The Telegraph

6. Game of Thrones (2011-present, Sky Atlantic)

Reimagining medieval dynastic disputes for a new generation. Making fantasy fiction not only cool but intelligible. Giving work to every single British character actor on the circuit. The achievements of the decade’s most unlikely hit have been significant. Most crucially, it‘s played absolutely straight when a single arched eyebrow could have brought the whole edifice tumbling down. 

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