Top 20 British TV Moments That Shocked the World

It's still absurd that some of these things happened! For this video, WatchMojoUK counts down the Top 20 British TV Moments That Shocked the World. Featuring Black Mirror, flying dogs, Naked Attraction, and much more. Let us know in the comments which one you never saw coming.

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[jochoy]

The Black Mirror episode was pure class and the Cameron stuff made it even better

[theunknownstuntman]

Blackadder crew said that the final scene was filmed in the dark and they've all said it was the most frightening thing they've ever done, when the directors said right lads let's do another take they all went to Rowan Atkinson to say no so him being the nominated spokesperson got on the mic and said "not a chance, we're not doing that again". Beautiful scene, well shot and well handled on such a sombre topic

[ianlacey]

Piers Morgan didn’t quit live on air.He stormed out after a spat with the weatherman but came back later to finish the programme.He quit after he was asked after the programme to apologise and he refused.

[lokiwolf]

I remember watching Tommy Cooper passing away live on TV when I was a kid.

[LadyKattrina]

"Over the top" Will always be an episode of Blackadder that makes me cry, even years later.

[paulmarden]

Prince Andrew's interview DID NOT shock the world. Instead it gave us so much comedic relief to see someone in his role squirming as they struggle to dig themselves out of the hole they dug themselves into.

[susanrobinson]

It still gives me chills seeing Susan Boyle singing and Simon Cowell just being entranced by her voice 😊
It gives me hope that my 47 year old self still has a lot to do in this life!
Take care! ❤

[mildlydispleased]

I love how the UK doing awfully at Eurovision is ranked as more shocking than a man dying on live TV.

[abs_kuzmin_]

Hang on sadly in Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 wasn’t the only time we got nil points we also got it for embers by James Newman in 2021

[stuartibbertson]

what about del boy falling through the bar in only fools and horses

[just_kos]

I'm surprised you didn't include the end of the Doctor Who episode "The Stolen Earth", with the 10th Doctor David Tennant. To all appearances, he starts to regenerate at the end -- and nobody knew about it. I heard news media were freaked along with the public, since a new Doctor is always announced well in advance of the current one leaving, and nothing had been said.

[Zethonring]

Still remember watching the Susan Boyle thing when it aired, on MSN messenger with my mates, we were all watching, having banter, saw her come out, quietly thinking "Here's another crazy cat lady", then she starts singing and was blown away, then next thing the video goes viral, fastest viewed YouTube video ever at the time, hit a million views in 24 hours, that was unheard of back then.

[garyconyers-davies]

To talk over the Blackadder over the top scene seems disrespectful!

[Ravendarkwytch]

Surprised you didn’t consider the most historical surprise on UK television…that time when a BBC announcer said that the airwaves were going to close down and were closed for a total of five years. Happened on 1 September 1939

[Ocapela]

Jerry Springer musical live is one of the greatest things to exist in the history of man!

[GirGir]

The judges that watched susan boyle knew exactly what was coming. They just pretended to be surprised.

[emameyer]

if I were a shareholder of Pizza Express I'd be very upset that the brand will forever be associated with Prince Andrew....

[TheFrankiemonkey]

"Dogs Might Fly" was ranked top of a now-deleted WatchMojo list about some of the least successful UK TV series!

[dudleyburrow]

6:20... what's crazy is within 6 weeks Eric Morecambe would pass away too, collapsing in the wings of a theater after doing six curtain calls.

[Fee]

I get goosebumps when I hear Susan sing. Actual goosebumps.