The Best TV Shows on TVP1

Every TVP1 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Four Tank-Men and a Dog and More Than Life At Stake represent the pinnacle of TVP1’s programming, launching in 1966 and 1968. Our curated list, current as of May 2026, showcases over 20 of TVP1’s highest-rated series. With its programming history stretching from 1966 to N/A, TVP1 offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows.

  • Sonda
    Sonda (N/A)9.0

    Sonda was a Polish television popular science series broadcast between 1977 and 1989. It was presented by Zdzisław Kamiński and Andrzej Kurek. During the period of 12 years of broadcasting, the programme was the most popular and appreciated science TV show in Poland, becoming cult viewing for a generation. The program ended with the death of its hosts in a car accident on September 29, 1989. The programme owes its popularity to its unique formula: In each episode, one particular problem from the field of science or technology was addressed. The show had the form of a “never-ending” discussion between a sceptic and an enthusiast, who carried out hands-on demonstrations and experiments to illustrate their arguments. The discussion contained elements of humour and performance, the hosts were often dressed up in costumes. The show was interspersed with documentary footage presenting a broader view of the issues discussed. A total of 529 episodes were broadcast. Most of the broadcast tapes have been deleted.

  • Dekalog
    Dekalog (1989)8.5

    The Ten Commandments, exact and uncompromising, literally cast in stone, continues to provide a source of moral conflict in contemporary society. In the ten part epic masterpiece, The Decalogue, Krzysztof Kieslowski examines the dilemma of fundamental sin in the lives of ordinary Warsaw citizens.

  • Ekstradycja
    Ekstradycja (1995)8.2

    One of the most important action series created during the transition period. It brilliantly and credibly portrays the realities of the 1990s and the work of police officers in a new reality, one in which entirely new criminal groups emerged – drug dealers and warring gangs.

  • More Than Life At Stake
    More Than Life At Stake (1968)8.1

    A series about the adventures of a Polish secret agent, Hans Kloss, who acts as a double agent in the Abwehr during Second World War in occupied Poland.

  • Pan Mama
    Pan Mama (2025)8.0

  • Four Tank-Men and a Dog
    Four Tank-Men and a Dog (1966)7.8

    Czterej pancerni i pies was a Polish black and white TV series based on the book by Janusz Przymanowski. Made between 1966 and 1970, the series is composed of 21 episodes of 55 minutes each, divided into three seasons. It is set in 1944 and 1945, during World War II, and follows the adventures of a tank crew and their T-34 tank in the 1st Polish Army. Although both the book and the TV series contain elements of pro-Soviet propaganda, they have achieved and retain a cult series status in Poland, Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries. The T-34 tank Rudy with the identifying number "102", a German Shepherd dog from Siberia Szarik and to a lesser extent the crew Jan Kos, Gustaw Jeleń, Grigorij Saakaszwili, Tomasz Czereśniak, and their commander and mentor Olgierd Jarosz, as well as other heroes of the series, have become icons in Polish popular culture.

  • Polowanie na ćmy
    Polowanie na ćmy (2023)7.5

  • The Moomins
    The Moomins (1978)7.4

    The series is based on the famous series of novels by Finnish author Tove Jansson. It follows the adventures of strange creatures called Moomins and their equally strange friends. The series features a continuous narrative within individual installments, which do not always align with the 13-episode division. The series is realized using the semi-flat puppet technique, with commentary.

  • Blood for Blood
    Blood for Blood (2012)7.4

    *Blood for Blood (2012)* follows Job, a methodical Dutch undercover cop whose life shatters when his wife is murdered. Consumed by grief and disillusioned with official justice, he goes rogue. Using his expert skills, he infiltrates Amsterdam's brutal drug underworld alone, not to enforce the law, but to hunt his wife's killers. As he descends, the line between cop and criminal vanishes in this tense thriller about the corrosive, transformative power of vengeance.

  • Ranczo
    Ranczo (2006)6.9

    Ranczo ["Ranch"] is a Polish television comedy series, directed by Wojciech Adamczyk, that has aired since March 2006 on TVP1. It follows the story of Lucy Wilska, a Polish-American who has inherited her grandmother's country home in the fictional small town of Wilkowyje. She arrives in Wilkowyje intent on selling the cottage but, after seeing the charm of the village, decides to stay.

  • The Crown of the Kings
    The Crown of the Kings (2018)6.8

    Piasts' reign is coming to end on Casimir the Great, who have no sons. Polish throne comes to Anjous. Thanks to the marriage of Saint Jadwiga of Poland with Lithuanian Grand Duke Jogaila, an alliance is made and a new dynasty - Jagiellons, who rule Poland for next two hundred years

  • Profiler
    Profiler (2024)6.8

    Acclaimed profiler Julia Wigier investigates a forest family murder while confronting personal trauma, only to discover the killer’s crimes continue.

  • Lokatorzy
    Lokatorzy (2000)6.0

  • Na sygnale
    Na sygnale (2014)6.0

  • The Londoners
    The Londoners (2008)5.4

    Londyńczycy is a Polish TV drama series about Polish immigrants in London, aired on TVP 1 since late 2008. It is currently aired on Community Channel. The title music for the series is the Robbie Williams song "Supreme".

  • Klan
    Klan (1997)5.3

    Family is the most important thing, and the children of Władysław and Maria Lubicz from Warsaw can always count on each other, no matter what surprises life offers.

  • Komisarz Alex
    Komisarz Alex (2012)5.3

  • Ojciec Mateusz
    Ojciec Mateusz (2008)5.1

  • Piąty stadion
    Piąty stadion (2012)N/A

  • Galeria
    Galeria (2012)N/A