The best British comedies on Netflix

If you’re a fan of dry humour, sarcasm, awkwardness and shrewd observations of the human condition – British comedy is for you.

And there's a lot to choose from on Netflix, from classics such as Peep Show and The Office to new shows Sex Education and The End of the F***ing World.

Check out some of our favourites in the list below…

Sex Education

Asa Butterfield plays the awkward teenage son of a sex therapist (Gillian Anderson) who soon realises his inherited knowledge could be lucrative and make him popular at school.

The End of the F*ing World**

A black comedy starring Jessica Barden and Alex Lawther as two misfit teenagers who embark on an extremely eventful road trip.

Lovesick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eggOiXsTX9U

Johnny Flynn stars as a man who, upon being diagnosed with chlamydia, attempts to contact all of his previous sexual partners to deliver the bad news.

Flowers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1yMul6bNU

The Flowers family are an eccentric bunch lead by Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt, who play two parents trying to hold their crumbling family together in this pitch-black, surrealist comedy.

Peep Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzsy-haNy1E

Mark (David Mitchell) and Jeremy (Robert Webb) are two feckless yet unlikely friends festering away in a flat in Croydon, and their dysfunctional relationship makes for quirky and innovative comedy.

Gavin & Stacey

This Bafta-winning sitcom starring James Corden, Ruth Jones, Joanna Page and Mathew Horne offers a shrewd observation of the trials and tribulations of modern relationships.

The IT Crowd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDbyYGrswtg

Chris O’Dowd and Richard Ayoade play two super-nerds working in IT under the command of a tech-illiterate boss (Katherine Parkinson).

The Office

Created by and starring Ricky Gervais, this classic mockumentary follows the office workers at a dysfunctional paper company.

Absolutely Fabulous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAfmM06pVUw&t=68s

Comedy double act Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley play two best friends and utter narcissists in this camp, Bafta-winning classic.

People Just Do Nothing

A mockumentary that follows the crew behind pirate radio station Kurupt FM, lead by the self-obsessed and deluded MC Grindah.

Extras

Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais’s comedy about film and TV extras is deadpan perfection.