List of longest-running UK television series

This is a list of the longest-running television series in the United Kingdom by genre.

Category	Show name	Duration	Length (years)
Automotive series	Top Gear	1977–2001, 2002–present	39
Chart show	Top of the Pops	1964–2006	42
Children's show	Blue Peter	1958–present	58
Children's show	The Sooty Show	1955–1992	37
Children's show	Thomas & Friends	1984-present	32
Children's news	Newsround	1972–present	44
Comedy-drama	New Tricks	2003–2015	12
Current affairs	Panorama	1953–present	63
Deaf magazine programme	See Hear	1981–present	35
Detective series	A Touch of Frost	1992–2010	18
Discussion series	After Dark	1987–1997; 2003	11
Drama	Heartbeat	1992–2010	18
Entertainment review	Film 2015	1972–present	42
Finance show	The Money Programme	1966–2010	44
Charity show	Children In Need	1980–present	36
Game show	Countdown	1982–present	34
History series	Timewatch	1981–2009	28
Medical drama	Casualty	1986–present	30
Medical drama	Holby City	1999–present	17
News show	BBC News	1954–present	62
Police drama	Taggart	1983–2010	27
Reality television	Big Brother	2000–2010; 2011–present	16
Quiz show	University Challenge	1962–1987; 1994–present	54
Satire	Have I Got News for You	1990–present	26
Science fiction series	Doctor Who	1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present	53
Science show	The Sky at Night	1957–present	59
Science show	Horizon	1964–present	52
Sitcom	Last of the Summer Wine	1973–2010	37
Sitcom	Only Fools and Horses	1981–2003	22
Sitcom	Red Dwarf	1988–1999, 2009–present	18
Sitcom	Birds Of A Feather	1989&present	27
Sitcom	The Vicar of Dibley	1994–2007	23
Soap opera	Coronation Street[1]	1960–present	56
Soap opera	Emmerdale	1971–present	45
Song contest	Eurovision: Your Country Needs You	1957, 1959–2010	53
Sport	Match of the Day	1964–present	52
Sport	Grandstand	1958–2007	49
Talent show	Come Dancing	1949–1995 (though not a competition until 1953)	47
Travel documentary	Holiday	1969–2007	38
Children's Show	Jackanory	1965-1996	31
Soap opera	Eastenders	1985-	31
Children's show	ChuckleVision	1987-2009	22
Art show	The South Bank Show	1978-2010, 2012-	38
Children's show	Grange Hill	1978-2008	30

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See also

• List of longest-running United States television series
• List of longest-running U.S. cable television series
• List of longest-running U.S. primetime television series
• List of longest-running U.S. syndicated television series
• List of longest-running U.S. broadcast network television series
• List of longest-running Australian television series
• List of longest-running Indian television series
• List of television series cancelled after one episode

References

1. Bloxham, Andy (24 September 2010). "Coronation Street becomes world's longest-running soap". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group). Retrieved 17 June 2014.