The Best British Shows to Stream from 2023

The year 2023 was a big one for streaming, though perhaps not for the reasons that immediately come to mind. It was not a record-setter or a significant breakthrough year. In fact, for many, it was terrible, with a dual strike that lasted for six months. However, 2023 marked ten years since Netflix launched House of Cards and declared an intent to "disrupt traditional linear TV" by removing the stranglehold of weekly debuts, hourly schedules, seasonal cancelations, and the like.

Netflix failed in nearly all of those stated aims. The Crown, one of the earliest projects that sprung from those stated aims (greenlit for six seasons at once, three casts turning over every two seasons, budgets and common sense be damned), ended this year with a final season split in two due to Netflix trying not to admit that all-at-once-drops don't work, and the unstated reality that it's like will never come again. However, Netflix did succeed in the overall goal of disrupting TV, nearly to the point of bankruptcy.

The resulting decade we've just lived through has been a bit Humpty Dumpty. The eggs have split apart to the tune of billions of dollars in debt. Now, all the king's horses and men are taking the field, about to reassemble the bits and pieces. However, until they do, British shows remain scattered across the landscape. By this time next year, we may finally start having fewer places to cover. But for now, here are the ten best British shows that streamed in the U.S. this year and the ten streaming services where they currently reside.