5. British Cult TV Kept Up The Pace
Chimera. Neverwhere, This Life, The Last Train, the final days of
Red Dwarf and its first resurrection. There were some great cult classics on British screens in the 1990s. We might not have had the all time greats like 1970s / current
Doctor Who,
The Prisoner,
The Man From U.N.C.L.E or
Sapphire & Steel, but that doesn't mean British TV was lacking. If anything, .
Red Dwarf was the perfect blend British comedy and sci-fi. Curry-loving, last survivor of humanity Dave Lister, super evolved, dressed to kill Cat, neurotic hologram Arnold Rimmer and OCD obsessed Krytenfour of the most unconventional yet perfect sitcom characters ever on screen. It might have started in the late 80s but there were still some great classics to be had (Quarantine, Rimmerworld) And even when it came back, we were introduced to the brilliant Arnold Rimmer song in series 7 British cult TV in the 1990s was an explosion of great ideas.
Chimera dealt with genetic cloning of apes and men, with terrible consequences.
The Last Train was a gripping post-apocalyptic drama.
Neverwhere brought the vision of Neil Gaiman to the small screen and presented us with soon-to-be 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi as the Angel Islington. And
This Life was a fascinating portrayal of young professions that was not afraid to hold back. I could spend hours writing about these great shows here, but I dont need to. They all made appearances in my previous article,
15 Hidden Gems of British TV. But in the term of this article, British TV continued to hold its own against all the titans of cult TV on this list