38 Iconic British TV Shows From the Past Decade That Everyone Should Watch

A dark fictionalization of the world of "bent coppers," this smart police drama goes places other shows are scared to go . . . so it's no surprise the show has been able to pull in big names like Westworld's Thandie Newton. It follows the staff of AC-12, the police's anticorruption unit, and the various members of the force they're investigating. The show has more twists than a bag of fusilli pasta, but that's exactly what'll suck you in immediately. Few shows get people talking the next day the way this does.