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Kate Plummer
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A BBC ranking of the “greatest TV series of the 21st century” has sparked a debate.
BBC Culture polled 206 TV experts from 43 countries and asked them what their ten favourite shows were. The pollers then scored and ranked these separate lists to produce the ultimate top 100 list.
Crime drama The Wire earned the number one spot, while Mad Men came second. In third place was Breaking Bad, whileFleabag was fourth.
Game of Thrones came fifth out of 100 and Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You earned the number six slot. There are, of course, 94 more series that make up the full 100 so if you want to see the full list, you can do so here.
Regardless of the critics’ expertise, people are never satisfied and reacting to the list, some people were miffed that shows like Doctor Who and It’s a Sin were not included:
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@BBC_Culture Doctor Who aside, where's Years and Years?— Colin Hicks is still wearing a mask 🇪🇺 (@Colin Hicks is still wearing a mask 🇪🇺) 1634644363
@BBC_Culture No Doctor Who? https://t.co/s1S3XvWj3P— Owen supports Thasmin (@Owen supports Thasmin) 1634641580
@BBC_Culture Where's renewed Doctor Who????— Májka 🌈🦦 (@Májka 🌈🦦) 1634636961
@BBC_Culture Doctor Who has been a 21st century phenomenon - no place on the list? It's A Sin not being on that list is also a huge miss.— Philip Marsh 💙 (@Philip Marsh 💙) 1634638642
@Angry_Voice @BBC_Culture I'm happy with Fleabag being there, but no Doctor Who or It's A Sin?— Philip Marsh 💙 (@Philip Marsh 💙) 1634638719
@BBC_Culture I am presuming the revised series of Doctor Who was not eligible......— Herald of Creation (@Herald of Creation) 1634637690
#TVOfTheCentury @BBC Where's "It's a Sin"??? Definitely one of the best shows ever and on a par with "I May Destroy You"!— Alex Chambers (@Alex Chambers) 1634649224
Others thought some shows were ranked too highly and others weren’t ranked high enough:
Hannibal is way too low at 97. https://t.co/odfBEDipgH— Paul McCluskey (@Paul McCluskey) 1634648064
@BBC_Culture Fleabag at 4…get in the sea— Kevan Christie (@Kevan Christie) 1634646541
Not everyone criticised it though and some thought the list was pretty comprehensive:
Surprisingly not a bad list. https://t.co/M8ER7uVuLq— Wolfy von Salzburg (@Wolfy von Salzburg) 1634648577
It's virtually all drama and comedy but the shows I've watched are in a pretty accurate order here. https://t.co/VnojONVHoM— Paul Huxley (@Paul Huxley) 1634650600
While others hadn’t even watched many of the top rated series:
I have only watched 20 of these TV series. How about you? https://t.co/M4a80OUfFQ— Hayley Jary (@Hayley Jary) 1634645388
@BBC_Culture Only ever watched two of these shows. Don’t think I’ve missed out!— Robert Hardy (@Robert Hardy) 1634639530
The 21st century was only been happening for 21 years so we look forward to seeing what the next 79ish years has in store.