{"id":3579,"date":"2025-04-01T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/?p=3579"},"modified":"2025-04-02T18:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:40:03","slug":"netflix-removing-7-classic-tv-shows-including-best-british-drama-in-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/netflix-removing-7-classic-tv-shows-including-best-british-drama-in-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix removing 7 classic TV shows including \u2018best British drama in years\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_245915019-33ef.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22829308\" alt=\"Timothy Spall as Terry Perkins In Hatton Garden, John Simm as Sam Tyler in Life on Mars and Katherine Parkinson as Jen Barber in The IT Crwod\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Several top British dramas are being removed from Netflix (Picture: ITV\/Channel 4\/BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All good things must come to an end, and that is certainly true of TV shows on <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The global streaming platform may have added <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/28\/stephen-graham-drops-biggest-clue-yet-adolescence-season-2-happen-22810383\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extraordinary content in recent weeks<\/a>, including the ground-breaking <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/adolescence-tv-show\/\">Adolescence<\/a>, but this month, seven top titles are being removed from its library.<\/p>\n<p>Among those getting booted off Netflix are a British <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/comedy\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">comedy<\/a> series with a cult following, a Spanish-language show about a real-life boxer who murdered his wife and a beloved anime series.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers are likely to be most disappointed by the culling of sci-fi crime drama Life On Mars, which was so popular it led to the production of an equally successful spin-off.<\/p>\n<p>However, they still do have just over two weeks to watch the TV show that has been called &#8216;the best British drama I have seen in years&#8217; by Google reviewer Scotland Scotland.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p> Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro&#8217;s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/tv-newsletter\/?ito=tv-article&#038;signup-source=tv-article-link\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we&#8217;ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are the 7 titles you need to binge-watch before they disappear from Netflix.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Life on Mars <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BBC - Life On Mars - Trailer\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jZOzsIhCPgs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/04\/25\/john-simm-confirms-talks-for-life-on-mars-revival-16528495\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Life on Mars<\/a> follows Manchester police officer Sam Tyler (John Simm), who is shocked to discover he has travelled back in time from 2006 to 1973 after a near-fatal car accident.<\/p>\n<p>In the 70s, Sam works the same job in the same location, but this time under the command of Detective Chief Inspector Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister).<\/p>\n<p>The BBC series originally ran for two seasons from 2006 until 2007 and later produced spin-off drama, Ashes to Ashes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last day to watch<\/strong>: April 19<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hatton Garden <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hatton Garden -Trailer -  ITV\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DRV86rcuV6M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>British acting legend <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/timothy-spall\/\">Timothy Spall<\/a>&nbsp;leads the cast of ITV&#8217;s drama Hatton Garden, based on the<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2019\/05\/20\/hatton-garden-itv-true-story-shocking-heist-starting-tonight-cant-believe-actually-happened-9618963\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> &#8216;most spectacular&#8217; <\/a>British crime of the decade.<\/p>\n<p>The show charts the real-life jewellery, gold and cash burglary at the heart of London\u2019s diamond district executed by an elderly gang of career criminals across the Easter Bank Holiday weekend in April 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The TV adaptation aired four years later for one season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last day to watch<\/strong>: April 30<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The IT Crowd <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The IT Crowd Trailer\" width=\"920\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MwwTfkXk7U0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Starring Chris O&#8217;Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson and Matt Berry, The It Crowd revolved around the IT department of the fictional Reynholm Industries in London.<\/p>\n<p>Considered a staple of British comedy programming, the sitcom ran for seasons from 2006 until 2013 on Channel 4, ending on the famous line: \u2018Try turning it off and on again\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last day to watch<\/strong>: April 25<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Missing<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Missing TV Trailer\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZckelFuUC3o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>First airing on the BBC in 2014, the first season of The Missing, starring James Nesbitt and Tch\u00e9ky Karyo, followed the investigation into the disappearance of a young boy in France.<\/p>\n<p>The second season also centred on the investigation of a missing young person, but this time in Germany and with David Morrissey and Keeley Hawes playing the parents. <\/p>\n<p>Three years after The Missing ended in 2016, the BBC commissioned a spin-off, Baptiste, based on Karyo&#8217;s detective character.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last day to watch<\/strong>: April 12<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Man Down<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Man Down Series 2 | Trailer\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oTPU8ndog4I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Created, co-written and starring Greg Davies, Man Down sees the comedian play a man in his 40s who is living with his parents and suffering a midlife crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The Channel 4 sitcom aired for four seasons and 26 episodes from 2013 until 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last day to watch<\/strong>: April 17<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seraph of the End <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Seraph of the End Official Trailer (English sub \/ small file size)\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NtzDAmRhD9s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Anime TV series Seraph of the End follows the child survivors of a deadly viral plague, but they face another obstacle as they become prey for the vampires taking over the world.<\/p>\n<p>The adaptation is based on the Japanese dark fantasy manga series of the same name, written by Takaya Kagami and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last day to watch<\/strong>: April 15<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monz\u00f3n: A Knockout Blow <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MONZ\u00d3N - TRAILER OFICIAL\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rmZBuNUJpCw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Spanish-language TV series Monz\u00f3n: A Knockout Blow tells the true story of Argentine boxing champion Carlos Monz\u00f3n (Jorge Rom\u00e1n), as well as the investigation into the death of his wife Alicia Muniz (Carla Quevedo).<\/p>\n<p>In 1988, Monz\u00f3n was charged with killing Muniz and sentenced to 11 years in prison. He died seven years later in a car crash on his way back to prison after receiving weekend furlough.<\/p>\n<p>The TV miniseries ran for one season in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last day to watch<\/strong>: April 16<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page &#8211; we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several top British dramas are being removed from Netflix (Picture: ITV\/Channel 4\/BBC) All good things must come to an end, and that is certainly true of TV shows on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/netflix-removing-7-classic-tv-shows-including-best-british-drama-in-years\/\" class=\"readmore\">Continue reading<svg class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"> <use href=\"#icon-arrow-right\" xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use> <\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Netflix removing 7 classic TV shows including \u2018best British drama in years\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3579"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3579"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3582,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3579\/revisions\/3582"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}