List of British TV shows remade for the American market

Many successful British TV shows (particularly sitcoms) have been remade for the American market. The amount of reworking varies with some shows (such as All in the Family) keeping the basic situation and then adding many original features and others taking complete scripts (such as Amanda's) taking entire scripts verbatim.

There are relatively few examples of American shows remade for the British market (the majority of these being game shows), as the British television audience are very accepting of the American originals. Indeed the US remakes are often imported back into the UK. By contrast original British shows are rarely seen on the major networks and are usually broadcast only on the Public Broadcasting Service and cable television. This list includes a number of pilots not subsequently taken up.

UK original	US remake	Notes
Absolutely Fabulous	Cybill	Also remade as High Society
Absolutely Fabulous	High Society[?]	Also remade as Cybill
Agony[?]	The Lucy Arnaz Show[?]
Antiques Roadshow[?]	Antiques Roadshow
Are You Being Served?	Beanes of Boston[?]	Un-aired pilot
As If[?]	As If
Ballykissangel[?]	Hope Island[?]
Big Brother	Big Brother	Originally a Dutch TV production
Changing Rooms[?]	Trading Spaces
Cold Feet[?]	Cold Feet
Cracker	Cracker	US remake is known as Fitz in the UK
Coupling	Coupling
Dad's Army	The Rear Guard[?]	Pilot episode only
Dear John	Dear John	Known as Dear John USA in the UK
Dog Eat Dog[?]	Dog Eat Dog
Don't Forget Your Toothbrush[?]	Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin	Reggie[?]
Fawlty Towers	Amanda's[?]	Also remade as Payne
Fawlty Towers	Payne[?]	Also remade as Amanda's
George and Mildred[?]	The Ropers[?]
The Grimleys[?]	The Grubbs[?]
Holding The Baby[?]	Holding The Baby
Home to Roost[?]	You Again[?]
I'm a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here![?]	I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here![?]
Keep It in the Family[?]	Too Close For Comfort[?]
Love Thy Neighbour	Love Thy Neighbor[?]
Man About The House[?]	Three's Company[?]
Masterchef[?]	Masterchef
Max Headroom	Max Headroom
Men Behaving Badly	Men Behaving Badly
Mind Your Language[?]	What a Country[?]
Nevermind The Buzzcocks[?]	Nevermind The Buzzcocks
The 1900 House[?]	Frontier House[?]
Not the Nine O'Clock News	Not Necessarily the News[?]
On The Buses[?]	Lotsa Luck[?]
One Foot In The Grave	Cosby[?]	Many differences.
Pop Idol[?]	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar
Porridge	On The Rocks[?]
Queer As Folk[?]	Queer As Folk[?]
Red Dwarf	Red Dwarf	Un-aired pilot
Robin's Nest[?]	Three’s A Crowd[?]
Scrapheap Challenge	Junkyard Wars	See 1 below.
Spitting Image	D.C. Follies[?]
Steptoe and Son	Sanford and Son[?]
That Was The Week That Was	That Was The Week That Was
This Life[?]	First Years[?]
Till Death Us Do Part	All In The Family
The Weakest Link	The Weakest Link
What Not to Wear[?]	What Not to Wear
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?	Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Yes, Prime Minister	Not My Department[?]	Canadian remake
The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star[?]	My Guide To Becoming A Rock Star[?]

1: The original show for Channel 4 was called "Scrapheap Challenge". When shown in the US this was re-titled "Scrapheap". When the program started to use US teams and a US presenter it was re-titled "Junkyard Wars" for both US and UK audiences. In the UK episodes involving UK teams remain under the title "Scrapheap Challenge".