Of course, the balance between fact and fiction did arguably shift in its later years, but it's still thrilling to get a glimpse behind palace doors and into the private lives of one of the world’s most famous families.

Claire Foy and Matt Smith set the tone with their stunning portrayals of a young Elizabeth and Philip, whose relationship had to survive the pressures of duty and the public gaze, and Vanessa Kirby made the world fall in love with a complex Princess Margaret.

As the years rolled by, Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter led the cast into a new era of the monarchy, with Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin bringing to life the difficult marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. For its final two seasons, Imelda Staunton took over in the lead role, while there were key parts for the likes of Dominic West, Elizabeth Debicki and Jonathan Pryce, among others.

Nominated for more awards than the producers can count, this show was a game-changer for Netflix, bringing prestige, acclaim and a whole new audience, who were dipping their toes into streaming service waters for the first time just because they wanted to see The Crown.

Beautifully acted, lavish and with a huge budget, it offers tantalising insight into a world we thought we knew, and people whose lives we’ve followed so closely, from afar. (Check out our Season 6 part 2 review for more). - Emma Bullimore/David Craig

Bodies

Stephen Graham and Shirley Haas looking through glass in Netflix series Bodies

Stephen Graham and Shirley Haas Netflix series Bodies. Netflix
In the world of drama, there's little bad that Stephen Graham can do – whether it be in Boiling Point, This Is England, The Virtues or The Walk-In, to name just a few of the British actor's TV successes. So you just know that starring as a mysterious, slick authoritarian group leader in Bodies is something that Graham was bound to tackle with ease.

But here, he's joined in a cast that also includes Shira Haas (Unorthodox), Amaka Okafor (The Responder) and Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (The Queen's Gambit). The series is twisted in all the right places and is refreshingly genre-defying in the way it blends dystopian, drama and mystery elements effortlessly. - Morgan Cormack.

Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth in The Crown season 6

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