The Best TV Shows on TVP

Every TVP Show Ranked From Best To Worst

TVP has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1973 all the way to 2015. Clouds of War and Janosik represent the pinnacle of TVP’s programming, launching in 1973 and 1974. Our curated list, current as of September 2025, showcases over 20 of TVP’s highest-rated series.

  • 4 Alternative Street
    4 Alternative Street (1986)8.5

    4 Alternative Street was a Polish comedy TV show that was finished in 1983 and aired in 1986 due to censorship. Many famous Polish actors appeared in the series. The filming location used in the mini series was a residential complex which is still in existence at 3 Grzegorzewska Street in Warsaw, Poland. The series was a satire to the communist rule in Poland, spoken in a way that it passed through communist censorship office.

  • W labiryncie
    W labiryncie (1988)8.0

  • Subs
    Subs (1987)7.8

    "Zmiennicy" is a grotesque comedy of absurdity and reality that masterfully blends slapstick, satire, and surrealism to expose the absurdities of life under communist rule in the People's Republic of Poland (PRL). The story follows Jacek Żytkiewicz, a taxi driver in Warsaw, and his mysterious new shift partner, Katarzyna Piórecka, who disguises herself as a man to get the job. The series is a comedy of the grotesque, filled with exaggerated characters, nonsensical bureaucracy, and surreal plot twists. It mocks the inefficiencies and contradictions of PRL institutions—from corrupt officials and inept police to bizarre workplace dynamics and social hypocrisy. Underneath the absurdity lies a thriller-like subplot: a drug trafficking operation smuggling heroin from Thailand to West Germany. This storyline, featuring shady sports officials, a Thai student, and a crooked firefighter, adds a layer of intrigue reminiscent of American crime dramas.

  • Dom
    Dom (1980)7.7

    The story of the residents of a tenement house on Złota Street in Warsaw from 1945 to 1980.

  • Tulipan
    Tulipan (1987)7.6

  • Calling 07
    Calling 07 (1976)7.4

    The series centres around the investigations of Police Lieutenant Sławomir Borewicz. Each episode features a different case being solved by Borewicz.

  • Janosik
    Janosik (1974)7.2

    Janosik was a television series that aired in Poland in 1974. It is about a famous Polish highlander outlaw who in folk legends steals money and goods from the rich and helps out the poor. The series was directed by Jerzy Passendorfer. There are 13 1-hour episodes.

  • Clouds of War
    Clouds of War (1973)7.0

    Polish Fanfan, the first Polish series from the "cloak and dagger" - written about the "black cloud" in the press of the 70's. Axis of the plot became a dramatic episodes of the struggle for the maintenance of the Polish Prussia. They remained in feudal depending on the Republic from 1525, when Albrecht Hohenzollern secularized religious state and filed in Krakow tribute to the Polish king.

  • Polskie drogi
    Polskie drogi (1977)7.0

    An epic, multi-threaded story about the fate of Poles during World War II. "Czas pogardy" was shown primarily from the perspective of two main characters - Lieutenant Władysław Niwiński and Leon Kuraś - a petty crook, but not without heroic traits. The authors of the series sought to show, in particular, everyday life under Nazi occupation in Poland.

  • Życie na gorąco
    Życie na gorąco (1979)7.0

  • Siła wyższa
    Siła wyższa (2012)7.0

  • Tajemnica Twierdzy Szyfrów
    Tajemnica Twierdzy Szyfrów (2007)6.4

  • Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1979)6.0

    Shot in Polish-British co-production series of short stories based on themes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - "father" of the world's most famous detective: Sherlock Holmes.

  • Determinator
    Determinator (2008)6.0

  • Sfora
    Sfora (2002)5.3

  • Dyrektorzy
    Dyrektorzy (1975)N/A

    1957. Excessively high production standards imposed by the authorities result in the plan not being fulfilled, and the workers cannot imagine living normally without rewards and bonuses. A rebellion breaks out. Worker democracy wins – the working class elects a director from among its own ranks. He is an old locksmith with no managerial experience. Although he believes in the socialist spirit and has a communist past, he does not hold the position for long, as he makes promises too easily that he is unable to keep.

  • WOW
    WOW (1992)N/A

    A Catholic game-show series for third-grade children.

  • Panny i wdowy
    Panny i wdowy (1992)N/A

  • Zespół adwokacki
    Zespół adwokacki (1994)N/A

  • Uwikłani
    Uwikłani (2015)N/A