Best BBC Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

Looking for the best BBC movies and TV series of the 1980s? These 34 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Red Dwarf 1988 ★ 8.1
Yes, Prime Minister 1986 ★ 8.4
Yes Minister 1980 ★ 8.3
Only Fools and Horses 1981 ★ 8.1
Blackadder 1983 ★ 8.0
'Allo 'Allo! 1984 ★ 7.8
The Young Ones 1982 ★ 7.9
A Bit of Fry & Laurie 1989 ★ 7.9
Threads 1985 ★ 7.6
Edge of Darkness 1985 ★ 8.1
The Living Planet 1984 ★ 8.5
Live Aid 1985 ★ 7.9
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1981 ★ 8.0
Smiley's People 1982 ★ 7.7
Time Masters 1982 ★ 7.2
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library 1984 ★ 7.5
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington 1987 ★ 7.5
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger 1985 ★ 7.7
Lovejoy 1986 ★ 7.4
The Singing Detective 1986 ★ 7.5
Miss Marple: Nemesis 1987 ★ 7.4
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder 1987 ★ 7.4
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel 1987 ★ 7.4
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye 1985 ★ 7.3