# List of films based on British television series

This is a list of theatrically released feature films that are based on British television programmes.

## Comedy

| TV programme | TV programme | TV programme | TV programme | Film | Film |
| Title | Channel | Premiere | End | Title | Premiere |
| Absolutely Fabulous | BBC2 / BBC1 | 1992 | 2012 | Absolument fabuleux | 2001 |
| Absolutely Fabulous | BBC2 / BBC1 | 1992 | 2012 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | 2016 |
| Da Ali G Show | Channel 4 | 2000 | 2004 | Ali G Indahouse | 2002 |
| Da Ali G Show | Channel 4 | 2000 | 2004 | Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan | 2006 |
| Da Ali G Show | Channel 4 | 2000 | 2004 | Brüno | 2009 |
| Da Ali G Show | Channel 4 | 2000 | 2004 | Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan | 2020 |
| Are You Being Served? | BBC1 | 1972 | 1985 | Are You Being Served? | 1977 |
| The Army Game | ITV | 1957 | 1961 | I Only Arsked! | 1958 |
| Bad Education | BBC Three | 2012 | 2014 | The Bad Education Movie | 2015 |
| The Benny Hill Show | ITV | 1969 | 1991 | The Best of Benny Hill | 1974 |
| Bless This House | ITV | 1971 | 1976 | Bless This House | 1972 |
| Bottom | BBC2 | 1991 | 1995 | Guest House Paradiso | 1999 |
| The Catherine Tate Show | BBC Two / BBC One | 2004 | 2007 | The Nan Movie | 2022 |
| The Comic Strip Presents... | Channel 4 | 1982 | 2016 | The Supergrass | 1985 |
| The Comic Strip Presents... | Channel 4 | 1982 | 2016 | Eat the Rich | 1987 |
| The Comic Strip Presents... | Channel 4 | 1982 | 2016 | The Pope Must Die | 1991 |
| The Comic Strip Presents... | Channel 4 | 1982 | 2016 | Churchill: The Hollywood Years | 2004 |
| Dad's Army | BBC1 | 1968 | 1977 | Dad's Army | 1971 |
| Dad's Army | BBC1 | 1968 | 1977 | Dad's Army | 2016 |
| The Dick Emery Show | BBC1 | 1963 | 1981 | Ooh… You Are Awful | 1972 |
| Father, Dear Father | ITV | 1968 | 1973 | Father, Dear Father | 1973 |
| For the Love of Ada | ITV | 1970 | 1971 | For the Love of Ada | 1972 |
| George and Mildred | ITV | 1976 | 1979 | George and Mildred | 1980 |
| Harry Enfield's Television Programme | BBC2 | 1990 | 1992 | Kevin & Perry Go Large | 2000 |
| Horrible Histories | CBBC | 2009 | Present | Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans | 2019 |
| The Inbetweeners | E4 | 2008 | 2010 | The Inbetweeners Movie | 2011 |
| The Inbetweeners | E4 | 2008 | 2010 | The Inbetweeners 2 | 2014 |
| I'm Alan Partridge | BBC2 | 1997 | 2002 | Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa | 2013 |
| Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour | ITV2 | 2008 | 2008 | Keith Lemon: The Film | 2012 |
| The Larkins | ITV | 1958 | 1960 | Inn for Trouble | 1960 |
| The League of Gentlemen | BBC Two | 1999 | 2002 | The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse | 2005 |
| Love Thy Neighbour | ITV | 1972 | 1976 | Love Thy Neighbour | 1973 |
