These 6 Near-Perfect BBC Sci-Fi Series Deserve To Be Rediscovered
Collider recommends six BBC science-fiction series for rediscovery, arguing that the broadcaster’s contribution to the genre extends far beyond Doctor Who. The article places these programmes within the BBC’s long history of sci-fi innovation, from early television experiments to influential dramas, space operas and comedies.
– Years and Years: Russell T. Davies’s six-part drama follows the Lyons family in Manchester from an alternative 2019 into a near-future Britain shaped by populism, authoritarianism, technology and social crisis.
– The Capture: a London-set surveillance thriller in which Detective Inspector Rachel Carey investigates a case that raises doubts about whether recorded images can be trusted.
- BBC sci-fi extends far beyond Doctor Who.
- Years and Years warns against apathy and extremism.
- The Capture questions the reliability of surveillance footage.