The Best Historial Shows from 2015


Below is our top ten list of the best Historial Shows which first started broadcasting in 2015.

10. The Bastard Executioner


The%20Bastard%20ExecutionerFirst Aired: 15 September, 2015

The Bastard Executioner is a TV mini-series starring Lee Jones, Katey Sagal, and Flora Spencer-Longhurst. In the early 14th century, several oppressed Welsh commoners unite to take revenge on the ruthless nobility.


9. The Last Kingdom


The%20Last%20KingdomFirst Aired: 10 October, 2015

The Last Kingdom is a TV series starring Alexander Dreymon, Eliza Butterworth, and Ian Hart. As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred – born a Saxon but raised by Vikings – seeks to claim his ancestral…


8. Tut


TutFirst Aired: 19 July, 2015

Tut is a TV mini-series starring Ben Kingsley, Avan Jogia, and Sibylla Deen. A mini-series concentrating on the youngest Pharaoh to rule Ancient Egypt.


7. The Frankenstein Chronicles


The%20Frankenstein%20ChroniclesFirst Aired: 11 November, 2015

The Frankenstein Chronicles is a TV series starring Sean Bean, Richie Campbell, and Tom Ward. Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th Century London, which may have been committed by a scientist intent on…


6. Versailles


VersaillesFirst Aired: 16 November, 2015

Versailles is a TV series starring George Blagden, Alexander Vlahos, and Tygh Runyan. In 1667, 28-year-old all-powerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world – Versailles. But drained budget,…


5. Poldark


PoldarkFirst Aired: 08 March, 2015

Poldark is a TV series starring Aidan Turner, Eleanor Tomlinson, and Jack Farthing. Ross Poldark returns home after American Revolutionary War and rebuilds his life with a new business venture, making new enemies and finding a new…



4. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell


Jonathan%20Strange%20%26%20Mr%20NorrellFirst Aired: 17 May, 2015

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a TV mini-series starring Bertie Carvel, Eddie Marsan, and Marc Warren. In an alternate history, during the time of real life Napoleonic Wars, two men of destiny, the gifted recluse Mr. Norrell and…


3. Kampen om tungtvannet


Kampen%20om%20tungtvannetFirst Aired: 04 January, 2015

Kampen om tungtvannet is a TV mini-series starring Andreas Döhler, Robert Hunger-Bühler, and Marc Ben Puch. The story behind Hitler’s plan of Germany getting the atomic bomb during WW2, and the heavy water sabotages in Rjukan,…


2. Wolf Hall


Wolf%20HallFirst Aired: 21 January, 2015

Wolf Hall is a TV mini-series starring Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, and Claire Foy. After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII’s court…


1. Show Me a Hero


Show%20Me%20a%20HeroFirst Aired: 16 August, 2015

Show Me a Hero is a TV mini-series starring Oscar Isaac, Carla Quevedo, and Peter Riegert. Yonkers Mayor Nick Wasicsko takes office in 1987 and has to deal with the serious subject of the building of public housing in the white,…