Best series on Prime Video, ranked.

In a war-torn world of elemental powers, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

Series adapted from the award-winning play about a young woman trying to cope with life in London whilst coming to terms with a recent tragedy.

A comedy-drama, which captures the journey of an engineering graduate Abhishek, who for lack of a better job option joins as secretary of a Panchayat office in a remote village of Uttar Pradesh.

When 17-year-old Mark Grayson inherits superpowers, he becomes the superhero Invincible.

A working man from the National Investigation Agency tries to protect the nation from terrorism, but he also needs to keep his family safe from his secret job.

The Chosen is a historical drama based on the life of Jesus and those who knew him. Set against the backdrop of Roman oppression in first-century Israel, the series shares an authentic look at Jesus' revolutionary life and teachings.

Billionaire Bruce Wayne secretly operates as Batman, a vigilante who battles a rouges' gallery of criminals and supervillains in Gotham City with the aid of various sidekicks and allies.

Two obsessive dreamers collide with the resistance of expectations, morality and each other.

The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.

A gang of corrupt Los Angeles Police Department cops uses illegal methods to maintain law and order, whilst engaging in a series of undercover dealings secretly in order to get rich.

Drama series following the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anti-corruption unit tasked with bringing corrupt police officers to justice.

An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.

A teenage romance from The Timeliners that aims straight from the heart. This web-series is the story of a young romance unfolding as a chemical reaction.

It is the story of the journey of three UPSC (public service competitive exams in India) aspirants and their friendship against all odds.

A high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.

Follow Jeremy Clarkson as he attempts to run a farm in the countryside.

Mark and Jez are a couple of twenty-something roommates who have nothing in common - except for the fact that their lives are anything but normal. Mayhem ensues as the pair strive to cope with day-to-day life.

In this half-hour program, artist Bob Ross paints a beautiful oil painting on canvas.

Following a tragedy, Thorfinn embarks on a journey with the man responsible for it to take his life in a duel as a true and honorable warrior.

After she very narrowly survives a serious car accident, a woman discovers that she has a new relationship with time.

A tiffin service provider finds a mentor in a failed UPSC aspirant who inspires her to become an IFS.

Bumbling, childlike Mr. Bean has trouble completing the simplest of day-to-day tasks, but his perseverance and resourcefulness frequently allow him to find ingenious ways around problems.

Three misfit priests and their housekeeper live on Craggy Island, not the peaceful and quiet part of Ireland that it seems to be.

A comedy panel game in which being Quite Interesting is more important than being right. Sandi Toksvig is joined each week by four comedians to share anecdotes and trivia, and maybe answer some questions as well.

A couple, who were in a long distance relationship for 3 years, face the prospect of getting married.

The comedic misadventures of Roy, Moss and their grifting supervisor Jen, a rag-tag team of IT support workers at a large corporation headed by a hotheaded yuppie.

Six best friends talk about all aspects of sex and relationships on their never-ending quest to find true love.

Comedy series about Vinnie and Dylan, who have grown up together and are inseparable. When Dylan's girlfriend wants to move in search of a better life for her and her son, he must face the hardest decision of his life.

Legendary long-running television variety show featuring skits and songs by Carol Burnett, her comedy troupe, and their celebrity guests. Stars Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway.

Jeremy, Richard and James embark on an adventure across the globe, driving new and exciting automobiles from manufacturers all over the world.

Set during the 2008 Mumbai attacks, it follows the staff of Bombay General Hospital and their travails during the fateful night of November 26, 2008.

Through the adventures of four friends 'Hostel Daze' captures what goes inside an engineering hostel in India.

A down-and-out cop lands the case of a lifetime when four suspects are nabbed in the assassination attempt of a journalist. The pursuit leads him to 'Paatal Lok' and to shocking discoveries in the four suspects' pasts.

This parody series is an unearthed 80s horror/drama, complete with poor production values, awful dialogue and hilarious violence. The series is set in a Hospital in Romford, which is situated over the gates of Hell.

The story of the Joestar family, who are possessed with intense psychic strength, and the adventures each member encounters throughout their lives.

A group of British comedians show the sides of history they don't teach you in school. From the 'Savage Stone Age' to the 'Troublesome 20th Century', you see the full side to history.

When a novice sleuth convinces the police he has psychic powers, he and his reluctant best friend are hired on as consultants to help solve complicated cases.

Follows four friends and their antics during their final years of school.

A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.

In an alternate history, during the time of real life Napoleonic Wars, two men of destiny, the gifted recluse Mr. Norrell and daring spellcasting novice Jonathan Strange, use magic to help England.

The misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home.

Using a crack team of doctors and his wits, an antisocial maverick doctor specializing in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way.

A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.

In France during World War II, René Artois runs a small café where Resistance fighters, Gestapo men, German Army officers and escaped Allied POWs interact daily, ignorant of one another's true identity or presence, exasperating René.

Two talented disciples from respected clans meet during their youth and form a close affinity, only to be separated by dire circumstances. Sixteen years later, can they unravel the tragedy of the past to solve the mysteries of the...

ImMATURE follows the lives of three teenage boys - Dhruv, Chacha and Chutney who are in their final year of high school. They deal with the everyday ups and downs of being a teenager, including friendships, first love, heartbreak,...

A drama that follows the lives of the Dillon Panthers, one of the nation's best high school football teams, and their head coach Eric Taylor.

A working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.

The confronting look into the lives of the inmates and prison staff of Wentworth Correctional Centre as they navigate the ups and downs of their lives in the prison system.

Set in the mid-90s at the height of Cool Britannia, a drama based on real diaries takes an honest look at teenage life through the eyes of funny, music-mad Rae

Liz Lemon, head writer of the sketch-comedy show "TGS with Tracy Jordan", must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star while trying to run a successful television show without losing her mind.

A mockumentary series about a group of failed MCs from West London and their passion for pirate radio.

A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.

A series featuring detailed accounts on how notable crimes and diseases were solved through forensic science.

An off-the-grid and presumed-dead former CIA agent, John Reese, is hired by a mysterious tech billionaire software genius, Harold Finch, to prevent violent crimes before they happen in New York City via an advanced surveillance so...

Jung Ba-Reum is a rookie police officer. He is an honest person and tries to attain justice. After Ba-Reum faces a psychopath murderer, who places the entire nation in fear, his life is totally changed.

Follows the remarkable story of Miep Gies, a Dutch woman who risked her life to shelter Anne Frank's family from the Nazis for more than two years during World War II.

A wildly talented girls high school soccer team become the unlucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Canadian wilderness.

Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.

A look at the 30-year career of The Grateful Dead.

Dramatized reconstruction of real-life air disasters, along with interviews with aviation experts and eyewitnesses.

After saving the realm from evil and destruction at the hands of the most terrifying power couple in Exandria, Vox Machina is faced with saving the world once again-this time, from a sinister group of dragons known as the Chroma C...

About Eikichi Onizuka, a 22-year-old ex-gangster member and a virgin. He has one ambition that no one ever expected from him. His sole life purpose is to become the greatest high school teacher ever.

Itinerant former military policeman Jack Reacher solves crimes and metes out his own brand of street justice. Based on the novels by Lee Child.

An old storyteller tells European folk tales to his sarcastic dog.

Shaun has just finished his final exams and he realizes he is no longer a kid. It's mid 80's England, and the gang are back, looking for a laugh, a job and something that resembles a future.

Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father and works as a radio psychiatrist.

Two perpetually bored and broke flatmates waste their days in a futile struggle to get laid, earn cash, and not kill one another.

Explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old.

Anthony, a temp at a hot sauce company, attends a corporate retreat. As the founder prepares to step down, the getaway transforms into a clash between corporate ambitions and small business values. Unbeknownst to Anthony, it's all...

Recounts the events of world War II in color.

A group of actors move to Los Angeles to make it big, but end up working as caterers.

Set after the events of the Stargate (1994) movie, the series follows SG-1, one of many secret military teams of soldiers and scientists who travel through a gateway to other planets and fight against dangerous aliens to protect e...

A shocking incident at a wedding procession ignites a series of events entangling the lives of two families in the lawless city of Mirzapur.

Ash has spent the last thirty years avoiding responsibility, maturity, and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope.

Two teams led by their team leader (either Lee Mack or David Mitchell), must try to make the other team believe their crazy stories.

American man Rob gets Irish woman Sharon pregnant when they hook up for a week while he is on a business trip in London.

Follows the complicated life of intelligence officer John Tavner, whose latest assignment--to prevent Iran from going nuclear--requires him to forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous, non-official cover.

The Hitter, the Hacker, the Grifter and the Thief are back, this time with help from a new tech genius and corporate fixer, to take on a new kind of villain. When someone needs help, they provide...Leverage.

Follows a group of criminals and misfits who are the only ones that can prevent the kingdom from plunging into chaos when an arcane artifact capable of reshaping reality falls into the wrong hands.

North and South is a four-part adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's love story of Margaret Hale, a middle-class southerner who is forced to move to the northern town of Milton.

