8 UK Shows You Need To Start Watching Right Now

There's more to Brit dramas than Downton Abbey and Sherlock

1. My Mad Fat Diary

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The North American population gets more than enough of perfect female heroines on television. My Mad Fat Diary deals with a girl's weight issues who struggles to fit in but finds a batch of friends who have their own insecurities to deal with.

Where to Watch: DVD

2. Misfits

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My guess is that some people are aware of this show. For those who are not, it is a show about a batch of juvenile offenders who get equipped with supernatural powers after being struck by lightening.

Where to Watch: Hulu

3. In The Flesh

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It's the epilogue to The Walking Dead: The cure to zombie apocalypse has been found. How do the zombies who don't require brain as their food deal with actual humans?

Where to Watch: iTunes

4. Orphan Black

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Already a popular show among us North Americans but still deserves to be on this list

Where to Watch: Amazon Prime

5. Bad Education

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A modern-day John Keating, Bad Education is a comedy series about a group of high school kids who learn valuable lessons about life and not just academics, from their teacher, Alfie.

Where to Watch: DVD

6. Skins

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Here's the original Skins to the more familiar American one

Where to Watch: Netflix

7. Being Human

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The ironically-named show revolves around three roommates who consist of a ghost, a werewolf, and a vampire

Where to Watch: Netflix

8. Pramface

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The British take on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Pramface deals with a young couple who end up becoming parents after spending one night together.

Where to Watch: Hulu