Best Drama shows on BBC iPlayer
Drama series streaming on BBC iPlayer, ranked by audience engagement. Click any title for similar shows, cast overlap, and where else to watch.
BBC iPlayer houses a collection of dramas that balance historical crime with supernatural investigation. The library ranges from the stylistic period detail of Peaky Blinders and The Gold to the procedural legal maneuvering found in Suits. It also serves as a home for genre hybrids like the central mysteries of Sherlock and Father Brown, alongside the science fiction and gothic horror elements of Doctor Who and Interview with the Vampire.
This page gathers these specific titles to help distinguish between grounded crime narratives and fantasy-leaning storytelling. Viewers can navigate based on these existing categories to identify patterns in pacing and tone. Each entry provides access to the full available back catalog for these series.
Sherlock
The Gold
Doctor Who
Father Brown
Peaky Blinders
Call the Midwife
Doctor Who
Interview with the Vampire
Mayfair Witches
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Death in Paradise
Doctor Who
Industry
EastEnders
The Tourist
SAS Rogue Heroes
The War Between the Land and the Sea
This Is Going to Hurt
The Responder
Blue Lights
Ludwig
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Half Man
Silent Witness
Lord of the Flies
Casualty
Magpie Murders
Nightsleeper
Dark Hearts