Huge numbers of us have been cancelling subscriptions to streaming TV, thanks to the end of lockdown and a rise in the cost of living, as well as price hikes for some of the services. In Britain, more than 1.5m video-on-demand accounts were cancelled in the first three months of 2022, according to the market research firm Kantar, while Netflix has lost 200,000 customers globally and expects to shed millions more.
The good news is that there’s plenty of high-quality TV that can be watched for free or with an existing TV licence. Here are 15 great shows that you won’t need to fork out for.
