The 7 best shows on BBC iPlayer with 100% Rotten Tomatoes ratings-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro

BBC iPlayer is full of critically acclaimed shows that may have flown under your radar (Picture: BBC)

If you’re struggling to find your next boxset binge-watch for cuffing season, we’ve got you sorted.

We’ve found the seven top-rated shows on BBC iPlayer – which all have a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes – to save you endlessly scrolling.

These shows have all been smash hits with critics and viewers alike – including one drama that is considered to have defined a generation.

We’ve also got all genres covered – from an irreverent rom-com to murky thriller and everything in between.

Really, there’s no need to leave your house now until Christmas, so get settled into your sofa and grab the remote.

Here are the 7 best shows on BBC iPlayer, according to Rotten Tomatoes.

Fleabag

Phoebe’s Fleabag’s trademark was breaking the fourth wall (Picture: BBC/Two Brothers/Luke Varley)

If you haven’t been acquainted with Fleabag, played by the inimitable Phoebe Waller-Bridge, or Andrew Scott’s iconic Hot Priest, then you’re in for a treat.

The show follows Fleabag, a single woman navigating life and relationships in her 30s in London managing a cafe after the death of her best friend.

Fleabag was praised for its portrayal of complex female characters – and spawned a whole new genre centred on ‘messy’ millennial women.

Ludwig

Ludwig is the perfect cosy crime thriller and has been compared to Jonathan Creek (Picture: BBC / Big Talk Studios)

You’re in safe hands in this David Mitchell-helmed drama who plays, well, a character not dissimilar to David Mitchell.

His Ludwig is a neurotic puzzle whizz who is asked by his desperate sister-in-law Lucy (Anna Maxwell Martin) to investigate his brother’s disappearance.

Lucy ropes in Ludwig to impersonate his brother and take on his job as a police officer to gather clues -but he discovers he has a knack for solving murders.

Mr Loverman

Lennie plays a closeted gay man in the TV adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s book (Picture: BBC)

In Mr Loverman, Lennis James plays Barrington ‘Barry’ Walker, a closeted gay man who has been in a secret, decades-long affair with his best friend Morris (Ariyon Bakare).

Throughout the episodes, based on Bernardine Evaristo’s best-selling novel of the same name, we see him struggle to end his marriage to wife Carmel (Sharon D Clarke) and come out to his beloved daughters and grandson, in a bid to finally live his truth.

Speaking previously to Metro about Barry, Lennie said: ‘He was just a gift, and he’s surrounded by equally well-formed and interesting characters in a story that is very rarely, if ever, been told in the way that we’re telling it.’

Colin from Accounts

Real-life couple Patrick and Harriet star opposite each other in Colin from Accounts (Picture: BBC/CBS Studios/Paramount+ ©2024/Joel Pratle)

Set in Sydney, Colin from Accounts follows the meet-cute of millennial Ashley and boomer Gordon played by husband-and-wife duo Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer.

The couple decide to give love a shot after they adopt a dog they name cColin that was injured when Patrick accidentally ran into him when Ashley flashed him her boob from across the road.

You’d be in good company if you give it a go as David Tennant, David Baddiel and Imelda Staunton are among the numerous stars who have revealed they are big fans.

Keeping Faith

Keeping Faith is the perfect thriller to keep you on your toes (Picture: BBC/Scott Waller)

The first season of Keeping Faith introduced us to Faith Howells (Eve Myles) a lawyer on maternity leave – whose life is turned upside down when her husband and business partner Evan (played by Myles’ real-life husband Bradley Freegard) disappears one morning without warning.

As Faith looks for clues relating to his disappearance – and the mystery grips the small Welsh town that they live in – her husband’s secrets start to come out, leaving her wondering if she really knows the man she married.

After becoming a hit, the BBC commissioned a further two seasons of the thriller – which will certainly keep you busy for a few weekends over the Christmas period.

Boiling Point

Boiling Point is a stressful but brilliant watch (Picture: BBC / Boiling Point TV Limited)

Hot off the heels of the success of the original film Boiling Point, the BBC commissioned a TV series with Stephen Graham reprising his role as chef Andy Jones.

Set five months after the events of movie, the five-parter follows sous chef Carly (Vinette Robinson) who has opened her own restaurant in London and is now head chef.

While not filmed in a single show, like the original film, the Boiling Point TV show is still a stressful, all-consuming watch perfect for fans who are looking for their next watch after The Bear.

Life on Mars

Life on Mars follows a time-travelling police detective (Picture: Kudos/BBC Picture Archives)

Life on Mars tells the story of Sam Tyler, played by John Simm, a police officer working in 2006 who travels back in time to 1973 after winding up in a coma following a car accident.

After arriving in the past, he works as a police officer under the command of DCI Gene Hunt, played by Philip Glenister, while attempting to find out what has happened to him.

If you manage to power your way through all two series, you can then watch its spin-off Ashes to Ashes, a sequel which focuses on police officer Alex Drake (Keeley Hawes) who is shot dead in 2008 but regains consciousness in 1981.

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