15. Misfits (2009-)
Channel E4 Starring Iwan Rheon, Robert Sheehan, Lauren Socha, Antonia Thomas, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Joe Gilgun. Coming across as something of a cross between the previously-listed Skins and Heroes, the American drama about ordinary individuals who discover their possession of superhuman abilities, Misfits features a group of delinquent youths who acquire similar powers following their exposure to a storm whilst on community service. After they unintentionally kill their probation officer in the series first episode, the main focus of the story sees the group attempting to hide the fact, as well as using their newly-acquired abilities for purposes both honourable and nefarious. An excellent combination of youth drama and black comedy, the show is one of the most watched series on both E4 and the Hulu streaming service in America, even if it has made the same mistake as Being Human in trying to replace departing cast members with suspiciously similar substitutes in the last couple of series.
14. Luther (2010-)
Channel BBC1 Starring Idris Elba, Ruth Wilson, Paul McGann, Warren Brown, Dermot Crowley, Steven Mackintosh, Indira Varma, Saskia Reeves, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Kierston Wareing, Idris Elba is one of the finest actors in the world today, without a shadow of a doubt, having earned plaudits across the board for his role as business savvy drug kingpin Stringer Bell in HBOs The Wire. Despite being linked, amongst other things, for the titular role in Django Unchained (which eventually went to Jamie Foxx), his film career has yet to really take off, though that could change this year as he takes his first leading role in a Hollywood blockbuster, Guillermo Del Toros Pacific Rim. Television has been kind, however, giving Elba a fantastic series to front in the form of Luther, for which he has won a Golden Globe. A dedicated detective in the vein of Sherlock Holmes, John Luther is a well written and well acted character in a series that differs from most police dramas, featuring extensive violence and moral greyness. Add a terrific yet terrifying supporting character in the form of Ruth Wilsons Alice Morgan, a Hannibal Lecter channeling murderess, and you have a show that is leaps and bounds over stale procedurals like the CSI series, which may make the jump to the big screen in the near future.