UPDATE: Watch 'Em While You Can: Netflix Streaming Movies Expiring in Early February

By David Gurliacci (Patch Staff)

Update, Jan. 19:

“Dr. Who” will stay on Netflix for the time being. So will the original British “The Office” series and other Brit content that was widely reported to be queued up to expire on Netflix in February, Variety magazine reports.

“Following numerous reports that Netflix and the BBC were parting ways, the streaming service has clarified that many of its most popular Brit series are staying put,” the entertainment industry publication reported late Friday.

So, in classic Variety headline style (which Variety didn’t use here): Netflix Sticks to Brit Mix: Won’t Nix Most BBC Shows, Flicks.

The actual headline points to negotiations to keep the series: Netflix Renews Deal for ‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Luther,’ More BBC Series.

(Plenty of other programs are still reported to be leaving Netflix in early February, for the revised list, see below. Netflix itself apparently doesn’t release lists.)

Patch cited one of the numerous reports, from the Best of Netflix blog. Best of Netflix also blogged on Jan. 9 that while Netflix announced on its website that Dr. Who was about to expire, the video service company was in negotiation with the BBC to retain the classic science fiction series.

“[A] source close to Netflix has told me that Netflix is in fact in talks with BBC [...],” the Best of Netflix blogger wrote. “The contract negotiation is likely to be a ‘BBC package’ renewal, so for fans of less popular BBC shows, the odds are fairly good that your shows will return as well.”

So, whether you believe the report that Netflix “clarified” what shows are staying or going, or “Best of Netflix,” which cited Netflix’s own website for early reports that at least one of the programs, ”Dr. Who” would expire and that the matter was in last-minute negotiations, a slew of BBC programming is staying on the online network. According to Variety.

Variety also reports that these BBC television shows are still set to be deported from Netflix come Feb. 1: “Fawlty Towers,” “Blackadder,” “MI-5″ and “Red Dwarf”.

What Variety Says Will Stay

Here’s the list of shows that will still be around, according to Variety:

Classic “Doctor Who”

“Doctor Who” seasons 1 through 7

“Copper” seasons 1 and 2

“House of Cards” trilogy

“Keeping Up Appearances” season 1

“Luther” seasons 1 through 3

“Monarch of the Glen” seasons 1 through 6

“North & South”

“Robin Hood” seasons 1 through 3

“The Buccaneers”

“The Office” U.K. seasons 1 and 2

“Top Gear” seasons 17 though 20

“Torchwood” seasons 1 through 4

“Wallander” seasons 1 through 3

Other Shows Reported to be Expiring

Here’s what’s been reported to be on the Netflix chopping block in early February, after Variety’s report on the renewed programs:

A Bit Of Fry And Laurie (1987-1995)

Allosaurus: Walking With Dinosaurs Special (2001)

Auschwitz: Inside The Nazi State (2005)

Blackadder (1983-1989)

Bleak House (1985)

Bleak House (2005)

Blue Mountain State (2010-2011)

Canterbury’s Law (2008)

Chased By Dinosaurs: Three Walking With Dinosaurs Adventures (2003)

Colosseum: A Gladiator’s Story (2003)

Come Fly With Me (2010)

David Attenborough: Wildlife Specials (2008)

Gavin & Stacey (2007)

Hiroshima (2005)

Hyperdrive (2006-2007)

Invasion Earth (1998)

Jekyll (2007)

Kidnapped (2006)

Little Britain (2003-2004)

MI-5 (2002-2011)

Miss Marple (1984-1986)

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1987)

Miss Marple: 4.50 From Paddington (1987)

Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack’d From Side To Side (1992)

Miss Marple: They Do It With Mirrors (1991)

Outcasts (2011)

Pompeii: The Last Day (2003)

Survivors (2008-2010)

The Blue Planet: A Natural History Of The Oceans (2011)

The Inspector Lynley Murders: Missing Joseph (2002)

The Inspector Lynley Murders: Payment In Blood (2002)

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Well-Schooled In Murder (2002)

The League Of Gentlemen (1999-2002)

The Life Of Birds (1998)

The Life Of Mammals (2002)

The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries (2000)

The Planets (1999)

The State Within (2006)

The Tick (2001)

