The BEST Sky Max shows of all time
Every Sky Max show, ranked
We've compiled the average episode rating for every Sky Max show to compile this list of best shows!
#1 - A League of Their Own (2010)
The show takes its cue from sporting obsession and sets two teams of comedians, celebrities and sports stars against each other in a test of their sporting knowledge. From record breaking feats to headline grabbing events, the show is stuffed with the kind of sensational take home facts that sports fans just love to quote.
View Episode Rankings#2 - Brassic
A gang of mates thieve, bribe and joyride their way through life. But their criminal antics are about to catch up with them.
View Episode Rankings#3 - The Russell Howard Hour
Russell Howard offers his unique take on the week's news and current affairs. He'll be picking through the biggest UK and international stories, and offering a wise and worldly view on the globe's news. Along the way, he'll welcome celebrity guests and leading experts, as well as hear from fledgling global correspondents. Plus, there will be stand-up, too, as Russell showcases some of the comedy scene's finest and most exciting stars.
View Episode Rankings#4 - A Discovery of Witches
Diana Bishop, a historian and reluctant witch, unexpectedly discovers a bewitched manuscript in Oxford’s Bodleian Library. This discovery forces her back into the world of magic in order to unravel the secrets it holds about magical beings. She is offered help by a mysterious geneticist and vampire Matthew Clairmont. Despite a long-held mistrust between witches and vampires, they form an alliance and set out to protect the book and solve the mysteries hidden within while dodging threats from the creature world.
View Episode Rankings#5 - The Lazarus Project
When George wakes up one day and finds himself reliving a day from months ago, he thinks he’s lost his mind. All of his recent milestones have been undone, including his success at work and his marriage to the love of his life. Worst of all, he seems to be the only one who has noticed what’s happened. That is, until he meets Archie, who recruits George for the Lazarus Project - a secret organisation that has harnessed the ability to turn back time every time the world is at threat of extinction. Like George, those who work at Lazarus are the few people on earth with the ability to remember the events that are undone when time goes back.
View Episode Rankings#6 - Frayed
A wealthy London housewife is forced to return to her hometown in Australia, where she's forced to confront her past and the reasons that caused her to leave years ago.
View Episode Rankings#7 - The Midwich Cuckoos
Midwich is a quiet commuter town where nothing much happens. That is, until the twilight hours of a late summer’s day, when everyone within a set area of the town falls unconscious. The curious incident seems temporary and those affected regain consciousness, but every woman of child-bearing age inside the zone has suddenly and inexplicably fallen pregnant. As the children of the phenomenon grow, it becomes clear they are not of this world.
View Episode Rankings#8 - Rob & Romesh Vs
Friends and fellow stand-up comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan team up in this series to meet their wish list of all-time greats from the world of sport and entertainment.
View Episode Rankings#9 - The Rising
Neve Kelly is dead. Understandably, she’s scared and confused by this new (non) existence, but moreover, when she realises she has been murdered, she’s furious. Determined to find her killer and get justice, she takes advantage of her new supernatural abilities to go where the police can’t and investigate her own death. In doing so, she uncovers deeply buried secrets and is forced to re-examine everything about her life and the people she cared about.
View Episode Rankings#10 - COBRA (2020)
As widespread power outages cause chaos and threaten lives across the country, the COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Room) committee comprised of the UK’s leading experts and politicians, gathers to find a way to turn the lights back on.
View Episode Rankings#11 - Funny Woman (2023)
A young woman from Blackpool finds her comic voice in the male dominated world of the 1960s sitcom.
View Episode Rankings#12 - Wolfe
The adventures of Professor Wolfe Kinteh, a crime scene investigator in the north of England.
View Episode Rankings#13 - A Town Called Malice
The series follows a family of South London gangsters – the Lords - who realise that fleeing to the Costa Del Sol might, in fact, present a golden opportunity to reinvent themselves. However, in this series full of romance, obsession, violence, deceit, and swagger, the Lords spend as much time battling each other as they do their opponents.
View Episode Rankings#14 - Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2021)
The legendary pop culture panel show is back, as host Greg Davies is joined by regulars Noel Fielding, Daisy May Cooper and Jamali Maddix for music-themed mayhem.
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