- Roots, David L. Wolper Productions ; Warner Bros. Television ; produced by Stan Margulies ; written by William Blinn, M. Charles Cohen, Ernest Kinoy, James Lee ; directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses
- Vikings, Season 4, Volume 2
- The pilgrims, a Steeplechase Films and WETA production in association with the BBC and CTVC for American Experience ; producer, Leigh Howell, Robin Espinola, Bonnie Lafave and Ric Burns ; written and directed by Ric Burns
- Mr. Selfridge, ITV Studios and Masterpiece ; series producer Dominic Barlow ; producer, Jeremy Piven ; directed by Robert Del Maestro, Bill Anderson, Fraser MacDonald, Joss Agnew, and Rob Evans ; written by Helen Raynor, Kate O'Riordan, Matt Jones, James Payne, Ben Morris, and Hamish Wright ; created by Andrew Davies ; developed by Kate Brooke, Season 4
- Breakthrough, the ideas that changed the world, a production of Bigger Bang for PBS ; drama director, Ben Harding ; director, Chris Riley, Stephen Mizelas, Nathan Williams, Nat Sharman and Sean Smith ; series producer, Tim Green
- Downton Abbey, Carnival Films ; written and created by Julian Fellowes ; producer, Liz Trubridge ; directed by Brian Percival ... [et al.], Season 3
- Les misérables, producer, Chris Carey ; written by Andrew Davies ; director, Tom Shankland
- Einstein, produced by Left/Right for History ; producer/editor, Philip Albert Shane ; produced by Kevin Vargas
- Grantchester, producer, Richard Cookson ; writer, Jamie Crichton ; director, Robert Evans, The complete fourth season
- The last kingdom, Carnival Film and Television, Season four
- Dancing on the edge, Endgame Entertainment ; Playground Entertainment ; written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff
- Outlander :, Left Bank Pictures ; Story Mining & Supply Co. ; Tall Ship Productions ; Sony Pictures Television ; produced by David Brown ; executive producer, Matthew B. Roberts ; executive producers, Ronald D. Moore [and six others] ; developed by Ronald D. Moore, Season 5
- Babylon Berlin, written and directed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, Henk Handloegten, Season 3
- Roots, directed by Bruce Beresford [and three others] ; writers, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Alison McDonald ; producers, Ann Kindberg, George Parra
- Grantchester, directed by Gordon Anderson, Christiana Ebohon-Green, Rob Evans ; produced by Richard Cookson ; written by John Jackson, Carey Andrews, Jake Riddell, Joshua St. Johnston, Daisy Coulam, The complete fifth season
- The crown, Left Bank Pictures ; Sony Pictures Television ; created by Peter Morgan, The complete first season
- Home fires, a co-production of ITV Studios and Masterpiece ; creator and lead writer Simon Block ; co-writer episode 2 Glen Laker ; producer, Louise Sutton ; directors, Robert Quinn, John Hayes, The complete second season
- Temple Grandin, HBO Films presents ; a Ruby Films production ; a Gerson Saines production ; a Mick Jackson film ; produced by Scott Ferguson ; screenplay by Christopher Monger and William Merritt Johnson ; directed by Mick Jackson
- TURN, created by Craig Silverstein, The complete second season
- The Borgias, Showtime presents ; in association with Take 5 Productions and Octagon Films ; created by Neil Jordan, The second season
- 10 buildings that changed America, Window to the World Communications, Inc. ; producer/writer, Dan Protess
- Cranford, 2 Entertain ; BBC ; WGBH Boston in association with Chestermead ; produced by Sue Birtwistle ; created by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin ; written by Heidi Thomas ; directed by Simon Curtis, Steve Hudson
- The Men who built America, producers, Paul Cabana, Russel McCarrol ; director, Ruan Magan
- Victoria, The complete third season
- Houdini, directed by Uli Edel ; written by Nicholas Meyer ; produced by Gerald W. Abrams, Andras Hamori
- Vikings, World 2000 Entertainment ; Take 5 Productions ; Shaw Media ; created by Michael Hirst, The complete third season
- Murdoch mysteries, a Shaftesbury production ; ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Season 10
- Ancient roads, from Christ to Constantine, a production of Galan Incorporated Television and Film for Sunrise Films ; produced and directed by Hector Galán
- Mr. Selfridge, Season 2
- China's terracotta warriors, a Natural History New Zealand Ltd. production for Thirteen in association with WNET.ORG and National Geographic Channel
- A tale of two cities, Marble Arch Productions Inc. ; ITC Entertainment Group ; Granada International ; produced by Norman Rosemont ; directed by Jim Goddard
- The Civil War, American Documentaries, Inc., Florentine Films and Time-Life Video presents a film by Ken Burns ; producers, Ken Burns, Ric Burns ; writers, Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward ; director, Ken Burns
- TURN, written by Craig Silverstein, The complete first season
- America, the story of us, produced by Nutopia for History
- Vikings, producer, Thompson, Keith ; director, Ciaran Donnelly ; World 2000 Entertainment ; Take 5 Productions ; Shaw Media ; MGM Television., Season 5, volume 2
- Jamestown, a Carnival Films production for Sky, The complete season 3
- Tut, Muse Entertainment Enterprises USA Inc. ; producer, Irene Litinsky, Guy J. Louthan ; written by Brad Bredeweg, Peter Paige, Michael Vickerman ; directed by David Von Ancken