| The Lovers | ITV | 1970 | 1971 | The Lovers! | 1973 |
| Man About the House | ITV | 1973 | 1976 | Man About the House | 1974 |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus | BBC1 | 1969 | 1974 | And Now for Something Completely Different | 1971 |
| Monty Python's Flying Circus | BBC1 | 1969 | 1974 | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1982 |
| Mr. Bean | ITV | 1990 | 1995 | Bean | 1997 |
| Mr. Bean | ITV | 1990 | 1995 | Mr. Bean's Holiday | 2007 |
| Mrs. Brown's Boys | BBC One | 2011 | TBD | Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie | 2014 |
| The Muppet Show | ITV | 1976 | 1981 | The Muppet Movie | 1979 |
| The Muppet Show | ITV | 1976 | 1981 | The Muppets | 2011 |
| The Muppet Show | ITV | 1976 | 1981 | Muppets Most Wanted | 2014 |
| Nearest and Dearest | ITV | 1968 | 1973 | Nearest and Dearest | 1972 |
| Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width | ITV | 1967 | 1971 | Never Mind the Quality Feel the Width | 1973 |
| The Office | BBC Two | 2001 | 2003 | David Brent: Life on the Road | 2016 |
| On the Buses | ITV | 1969 | 1973 | On the Buses | 1971 |
| On the Buses | ITV | 1969 | 1973 | Mutiny on the Buses | 1972 |
| On the Buses | ITV | 1969 | 1973 | Holiday on the Buses | 1973 |
| People Just Do Nothing | BBC Three | 2014 | 2018 | People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan | 2021 |
| Please Sir! | ITV | 1968 | 1972 | Please Sir! | 1971 |
| Porridge | BBC1 | 1974 | 1977 | Porridge | 1979 |
| Rising Damp | ITV | 1974 | 1978 | Rising Damp | 1980 |
| Stella Street | BBC Two | 1997 | 2001 | Stella Street | 2004 |
| Steptoe and Son | BBC TV | 1962 | 1974 | Steptoe and Son | 1972 |
| Steptoe and Son | BBC TV | 1962 | 1974 | Steptoe and Son Ride Again | 1973 |
| That's Your Funeral | BBC1 | 1970 | 1971 | That's Your Funeral | 1972 |
| The Thick of It | BBC Four / BBC Two | 2005 | 2012 | In the Loop | 2009 |
| Till Death Us Do Part | BBC1 | 1965 | 1975 | Till Death Us Do Part | 1968 |
| Till Death Us Do Part | BBC1 | 1965 | 1975 | The Alf Garnett Saga | 1972 |
| The Trip | BBC Two / Sky Atlantic / Sky One | 2010 | 2020 | The Trip | 2010 |
| The Trip | BBC Two / Sky Atlantic / Sky One | 2010 | 2020 | The Trip to Italy | 2014 |
| The Trip | BBC Two / Sky Atlantic / Sky One | 2010 | 2020 | The Trip to Spain | 2017 |
| The Trip | BBC Two / Sky Atlantic / Sky One | 2010 | 2020 | The Trip to Greece | 2020 |
| Up Pompeii! | BBC1 | 1969 | 1970 | Up Pompeii | 1971 |
| Up Pompeii! | BBC1 | 1969 | 1970 | Up the Chastity Belt | 1971 |
| Up Pompeii! | BBC1 | 1969 | 1970 | Up the Front | 1972 |
| Whack-O! | BBC Television Service | 1956 | 1972 | Bottoms Up | 1960 |
| Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? | BBC1 | 1973 | 1974 | The Likely Lads | 1976 |
| Whoops Apocalypse | ITV | 1982 | 1982 | Whoops Apocalypse | 1986 |

