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 25 great titles Best: Frozen Planet
  2. #2 2008 21 great titles Best: Ashes to Ashes
  3. #3 2013 20 great titles Best: Africa
  4. #4 2005 18 great titles Best: Rome
  5. #5 2006 18 great titles Best: Planet Earth
  6. #6 2014 17 great titles Best: Inside No. 9
  7. #7 2012 16 great titles Best: Wolfblood
  8. #8 2017 16 great titles Best: Avicii: True Stories
  9. #9 2015 15 great titles Best: Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
  10. #10 1999 15 great titles Best: Walking with Dinosaurs
  11. #11 2009 14 great titles Best: Life
  12. #12 2004 14 great titles Best: North & South
  13. #13 2001 14 great titles Best: The Blue Planet
  14. #14 2010 13 great titles Best: Luther
  15. #15 2007 13 great titles Best: Top Gear: Polar Special
  16. #16 2016 12 great titles Best: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
  17. #17 2002 11 great titles Best: The Century of the Self
  18. #18 2018 11 great titles Best: The Farthest
  19. #19 1998 11 great titles Best: A Simple Plan
  20. #20 1995 10 great titles Best: Pride and Prejudice
  21. #21 1992 9 great titles Best: Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
  22. #22 2003 9 great titles Best: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
  23. #23 1996 8 great titles Best: Silent Witness
  24. #24 2025 8 great titles Best: Louis Theroux: The Settlers
  25. #25 1993 8 great titles Best: To Play the King
  26. #26 1997 8 great titles Best: Midsomer Murders
  27. #27 2022 7 great titles Best: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
  28. #28 2019 7 great titles Best: Giri/Haji
  29. #29 2021 7 great titles Best: The North Water
  30. #30 2000 7 great titles Best: Big Al
  31. #31 1985 6 great titles Best: Threads
  32. #32 1990 6 great titles Best: House of Cards
  33. #33 1991 6 great titles Best: Bottom
  34. #34 1989 6 great titles Best: A Bit of Fry & Laurie
  35. #35 2024 6 great titles Best: Cunk on Life
  36. #36 1976 5 great titles Best: I, Claudius
  37. #37 1978 5 great titles Best: Top Gear
  38. #38 1994 5 great titles Best: The Day Today
  39. #39 1986 5 great titles Best: Yes, Prime Minister
  40. #40 2020 5 great titles Best: The Windermere Children