Successful author Richard Castle teams up with NYPD Detective Kate Beckett to solve complex murder cases.

The life stories of history's greatest minds, from their days as young adults to their final years: their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.

Al is the quintessential working class dad. Peggy, his wife, always wants more from him. With their children, they go through the highs and lows of ordinary life.

Adrian Monk is a brilliant former San Francisco detective, who now consults the police as a private consultant while battling with an obsessive-compulsive disorder.

A single-camera comedy featuring three pothead, slacker friends who work together as telemarketers from 9 to 5, and live together from 5 to 9.

Set from 1965 into the 1970s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse engages in a number of investigations around Oxford.

Biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations.

Georgia Lass is surprised to discover that an afterlife does exist, and that she's already been assigned a job. Her new boss is Rube, a "reaper" -- one of the many who pluck the souls of the living and escort them to their eternal...

A silly Japanese game show on which contestants are painfully eliminated through barely possible stunts and events, most taking place above pools of mud.

After the Halo event of 2552, there is a brief but violent period of civil war among the humans. Two armies on opposite sides of a canyon, the Reds and Blues, fight in the most worthless piece of real estate in the galaxy.

The adventures of the young reporter, his faithful dog and friends as they travel around the world on adventures.

A retired MMA fighter turned trainer juggles keeping his mixed martial arts gym running and keeping his family united.

Two brothers follow their father's footsteps as hunters, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth.

Detective Renée Ballard plunges into a web of murder and corruption as she hunts a ruthless serial killer and uncovers a sinister police conspiracy that threatens everything she stands for. With her own demons nipping at her heels, Ballard must outwit both criminals and colleagues to bring long-overdue justice to the victims and their families.

Love, money, ambition and music intertwine in "Mozart in the Jungle;" a half-hour comedic drama that looks at finding yourself, and finding love, while conquering New York City. Brash new maestro, Rodrigo, stirs up the New York Sy...

The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.

A British sitcom about the everyday life of a working-class family in Northwest England: watching telly, smoking, drinking, and bickering.

The Australian Mens Cricket Team has been rocked by a cheating scandal, and now they must rebuild their culture and reclaim their status as the world's number one side.

As WWII rages, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front; investigating crime on the south coast of England. Later series, see the retired detective working as an MI5 agent in the aftermath of the war.

Thrown into a distant part of the universe, an Earth astronaut finds himself part of a fugitive alien starship crew.

Explores the early relationship between renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and a young FBI criminal profiler who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers.

The story of the impossible loves of 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her fabulously messy family.

This educational show explores many scientific questions and topics about the universe (Big Bang, the Sun, the planets, black holes, other galaxies, astrobiology etc.) through latest CGI, data and interviews with scientists.

An L.A.P.D. homicide detective works to solve the murder of a 13-year-old boy while standing trial in federal court for the murder of a serial killer.

A groundbreaking gay adult drama which chronicles the lives of Stuart and Vince, as well as 15-year-old Nathan, who is in love with Stuart.

Sightless Hyakkimaru wields fearsome prosthetics in place of the limbs his father traded to 12 demons. When he encounters the young thief Dororo, the pair sets out to reclaim Hyakkimaru's body parts and survive the demon-infested ...

The End of the World is coming, which means a fussy Angel and a loose-living Demon who've become overly fond of life on Earth are forced to form an unlikely alliance to stop Armageddon.

After a series of events, the lives of a security operative and an assassin become inextricably linked.

Joe, a teenage orphan living in the slums of the Doya streets, meets Danpei, a homeless alcoholic and former boxing trainer. Danpei, seeing Joe's talent for boxing, decides to train him.

The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.

A raunchy spoof edition of Countdown (1982) with the stars of 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005).

Facing hardships and contemplating suicide after a series of setbacks, a man is confronted by Death and tasked with experiencing death over and over again through 13 other lives to earn the chance to live.

Actors, comedians and artists get together to perform short, hilarious skits on current, intelligent and at times ridiculous topics.

A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate Pete, and reuniting with Pete's estranged family, which threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he's ...

In the Middle Ages, Prince Edmund the Black Adder constantly schemes and endeavors to seize the crown from his father and brother.

A look at the secret life of a sitcom wife.

Captain Flint and his pirates hunt treasure and fight for the survival of New Providence Island.

Freddie Thornhill (Sir Ian McKellen) and Stuart Bixby (Sir Derek Jacobi) are an old gay couple who have been together for nearly fifty years. Their lives now revolve around entertaining their frequent guests and hurling insults at...

