The Best TV Shows on BBC One Northern Ireland

Every BBC One Northern Ireland Show Ranked From Best To Worst

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.

  • Funboys
    Funboys (2025)6.0

    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.

  • Bad Nanny
    Bad Nanny (2025)6.0

    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.

  • Video Nasty
    Video Nasty (2025)5.9

    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.

  • Hope Street
    Hope Street (2021)5.8

    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.

  • Dead and Buried
    Dead and Buried (2024)5.1

    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.

  • Pages from Ceefax
    Pages from Ceefax (1984)N/A

    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
    The Blame Game (2006)N/A

    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.

  • Sons of Ulster
    Sons of Ulster (2008)N/A

  • Northern Ireland's Greatest Haunts
    Northern Ireland's Greatest Haunts (2009)N/A

    Some of Northern Ireland's most haunted buildings come under the spotlight of paranormal investigators

  • Coast Lives
    Coast Lives (2018)N/A

    Weatherman Barra Best voyages around the Northern Irish coastline

  • A Stitch through Time
    A Stitch through Time (2021)N/A

    Aspiring fashion designers take on challenges inspired by the Ulster-Scots influence.

  • B&B by the Sea
    B&B by the Sea (2022)N/A

    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.

  • Community Life
    Community Life (2023)N/A

    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.

  • Jailed: Inside Maghaberry Prison
    Jailed: Inside Maghaberry Prison (2023)N/A

    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.

  • Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland's Mafia
    Kinahan: The True Story of Ireland's Mafia (2025)N/A

    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.

  • Tall Tales & Murder
    Tall Tales & Murder (N/A)N/A

    Based on the eight book Dublin Trilogy series by Caimh McDonnell.

  • The Chronicles of Armagh
    The Chronicles of Armagh (2024)N/A

    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.

  • Teen Predator/Online Killer
    Teen Predator/Online Killer (2024)N/A

    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.

  • Sheepdog Showdown
    Sheepdog Showdown (2024)N/A

    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?

  • The Crime I Can't Forget
    The Crime I Can't Forget (2025)N/A

    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.