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Children Of The Stones, 1977 British childrens' horror show. A historian and his young son visit a small village whose residents hold secrets about an ancient stone monument.
Like most 70s British TV, there's no production budget, and entirely dependent on script writing and actors to create atmosphere.
Lesser-known?
The Time Tunnel.
I love the matte shots they use of the underground time tunnel facility when the camera pulls out for a wide shot!
Three from the BBC, all free on Youtube.
The Prisoner
I, Claudius
Connections
Someone mentioned Patriot here the other day, and I think that qualifies as at least lesser-known.
Also going to plug the Canadian TV series Sort Of, about a trans woman who is a nanny for her friend's two kids.
I was also surprised I had missed Spaced, a kind of surrealist sitcom starring Simon Pegg and directed by Edgar Wright (think: Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead). Not sure it counts as obscure or lesser-known, but it was for me anyway.
The Almighty Johnsons
Cleverman
Haven
Charlie Jade
Lost Room
Earth2
Murdoch Mysteries is the only show I keep up with weekly. It's Victorian, Canadian CSI.
ZeroZeroZero is a great crime mini series about the drugs trade. Stellar cast.
I’m going to recommend the 1970s BBC series “Survivors”. It’s kind of like Walking Dead lite, without the zombies.
Avoid the 2000s remake though. It’s ridiculous.
I also recommend the 1971 BBC series I mentioned in another thread, about a futuristic fascist government in Britain: “the Guardians”.
Survivors was a great show! Post-apocalyptic drama at its best. They didn't need makeup to have (human) monsters.
Swarm. It's a great show but unpopular for a reason since it's pretty niche and I imagine would make most people too uncomfortable. That's my endorsement.
Life on Mars (2008, the US version.)
The UK one was fantastic. Did you see both and then pick the US one specifically, or is it the only one you saw? I haven't seen the US one, but I'm interested now!
Lots of great classic recs here.
I'm gonna just add two that are relatively recent.
The Last Man On Earth AP Bio