Nathan Ford and his five-member team of thieves and hackers come together like modern-day Robin Hoods in an attempt to steal from rich and powerful individuals who take advantage of others.

An international team of scientists and military personnel discover a Stargate network in the Pegasus Galaxy and come face-to-face with a new, powerful enemy: The Wraith.

A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance.

Host Clive Anderson arbitrarily awards points as four players act their way through a series of improvisational games based on suggestions from either Clive or the studio audience.

A former secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is actually a bizarre prison. He refuses to give his warders information while attempting to escape.

An irreverent look at what goes on behind the scenes in Reno, Nevada's Sheriff's Department.

Stories of terror, horror and suspense presented by Alfred Hitchcock.

Ten survival "experts" attempt to survive alone. The winner receives $500,000.

After her husband is assassinated, housewife Carmen reluctantly has to take charge of the criminal business of her family.

Through never before-seen archive material, interviews with celebrities, industry insiders, rabid fans and the Kids In The Hall themselves.

The adventures of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander.

A parody of educational programs. Just don't believe anything in the show is true.

High school soccer players from across Japan gather for a controversial project designed to create the best and most egoistic striker in the world.

The professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues.

Daniel Holden must put his life back together after serving 19 years on Georgia's Death Row before DNA evidence calls his conviction into question.

When a suburban mother turns to dealing marijuana in order to maintain her privileged lifestyle after her husband dies, she finds out just how addicted her entire neighborhood already is.

Bosch embarks on the next chapter of his career and finds himself working with his one-time enemy, Honey Chandler.

In the near future, it's possible to measure each person's potential for violence. Inspector Akane Tsunemori, as part of a special unit, chases down these prospective criminals.

London detectives investigate crimes from the past, unravelling secrets left buried for years.

Two friends leave their routine lives, travel to stunning remote places, make friends, experience triumphs and setbacks on their journey of self-discovery through real-life adventures.

Martin Moone is a young boy who relies on the help of his imaginary friend, Sean, to deal with the quandaries of life in a wacky small-town Irish family circa 1990.

A young governess falls in love with her brooding and complex master. However, his dark past may destroy their relationship forever.

Shaun The Sheep is a cheeky and mischievous sheep at Mossy Bottom farm who's the leader of the flock and always plays slapstick jokes, pranks and causes trouble especially on Farmer X and his grumpy guide dog, Bitzer.

Succeeding 'Youn's Kitchen', Lee Seo Jin will be running a new franchise restaurant abroad that specializes in Korean street food. The show features fellow actors Lee, Jung Yu-mi, Park Seo-joon, Choi Woo-shik and world star BTS V.

This anthology series explores love in all of its complicated and beautiful forms, as well as its effects on the human connection. Each episode brings to life a different story that has been inspired by the popular Modern Love col...

A forest mystical being appoints two men in succession as the legendary outlaw defender of the oppressed.

After being recruited to a secretive academy, a group of students discovers that the magic they read about as children is very real--and more dangerous than they ever imagined.

A family of power-hungry thousand-year-old vampires look to take back the city that they built and dominate all those who have done them wrong.

Explorer Sir Malcolm Murray, American gunslinger Ethan Chandler, scientist Victor Frankenstein and medium Vanessa Ives unite to combat supernatural threats in Victorian London.

Follows the lives of the personnel of the fictional 21st District, which houses both uniformed officers and the department's elite Intelligence Unit as they fight every day to keep the city of Chicago, Illinois safe.

The story of the organized crime scene of Dublin is revealed, centered on Darren, who wants to stay out of trouble but ends up returning to his old habits and his old gang.

A snobbish housewife is determined to climb the social ladder, in spite of her family's working class connections and the constant chagrin of her long suffering husband.

Three young girls were groomed, sexually abused, and trafficked by a group of men in Rochdale, as well as the authorities failed to do anything about it.

Ray Donovan, a professional "fixer" for the rich and famous in Los Angeles, can make anyone's problems disappear except those created by his own family.

Supernatural, semihistorical horror anthology series, where each season is inspired by a different infamous or mysterious real-life historical tragedy.

Ash Lynx is raised by an infamous gangster, Dino Golzine. When Ash grows up, he has his own gang and he must stop Dino from catching hold of the Banana Fish, a mysterious drug that causes insanity.

An artist who gets pulled into the murky high stakes of a con job and a fiery task force officer on the mission to rid the country of his menaces in a fast-paced, edgy one-of-a-kind thriller.

Combines dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates, to tell stories of real mysteries, from human to the supernatural.

A comprehensive history of the medium and art of motion pictures.