Waking The Dead (2000-2005)

Walking With Beasts (2001)

Walking With Cavemen (2003)

Walking With Dinosaurs (1999)

Walking With Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs (2005)

Wild China (2008)

Wives & Daughters (1999)

Yellowstone: Battle For Life (2009)

Feb. 2, 2015

Jem & The Holograms (1985-1988)

Littlest Pet Shop (2012-2013)

My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas (2005)

My Little Pony: Dancing In The Clouds (2004)

My Little Pony: Friends Are Never Far Away (2005)

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010-2013)

My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade (2006)

My Little Pony: The Runaway Rainbow (2006)

My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure (2009)

The Adventures Of Chuck & Friends (2010-2011)

Transformers Prime (2010-2013)

Transformers: Rescue Bots (2011-2014)

Feb. 4, 2015

Phineas & Ferb (2007-2011)

Original article, Feb. 12:

According to the Best of Netflix fan site, these movies and TV shows are expiring on Netflix’s streaming Internet service on Feb. 1, 2 or 4.

(Not sure what you want to watch? You could look up individual movies or TV shows onMetacritic, on Rotten Tomatoes on IMDb and on Wikipedia, among other sites.)

See also: New Movies, Shows this Month and Later this Month on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu

Feb 1, 2015

[This list has been revised, we’ve put a line through shows that reportedly will remain; see the latest list, above.]

A Bit Of Fry And Laurie (1987-1995)

Allosaurus: Walking With Dinosaurs Special (2001)

Auschwitz: Inside The Nazi State (2005)

Blackadder (1983-1989)

Bleak House (1985)

Bleak House (2005)

Blue Mountain State (2010-2011)

Canterbury’s Law (2008)

Chased By Dinosaurs: Three Walking With Dinosaurs Adventures (2003)

Classic Dr. Who (1964-1989)

Colosseum: A Gladiator’s Story (2003)

Come Fly With Me (2010)

Copper (2012-2013)

David Attenborough: Wildlife Specials (2008)

Dr. Who (2005-2012)

Gavin & Stacey (2007)

Hiroshima (2005)

Hyperdrive (2006-2007)

Invasion Earth (1998)

Jekyll (2007)

Keeping Up Appearances (1990)

Kidnapped (2006)

Little Britain (2003-2004)

Luther (2010-2013)

MI-5 (2002-2011)

Miss Marple (1984-1986)

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1987)

Miss Marple: 4.50 From Paddington (1987)

Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack’d From Side To Side (1992)

Miss Marple: They Do It With Mirrors (1991)

Monarch Of The Glen (2000-2004)

North & South (2004)

Outcasts (2011)

Pompeii: The Last Day (2003)

Survivors (2008-2010)

The Blue Planet: A Natural History Of The Oceans (2011)

The Buccaneers (1995)

The Inspector Lynley Murders: Missing Joseph (2002)

The Inspector Lynley Murders: Payment In Blood (2002)

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Well-Schooled In Murder (2002)

The League Of Gentlemen (1999-2002)

The Life Of Birds (1998)

The Life Of Mammals (2002)

The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries (2000)

The Planets (1999)

The State Within (2006)

The Tick (2001)

Top Gear (2003-2013)

Torchwood (2006-2011)

Waking The Dead (2000-2005)

Walking With Beasts (2001)

Walking With Cavemen (2003)

Walking With Dinosaurs (1999)

Walking With Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs (2005)

Wallander (2008-2012)

Wild China (2008)

Wives & Daughters (1999)

Yellowstone: Battle For Life (2009)

Feb. 2, 2015

Jem & The Holograms (1985-1988)

Littlest Pet Shop (2012-2013)

My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas (2005)

My Little Pony: Dancing In The Clouds (2004)

My Little Pony: Friends Are Never Far Away (2005)

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010-2013)

My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade (2006)

My Little Pony: The Runaway Rainbow (2006)

My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure (2009)

The Adventures Of Chuck & Friends (2010-2011)

Transformers Prime (2010-2013)

Transformers: Rescue Bots (2011-2014)

Feb. 4, 2015

Phineas & Ferb (2007-2011)

[This list has been revised, we’ve put a line through shows that reportedly will remain; see the latest list, above.]