UK original |
US remake |
Notes |
Absolutely Fabulous |
AbFab |
Two pilots attempts, one by Roseanne Barr, another by Jennifer Saunders (who created the British version). Both were passed over. |
Agony |
The Lucie Arnaz Show |
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Airline |
Airline |
British version renamed Airline UK in the US |
Da Ali G Show |
Da Ali G Show |
The second (two series) series by Channel 4 in the UK and HBO in the US |
Antiques Roadshow |
Antiques Roadshow (U.S.) |
Reality. |
Are You Being Served? |
Beanes of Boston |
Comedy. Un-aired pilot. |
As If |
As If |
US remake canceled after two episodes on UPN |
Ballykissangel |
Hope Island |
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Being Human |
Being Human |
SciFi drama on SyFy |
Birds of a Feather |
Stand by Your Man |
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Blackpool |
Viva Laughlin! |
US remake canceled after two episodes (CBS) |
Brat Camp |
Brat Camp (U.S.) |
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Britain's Got Talent |
America's Got Talent |
Reality. Used to have same judge, Piers Morgan, until he left in 2011 . Has same executive producer - Simon Cowell |
Cash in the Attic |
Cash in the Attic |
Reality. |
CD:UK |
CD USA |
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Celebrity Fit Club |
Celebrity Fit Club |
Reality competition. Both versions featured Former US Marine Harvey Walden IV as a judge, but the other judges are changed often |
Changing Rooms |
Trading Spaces |
Reality. |
Cold Feet |
Cold Feet |
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Cracker |
Cracker |
US remake is known as Fitz in the UK |
Coupling |
Coupling |
Comedy. US remake was canceled after four episodes. |
Dad's Army |
The Rear Guard |
Pilot episode only. |
Dancing on Ice |
Skating with Celebrities |
Reality. |
Dear John |
Dear John |
Known as Dear John USA in the UK |
Distraction |
Distraction |
Game show. Same host (Jimmy Carr) |
Dog Eat Dog |
Dog Eat Dog |
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Don't Forget Your Toothbrush |
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush |
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Eleventh Hour |
Eleventh Hour |
Drama. (CBS) |
Faking It |
Faking It |
Reality game show. |
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin |
Reggie |
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Fawlty Towers |
Chateau Snavely |
Comedy. Pilot episode only with Harvey Korman & Betty White |
Amanda's |
Starring Beatrice Arthur |
Payne |
Starring John Larroquette |
Footballers' Wives |
Football Wives |
Drama. Confirmed pilot |
Four Weddings |
Four Weddings |
Reality, British original is known as Four Weddings US |
Free Agents |
Free Agents |
Comedy starring Hank Azaria. US remake cancelled after 4 episodes. |
Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon |
Gameshow Marathon |
Game show. |
George and Mildred |
The Ropers |
Comedy. |
Gladiators |
American Gladiators |
Game show. 2008 US revival is closer to the UK version (a UK game, Hit and Run, and UK rules for many games) than the original US version. |
The Grimleys |
The Grubbs [1] |
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Hell's Kitchen |
Hell's Kitchen |
Reality competition. American version broadcast in the UK as Hell's Kitchen USA on ITV2. |
Hit Me Baby One More Time |
Hit Me Baby One More Time |
Same host, both ITV productions. |
Holding the Baby |
Holding the Baby |
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Home to Roost |
You Again? |
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Honey, We're Killing the Kids |
Honey We're Killing the Kids |
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How Clean Is Your House? |
Kim and Aggie Clean Up America |
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I'd Do Anything |
I'd Do Anything |
George Gray hosted US version on ESPN—hosted his third US version of a British show. |
It's Me or the Dog |
It's Me or the Dog |
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! |
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! |
Reality. |
The IT Crowd |
The IT Crowd |
Pilot canceled in 2008. |
The Jeremy Kyle Show |
The Jeremy Kyle Show |
Chat show |
Keep it in the Family |
Too Close for Comfort |
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The Krypton Factor |
The Krypton Factor |
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Life on Mars |
Life on Mars |
SciFi Drama. |
Little Britain |
Little Britain |
Comedy. Known in the US as Little Britain USA |
Love Thy Neighbour |
Love Thy Neighbor |
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Man About The House |
Three's Company |
Comedy. |
MasterChef |
MasterChef |
Reality. |
Max Headroom |
Max Headroom |
SciFi. |
Men Behaving Badly |
Men Behaving Badly |
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Mind Your Language |
What a Country |
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Mr. Men and Little Miss |
Mr. Men Show |