## Drama

| TV programme | TV programme | TV programme | TV programme | Film | Film |
| Title | Channel | Premiere | End | Title | Premiere |
| The Avengers | ITV | 1961 | 1969 | The Avengers | 1998 |
| Callan | ITV | 1967 | 1972 | Callan | 1974 |
| Downton Abbey | ITV | 2010 | 2015 | Downton Abbey | 2019 |
| Downton Abbey | ITV | 2010 | 2015 | Downton Abbey: A New Era | 2022 |
| Edge of Darkness | BBC2 | 1985 | 1985 | Edge of Darkness | 2010 |
| The Grove Family | BBC Television Service | 1954 | 1957 | It's a Great Day | 1955 |
| Man at the Top | ITV | 1970 | 1972 | Man at the Top | 1973 |
| Pennies from Heaven | BBC1 | 1978 | 1978 | Pennies from Heaven | 1981 |
| The Saint | ITV | 1962 | 1969 | The Saint | 1997 |
| The Sentimental Agent | ITV | 1963 | 1963 | Our Man in the Caribbean | 1962 |
| The Singing Detective | BBC1 | 1986 | 1986 | The Singing Detective | 2003 |
| The Six Wives of Henry VIII | BBC2 | 1970 | 1970 | Henry VIII and His Six Wives | 1972 |
| Spooks | BBC One | 2002 | 2011 | Spooks: The Greater Good | 2015 |
| State of Play | BBC One | 2003 | 2003 | State of Play | 2009 |
| The Sweeney | ITV | 1975 | 1978 | Sweeney! | 1977 |
| The Sweeney | ITV | 1975 | 1978 | Sweeney 2 | 1978 |
| The Sweeney | ITV | 1975 | 1978 | The Sweeney | 2012 |
| Traffik | Channel 4 | 1989 | 1989 | Traffic | 2000 |
| Widows | ITV | 1983 | 1985 | Widows | 2018 |

## Science fiction

| TV programme | TV programme | TV programme | TV programme | Film | Film |
| Title | Channel | Premiere | End | Title | Premiere |
| Doctor Who | BBC TV | 1963 | 1989 | Dr. Who and the Daleks | 1965 |
| Doctor Who | BBC TV | 1963 | 1989 | Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. | 1966 |
| Doomwatch | BBC1 | 1970 | 1972 | Doomwatch | 1972 |
| The Quatermass Experiment | BBC Television Service | 1953 | 1953 | The Quatermass Xperiment | 1955 |
| Quatermass II | BBC Television Service | 1955 | 1955 | Quatermass 2 | 1957 |
| Quatermass and the Pit | BBC Television Service | 1958 | 1959 | Quatermass and the Pit | 1967 |
| Quatermass | ITV | 1979 | 1979 | The Quatermass Conclusion | 1980 |
| Thunderbirds | ITV | 1965 | 1966 | Thunderbirds Are Go | 1966 |
| Thunderbirds | ITV | 1965 | 1966 | Thunderbird 6 | 1968 |
| Thunderbirds | ITV | 1965 | 1966 | Thunderbirds | 2004 |

## Documentary

| TV programme | TV programme | TV programme | TV programme | Film | Film |
| Title | Channel | Premiere | End | Title | Premiere |
| The Blue Planet | BBC One | 2001 | 2001 | Deep Blue | 2003 |
| Planet Earth | BBC One / BBC HD | 2006 | 2006 | Earth | 2007 |
| Planet Earth | BBC One / BBC HD | 2006 | 2006 | Earth: One Amazing Day | 2017 |
| Walking with Dinosaurs | BBC One | 1999 | 1999 | Walking with Dinosaurs | 2013 |
| Walking with Dinosaurs | BBC One | 1999 | 1999 | Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D | 2014 |

## Children's television

| TV programme | TV programme | TV programme | TV programme | Film | Film |
| Title | Channel | Premiere | End | Title | Premiere |
| Fireman Sam | BBC1 / Channel 5 | 1987 | TBD | Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie | 2017 |
| The Magic Roundabout | BBC1 / Channel 4 | 1965 | 1992 | Dougal and the Blue Cat | 1972 |
| The Magic Roundabout | BBC1 / Channel 4 | 1965 | 1992 | The Magic Roundabout | 2005 |
| Postman Pat | BBC1 / CBeebies | 1981 | 2017 | Postman Pat: The Movie | 2014 |
| Shaun the Sheep | CBBC | 2007 | TBD | Shaun the Sheep Movie | 2015 |
| Shaun the Sheep | CBBC | 2007 | TBD | A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon | 2019 |
| Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends | ITV | 1984 | 2021 | Thomas and the Magic Railroad | 2000 |
| Wallace and Gromit | BBC1 | 1989 | 2008 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | 2005 |