The doldrums of winter are a time when it gets dark early and stays that way. It's perfect TV watching weather, made even more so these days with coronavirus variants and flu threatening to take out those who aren't careful. If you're looking to forget the world's current problems and channel that energy into thriller television, this is a perfect point in the calendar to indulge in the uneasy. Unlike the standard British mystery whodunits of Grantchester or Endeavour, these shows are more of a cat and mouse game, as the protagonist and antagonist dance around a takedown.
The BBC and ITV are home to many fantastic thriller series, including some that haven't made it over here yet. (Showtrial, I'm looking at you.) But the plethora of streaming services across the vast American landscape makes finding British thrillers almost as tricky as tracking a bad guy across multiple episodes and seasons. Here are some of the best choices available and where to stream them.