Britain's Greatest Obsessions: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Britain's Greatest Obsessions will see a host of top celebrities explore uniquely British preoccupations and passions in an attempt to find out what makes the British tick.

Each episode sees one celebrity guest presenter undertake a journey through British culture and history, to find out how and why these particular subjects have become so embedded in our collective psyche and national identity.

The stories behind each yield hitherto unknown facts from the past, as well as fascinating, funny and sometimes poignant revelations about who we are and how much, or how little, we have in common.

Series details

• Title: Britain's Greatest Obsessions
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2022-09-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-10-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky History
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 63732
• TVDB ID: 424854

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-09-12; final listed air date 2022-10-17; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Britain's Greatest Obsessions on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.