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Web content and web series are most liked by the viewers. All around the globe web series are watched and this is how people crave for more. OTT platforms have become so common these days that now you can even watch old sitcoms, dramas with just one click. Here are some top 10 web series in the U.K.
Web series are now owing to the mainstream like the bull in the stock market. People are going crazy with all the suspense, thrill, and drama like never before. Web series from the United Kingdom are flowing like water; owing every OTT platform.
List of Top 10 web series in the U.K :
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Fleabag
Amazon Prime
A dry-witted woman, known only as Fleabag, has no filter as she navigates life and love in London while trying to cope with tragedy. The angry, grief-riddled woman tries to heal while rejecting anyone who tries to help her, but Fleabag continues to keep up her bravado through it all. The titular character on the series, which is based on Waller-Bridge’s 2013 one-woman show of the same name; season 1 was shocking and hilarious, but the cemented Fleabagas an instant classic. This web series is one of the most viewed to date.
Bridgerton
Bridgerton is a steamy, candy-colored web series adaptation of Julia Quinn’s much-loved series of romance novels, which centre around the Bridgerton family of siblings, and their quest to find love. To make things a bit more interesting, there’s an anonymous gossip columnist in town named Lady Whistledown chronicling the scandals and triumphs of 18th-century life.
The character of Daphne Bridgerton, the eldest daughter of the powerful Bridgerton family she makes her debut onto Regency London‘s competitive marriage market. Hoping to follow in her parents’ footsteps and find a match sparked by true love, Daphne’s prospects initially seem to be unrivalled.
Killing Eve
Eve Polastri, a British intelligence agent obsessed with finding Villanelle, a psychopathic female assassin, in this BBC America series. Killing Eve sets in a series of events, the lives of a security operative and an assassin become inextricably linked. Eve is a bored, whip-smart security services operative whose desk-bound job doesn’t fulfill her fantasies of being a spy. Villanelle is a talented killer, who clings to the luxuries her violent job affords her. It is the most viewed web series available on prime video.
The Miniaturist
Based on Jessie Burton’s novel The Miniaturistwas first put up for sale, it prompted a bidding war between publishers. Now, the mysterious story of Petronella (Nella) Oortman and her dollhouse has been adapted into a three-part miniseries. A young woman moves to 17th century Amsterdam and hires a mysterious local miniaturist to furnish the dollhouse she received from her merchant husband as a present, but the lifelike miniatures somehow start eerily foreshadowing her fate.
Crown
The Crown explores Queen Elizabeth II’s life from the 1940s onward, chronicling her early reign. The forthcoming season 5 will portray a twist to England’s monarch, but until then, the first four seasons make for perfect binge-watching. You can see it on Netflix. The Crown portrays the life of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 to Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, until the early 21st century. The first season depicts events up to 1955, with Winston Churchill resigning as prime minister and the Queen’s sister Princess Margaret deciding not to marry Peter Townsend.
Outlander
With five seasons featured this is one of the most viewed and long-running web series available on Netflix and Starz. As sexy time-travel costume dramas go, it’s hard to top Outlander. This lush wish-fulfillment fantasy follows a newlywed World War II nurse who finds herself transported to 18th century Scotland, where she falls in love with a Highland warrior. Stylish and smart, it’s a perfect escape from everyday life–and it’s already been renewed through Season 6.
Sex Education
The Netflix web series Sex Education is a decidedly raunchy and thoroughly adorable coming-of-age dramedy. While it’s not exactly afraid of well-worn tropes, it also doesn’t rely on them to a detrimental degree and it has Gillian Anderson as a sex therapist, which would be enough for a lot of us even if nothing else about the show worked. Luckily, that isn’t the case: A testament to the power of character development, the series is riveting. None of its superbly crafted characters waste a single frame. —Amy Glynn
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You have returned for a third pandemic-delayed season – this time casting Penn Badgley’s obsessive Joe Goldberg as a father, as he settles down with dangerous partner Love in the suburbs. Things don’t stay normal for long, of course, but we’ll let you discover that for yourself. Just know that this knotty, twist-heavy and sometimes outrageous show is perfect if you’re in the right frame of mind for it. Somehow, too, despite focusing on a character that’s so toxic on paper, it manages to keep you engaged with every beat – no wonder Netflix has renewed it for a fourth season.
Blood
With two seasons and streamed on Acorn. A chilling murder mystery from Ireland, Bloodstars the sensational Carolina Main as one of three adult siblings who return home after her mother’s death, only to become suspicious of her doctor’s father (Adrian Dunbar). A second season was announced this summer.
Downton Abbey
With six seasons and streaming on Amazon Prime and Britbox
Unless you’ve been living in a hole in the ground, you’re familiar with the international sensation that is Downton Abbey.(Even if you have been living in a hole in the ground, you’ve probably heard at least one earthworm attempt a Lady Grantham impression.) The series, set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey between 1912 and 1926, depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants in the post-Edwardian era—the great events of the time affecting their lives and the British social hierarchy.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the novel name that is based on Bridgeton?
Bridgeton by Julia Quinn
Who are the actors in outlanders?
· Caitríona Balfe as Claire Beauchamp Fraser
· Sam Heughan as James “Jamie” Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser
· Tobias Menzies as Frank Randall (seasons 1–4) /
Jonathan “Black Jack” Randall (seasons 1–3)
· Graham McTavish as Dougal MacKenzie (seasons 1–2) /
William “Buck” MacKenzie (season 5)
· Duncan Lacroix as Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser (seasons 1–5)
· Grant O’Rourke as Rupert MacKenzie (seasons 1–3)
· Stephen Walters as Angus Mhor (seasons 1–2)
· Gary Lewis as Colum MacKenzie (seasons 1–2)
Is Killing Eve a thriller web series?
Its thriller and psychological setting make it intense.
Is sex education educational based?
Not really. Just a bunch of teenage exploring.
Is binge-watching harmful to health?
It’s good to divert your mind but activity is good for health.
Where can we watch the miniaturist?
Amazon Prime
Are there any other UK web series apart from the above-mentioned?
- Creatures Great and Small
- Broadchurch
- Sanditon
Which is the best to watch?
Outlander, Bridgeton, Crown, etc all are fun to watch.
Is the web-series crown related to princess Diana?
Yes, it’s somewhat related to one such.
Is downtown abbey a real place?
No, it’s a fictional place that resides in Hampshire
Blood is a political satire?
Yes, to some extent.
Are there any age criteria to watch web series?
Well, they are but anyone is free to watch. We live in a free and open-minded world.
Conclusion
Our lives have now been surrounded around these web series. They have become a part of our daily routine. We constantly live in an ambiance where the world is filled with lots of content and anything made through love and hard work will definitely do wonders. People are very critical about authenticity and reality check always inspires people to bring a change in society.
All these web series have been inspiring and entertaining. Had these were not introduced to us we would have been bored and depressed in the pandemic. These web series have brought a cozy and warm ambiance to watch and listen to in our comfort zone and kill time since the cinema house is closed. Authentic content is the new way of portraying what is real and fiction.
These have turned us into a critic where we are free to judge and watch what we like. Moreover, web series have brought a wave of an artistic and surrealist form of art that doesn’t need any filtration.