Los Angeles homicide detective, Lieutenant Columbo, uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to root out even the most well-concealed crimes.

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, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.

A coming-of-age comedy set in the "go-go" 80s about a college student enjoying a last hurrah before summer comes to an end--and the future begins.

Paul has apocalyptic dreams, and sees spirits of the dead called The Fades. He must stop them before they destroy humanity.

Agent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.

Detective Charlie Crews was framed, convicted and cleared for a crime he didn't commit. Twelve years of hard time have given him a unique philosophy on life and criminal investigation. Now he's readjusting to a world that's moved on.

Kevin McCloud follows people as they build their dream house, often focusing on modern design, energy efficiency, maximizing space and views.

Three autistic roommates find a way to live together and strive for similar things in life.

A cold-case profiler in 2015 and a detective in 1989 work together to solve a series of related murders spanning three decades using a special walkie-talkie to communicate with each other.

A stoner metalhead named Todd Smith, his crushee Jenny, his best friend Curtis, and the geeky Hannah, search their high school for a mayhem-causing Satanic spell book, while being opposed by Atticus, the evil guidance councillor.

Host Gene Rayburn's five-day-a-week syndicated successor to the popular CBS game show, where two contestants could compete to match fill-in-the-blank phrases with answers provided by a panel of six celebrities.

James May embarks on a remarkable journey across Japan, from its icy north to its balmy south. He'll see the sights, meet the locals, and eat the noodles in a bid to truly understand the Land of the Rising Sun.

In Hell, imp Blitzø runs an assassin business targeting the world of the living, using a spell book borrowed from a prince of Hell. With employees Moxxie, Millie, and Loona, they attempt to survive each other while keeping busines...

Ten top UK comedians face off in Jimmy Carr's challenge: make others laugh while keeping a straight face. They'll try everything to crack their opponents, but must never break themselves.

Follows the aftermath of a mass shooting where the fates of all parties involved - the killer, the victims, the victims' families, the media and the defense teams are intertwined.

Each of the twelve 50-minute episodes features a different aspect of the journey through life, from birth to adulthood and continuation of the species through reproduction.

Zhou Zi Shu gets embroiled in a conspiracy in the martial arts world. He meets Wen Ke Xing who leaves the Ghost Valley to avenge his parents' deaths. They become fast friends and embark on an adventure to find a legendary treasure.

It is the story of two wedding planners in Delhi, where tradition jostles with modern aspirations against the backdrop of big fat Indian weddings revealing many secrets and lies.

A vampire, a werewolf and a ghost live together as they deal with the challenges of being supernatural creatures.

An L.A. family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.

The Wild West adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their Nevada ranch while helping the surrounding community.

A disgraced lawyer, now an ambulance chaser, gets a case that could bring him redemption or at least revenge on the firm that expelled him.

Stories of terror, horror and suspense presented by Alfred Hitchcock.

In 1977, Daisy Jones and The Six were on top of the world; the band had risen from obscurity to fame, and then, after a sold-out show at Soldier Field, they called it quits; now, decades later, the band members agree to reveal the...

Sarah Adams returns to Australia post World War II to start anew. She begins working in a hospital, much to the dismay of Elizabeth Bligh, a wealthy matriarch.

A family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.

It's the show with hot questions and even hotter wings.

A young Dexter Morgan transitions into an avenging serial killer.

A group of elite teenage gymnasts deals with parents, boyfriends, coaches, rivalry and betrayal while training at a top-notch facility known as The Rock.

A team of five teenaged superheroes save the world from many villains around their city while experiencing things normal teens face.

Centers on a Southern California family, whose excessive lifestyle is fueled by their criminal activities.

A political family drama set in Florence in the early fifteenth century. Cosimo de Medici finds himself at the helm of his banking dynasty when his father, Giovanni, dies suddenly.

The trials of a master criminal defense attorney handling the most difficult cases in support of the innocent.

Yu-Gi-Oh! follows the adventures of high school student Yugi, who has a magical secret that comes to life when he plays his favorite card game: 'Duel Monsters.

Follow the lives of soldiers who lived World War II, through previously unseen color footage.

No food, no shelter, no fresh water - one man alone in the wild for seven days with only his wits and stamina to sustain him.

Behind the scenes access to the 2021/22 season of Arsenal, one of the England's biggest football clubs.

The inmates of a German World War II prisoner of war camp conduct an espionage and sabotage campaign right under the noses of their warders.

Red Green airs his handyman show from Possum Lodge, Canada, and also experiences some zany adventures in real life.

A suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system.