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Never Mind The Buzzcocks |
Never Mind The Buzzcocks |
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The 1900 House |
Frontier House |
Reality. Frontier House broadcast in the UK on Channel 4. |
Not the Nine O'Clock News |
Not Necessarily the News |
The Daily Show, especially in its earlier incarnation under Craig Kilborn, also owes a great deal to this show. |
The Office |
The Office |
Comedy. The US version is broadcast in the UK as The Office: An American Workplace. |
On the Buses |
Lotsa Luck |
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One Foot in the Grave |
Cosby |
Many differences. |
Outnumbered |
Outnumbered |
Picked up by Fox |
Pop Idol |
American Idol |
Reality competition. UK judge Simon Cowell was also a judge on American Idol. |
Porridge |
On the Rocks |
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Prime Suspect |
Prime Suspect |
Starts on NBC on 22 September 2011. |
Queer As Folk |
Queer as Folk |
Drama. |
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares |
Kitchen Nightmares |
Reality competition. US version broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 as Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA. |
Red Dwarf |
Red Dwarf |
Two un-aired pilots |
Robin's Nest |
Three's a Crowd |
Comedy. |
Robot Wars |
Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors |
Filmed alongside the UK show in 2001 and 2002. |
Scrapheap Challenge |
Junkyard Wars |
Scrapheap and Junkyard have gone head-to-head in transatlantic challenges in the UK.[1] |
Secret Millionaire |
Secret Millionaire |
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Shameless |
Shameless |
US version starring William H. Macy. |
Skins |
Skins |
Ran for 1 season only in 2011. UK version shown on BBC America. |
Spaced |
Spaced |
Only a pilot episode was made. |
Spitting Image |
D.C. Follies |
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Steptoe and Son |
Sanford and Son |
Comedy. Relied on race as well as class |
Strictly Come Dancing |
Dancing with the Stars |
Reality competition. |
Supernanny |
Supernanny (U.S.) |
Reality. British episodes shown along with US episodes |
Teachers |
Teachers |
Canceled after 6 episodes. |
That Was The Week That Was |
That Was The Week That Was |
News. Both versions hosted by David Frost |
The Thick of It |
The Thick of It |
Unaired pilot made for ABC. May return to HBO. |
This Life |
First Years [2] |
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Till Death Us Do Part |
All in the Family |
Comedy. Coincidentally, the All in the Family spinoff Maude was remade in the UK as Nobody's Perfect, and the Maude spinoff Good Times was remade as The Fosters. None of the UK series were connected to each other or to Till Death Us Do Part. |
Touching Evil |
Touching Evil |
Drama. |
Top Gear |
Top Gear |
Reality. Similar format to the 2002 version, was canceled without a single episode broadcasted in 2008. Both are BBC productions. A 2nd pilot was made in 2010 with two of the three hosts replaced and was picked up for 10 episode run on the History Channel. |
Top of the Pops |
Top of the Pops |
Sometimes aired performances recorded by its BBC counterpart. Aired as part of CBS Late Night |
Trigger Happy TV |
Trigger Happy TV |
Dom Joly appears in both versions of the show, despite the US version having a mostly new cast - Joly was the only on screen star in the UK Version. The American version is known as "Trigger Happy USA" when aired in the UK |
Two's Company |
The Two of Us |
Comedy. |
Upstairs, Downstairs |
Beacon Hill |
Drama. |
The X Factor |
The X Factor |
Reality. Same executive producer (Simon Cowell), judge (Cheryl Cole) and production company (Syco TV). However Cole was unceremoniously dropped following the audition stage. |
The Vicar of Dibley |
The Minister Of Divine |
Comedy. Confirmed pilot for US version starring Kirstie Alley. |
The Weakest Link |
Weakest Link |
Game show. Anne Robinson hosted both the UK version and the original US primetime version. |
Undercover Boss |
Undercover Boss |
Reality. |
What Not to Wear |
What Not to Wear |
Reality. |
Who Do You Think You Are? |
Who Do You Think You Are? |
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |
Game show. US Daytime Series 5 (2006–07) featured four hosts; regular host Meredith Vieira, substitutes Al Roker, Tom Bergeron, and Tim Vincent. |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? |
Comedy. UK version hosted by Clive Anderson as were initial episodes of the US version before Drew Carey became the permanent host. |
Wife Swap |
Wife Swap (ABC)
Trading Spouses (Fox) |
Reality. |
Wild at Heart |
Life Is Wild |
US version cancelled after thirteen episodes. |
The World's Strictest Parents |
The World's Strictest Parents |
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The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star |
My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star [3] |
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