Top 10 Cancelled TV Shows

Friends

We had a whole decade of Friends before it finally went off the air in 2004 and it has earned its place as one of the biggest sitcoms of all time - everything from the haircuts to the theme tune is instantly recognisable. And to this day there is still talk of a movie version. But of course the fact it still shows up on TV almost every night of the week could lead you to believe it was never cancelled in the first place.

MacGyver

The A-Team

The X-Files

90s telly wouldn't have been the same without Agents Mulder and Scully, whose adventures expertly tapped into the public fascination with extra-terrestrial life and the 'we're all going to die' mentality of the approaching new millennium. It was cancelled in 2002 but has spawned spin-off films (and one of the best episodes of The Simpsons ever) and is still compulsive viewing. Even if the big twist always seemed to be something to do with aliens.

Seinfeld

Quite possibly one of the most successful TV shows ever, Seinfeld is smart, witty, has some of the funniest characters in small screen history and really does stand the test of time. It's a pity it had to go but all the best things come to an end at some point and Jerry Seinfeld and the gang did it in style when the show bowed out in 1998. But it left us a legacy in the shape of Curb Your Enthusiasm, possibly the best spin off series ever created.

Sex and the City

Sex And The City was of course brilliant because it featured women doing all those things that you only ever thought you'd see men doing on screen - namely drinking, talking about sex and having sex - and lots of it - with unsuitable partners. The fact it was clever and funny and had characters you cared about helped too. It was consigned to TV history in 2004 but lives on in film form.