BBC's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of BBC? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best BBC titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2011 18 great titles Best: Frozen Planet
  2. #2 2008 16 great titles Best: Ashes to Ashes
  3. #3 2005 15 great titles Best: Rome
  4. #4 2006 12 great titles Best: Planet Earth
  5. #5 2014 10 great titles Best: Inside No. 9
  6. #6 2001 10 great titles Best: The Blue Planet
  7. #7 2012 10 great titles Best: Wolfblood
  8. #8 2013 10 great titles Best: Africa
  9. #9 2009 9 great titles Best: Life
  10. #10 2015 9 great titles Best: And Then There Were None
  11. #11 1999 9 great titles Best: Walking with Dinosaurs
  12. #12 2017 9 great titles Best: Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
  13. #13 2016 8 great titles Best: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
  14. #14 2025 8 great titles Best: Louis Theroux: The Settlers
  15. #15 2022 7 great titles Best: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
  16. #16 2018 7 great titles Best: McMafia
  17. #17 2002 6 great titles Best: Top Gear
  18. #18 2004 6 great titles Best: North & South
  19. #19 2010 6 great titles Best: Luther
  20. #20 1996 6 great titles Best: Silent Witness
  21. #21 2024 6 great titles Best: Cunk on Life
  22. #22 1998 6 great titles Best: A Simple Plan
  23. #23 1992 5 great titles Best: Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
  24. #24 1985 5 great titles Best: Threads
  25. #25 1995 5 great titles Best: Pride and Prejudice
  26. #26 1994 5 great titles Best: The Day Today
  27. #27 1989 5 great titles Best: A Bit of Fry & Laurie
  28. #28 2021 5 great titles Best: The North Water
  29. #29 2007 5 great titles Best: Top Gear: Polar Special
  30. #30 1993 5 great titles Best: To Play the King
  31. #31 2023 5 great titles Best: Boiling Point
  32. #32 1997 5 great titles Best: Midsomer Murders
  33. #33 2000 5 great titles Best: Big Al