Shows like EastEnders: 20 to watch next
If you loved EastEnders (1985) — a soap, drama and crime series created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland — these 20 shows are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of EastEnders most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like london, england, british pub and east end of london. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Bill 1984★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Drama
The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Young and the Restless 1973★ 7.0
Shares: Soap, Drama
The rivalries, romances, hopes and fears of the residents of the fictional Midwestern metropolis, Genoa City. The lives and loves of a wide variety of characters mingle through the generations, dominated by the Newman, Abbott, Baldwin and Winters families.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Casualty 1986★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Soap
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Days of Our Lives 1965★ 6.2
Shares: Soap, Drama
The Horton and Brady broods endure the romantic trials of life in Salem, a Midwestern hamlet filled with evil geniuses, star-crossed lovers and a rich family history.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hill Street Blues 1981★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, Crime
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Guiding Light 1952★ 5.9
Shares: Soap, Drama
Guiding Light is an American television soap opera that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running television drama in history, broadcast from 1952 until 2009, preceded by a 15-year broadcast on radio. Guiding Light stands as the third longest-running program in all of broadcast history; only the Norwegian children's radio program Lørdagsbarnetimen and the American country music radio program Grand Ole Opry have been on the air longer. On April 1, 2009, it was announced that CBS canceled Guiding Light after a 72-year run due to low ratings. The show taped its final scenes for CBS on August 11, 2009, and its final episode on the network aired on September 18, 2009.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Agatha Christie's Marple 2004★ 7.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, Crime
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Signora Volpe 2022★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
After years as an MI6 operative, Sylvia winds up in a village in Umbria visiting her sister Isabel and becomes involved in a murder investigation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Carl Weber's The Family Business 2018★ 8.5
Shares: Drama, Crime
Meet the Duncans, a prominent family from Jamaica, Queens. By day, they’re an upstanding family; by night, they live a dangerous secret life.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Dark Shadows 1966★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Soap
Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began. The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins appeared a year into its run. Dark Shadows also featured werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles; indeed, as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. Major writers besides Art Wallace included Malcolm Marmorstein, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Couple Next Door 2023★ 5.9
Shares: Drama, Crime
Evie and Pete move into an upscale neighborhood and find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety. They find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka, but after Danny and Evie share a passionate night together there is trouble ahead.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 2002★ 7.4
Shares: Crime, Drama
DS Barbara Havers is assigned to work with the upper-crust DI Thomas Lynley to solve murders.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Barnaby Jones 1973★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
Barnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. The show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement. William Conrad guest starred as Frank Cannon of Cannon on the first episode of Barnaby Jones, "Requiem for a Son" and the two series had a two-part crossover episode in 1975, "The Deadly Conspiracy".
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1985★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Crime
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Las Vegas 2003★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Crime
Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run the day-to-day operations of the casino. Following his departure, former Marine Danny McCoy, Ed's former protégé, becomes the Montecito's new President of Operations.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dragnet 1967★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
Police Detective Sgt. Joe Friday and his partners investigate crimes in Los Angeles.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Felicity 1998★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Soap
Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to give up a slot at Stanford University's pre-med program to follow her long time crush to college in New York City. Things get even more complicated when she meets her dorm's resident advisor and they fall in love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Steal 2026★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime
A typical day at Lochmill Capital is upended when armed thieves burst in and force Zara and her best friend Luke to execute their demands. In the aftermath, conflicted detective Rhys races against time to find out who stole £4 billion pounds of people's pensions and why.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Dalziel and Pascoe 1996★ 6.4
Shares: Crime, Drama
In the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton, the unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-China-shop-copper DS Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick DS, later DI, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining down-to-Earth wit and humour.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now