With its programming history stretching from 1984 to 2025, BBC One Northern Ireland offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows. Icons of BBC One Northern Ireland, Pages from Ceefax and The Blame Game made their debut in 1984 and 2006, setting industry standards. As of September 2025, we’ve curated over 20 of BBC One Northern Ireland’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure.
The three funboys, Callum Brown, Jordan McCafferty and Lorcan Boggin, may have taken the scenic route through emotional development but they're trying to make the most of life in rural Ballymacnoose.
Jaw-dropping two-part documentary that unravels the astonishing true story of Samantha Cookes – serial scammer, master manipulator, and at one point, a trusted nanny.
Three mostly normal, slightly weird teens go on an epic quest for a cult VHS collection. But on the way, they somehow get mixed up in a murder.
The arrival of DC Leila Hussain sets tongues wagging – what brings this big city girl to a sleepy Northern Irish seaside town? Warm-hearted detective drama in a stunning setting.
Outside the supermarket with her young son, Cathy encounters Michael - the man convicted of the brutal murder of her brother, 20 years earlier. Ignoring the advice of her best friend, Cathy takes to social media, uncovering the successful career and family life Michael has forged for himself since early release from prison, while she grieved for her brother.
In-vision Ceefax was first shown in March 1980, originally in 30-minute slots and by mid-1983 it was a common filler during daytime downtime. Transmissions were originally billed on-air as Ceefax in Vision but daytime transmissions were not listed in the Radio Times until 7 January 1984, under the title of Pages from Ceefax.
The Blame Game is a weekly comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC One Northern Ireland. Started in 2005, it is hosted by Tim McGarry. Regular panellists include comedians Colin Murphy, Neil Delamere, and Jake O'Kane.
Some of Northern Ireland's most haunted buildings come under the spotlight of paranormal investigators
Weatherman Barra Best voyages around the Northern Irish coastline
Aspiring fashion designers take on challenges inspired by the Ulster-Scots influence.
A unique hideaway on Northern Ireland’s spectacular coastline where famous faces explore the delights of the sea, acquire new skills and are welcomed into the B&B team.
From people doing good to those with a passion for the unusual, this series is guaranteed to make you rethink how you spend your spare time.
Stephen Nolan gets unprecedented access to one of the UK’s most notorious high-security jails. Face to face with prisoners in their cells, he finds a system under pressure.
Documentary series following the Kinahan cartel, from small-time street-dealing gang in 80s Dublin to its reputation today as one the world's most feared crime organisations.
Based on the eight book Dublin Trilogy series by Caimh McDonnell.
Series following a year in the less urban parts of an ancient city and its surrounding villages, where people’s lives are rooted in nature and the seasons that shape it.
How does a Northern Irish teen become one of the world's worst online child sex abusers? Victims, families and police share how catfish killer Alexander McCartney was caught.
The world sheepdog trials - 240 border collies and their handlers come to County Down to compete to be crowned champion. Only 42 can make it to the semi-finals. Who’ll make the cut?
Every detective has a case that's never left them. Clue by clue, officers remember cases that shaped their career and revealed what it takes to be a criminal - and a detective.