The 1990s was undoubtedly a great decade for television. While the US played host to some cracking shows (The Sopranos started in 1999, for example), British TV drama was also on top form from period pieces like Middlemarch to groundbreaking modern drama like This Life. But what were some of the very best programmes from the decade? Here we pick our top 5 best of British … but do you agree? Leave your favourites in the comments below …
1993-2006, ITVX
A classy crime drama where the hero, Fitz (beautifully brought to life by Robbie Coltrane), was not a policeman but a forensic psychologist — and in the hands of the scriptwriter Jimmy McGovern became a character for the ages. A hard-drinking chainsmoker
