery.

  • Blankety Blank
    Blankety Blank (1979)4.6

    Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the 1977–1979 Australian game show Blankety Blanks. The British version ran from 18 January 1979 to 12 March 1990 on BBC One, hosted first by Terry Wogan and later by Les Dawson. Regular members of the celebrity panel on this version included Kenny Everett, Lorraine Chase, Gareth Hunt, Gary Davies, and Cheryl Baker. A revival fronted by Lily Savage was produced by the BBC from 26 December 1997 to 28 December 1999, followed by ITV from 7 January 2001 to 10 August 2002. This version was produced by Grundy, then Thames.

  • Wogan
    Wogan (1982)4.5

    Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.

  • EastEnders
    EastEnders (1985)4.1

    The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.

  • Daytime Live
    Daytime Live (1987)3.5

  • Pebble Mill
    Pebble Mill (1991)3.1

    Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on October 14, 1991. The show was a mixture of celebrity guests and music. Alan Titchmarsh was a presenter on the show throughout it's complete run. Other presenters included Judi Spiers, Gloria Hunniford and Ross King.

  • Morning Live
    Morning Live (2020)1.0

    Kym Marsh and Gethin Jones present a weekday morning magazine programme featuring a lively and entertaining mixture of topical discussion and expert advice.