American television producers have regularly sought “inspiration” from their colleagues across the pond; Norman Lear blazed the trail 40 years ago when he adapted “Til Death Do Us Part” for the iconic “All in the Family.”

By now, this tradition includes dramas and reality series such as “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Supernanny” and “Top Gear.” Many adaptations transfer successfully, but for every “Office,” there are one-season wonders such as “Beacon Hill,” a dessicated version of “Upstairs Downstairs” that died after 13 episodes in 1975, and “Coupling,” which died a fast death in 2003. And chances are we’ll never see that “Prime Suspect” remake because we don’t seem to have an American Helen Mirren.

Before you think how original American TV producers are, just remember: they probably saw their show in Britain first.

British series

Til Death Do us Part (1965-68)

Steptoe and Son (1962-65; 1970-74)

Upstairs Downstairs (1971-75)

Man About the House (1973-76)

Keep it in the Family (1980-83)

Fawlty Towers (1975-79)

Changing Rooms (1996-2004)

Queer as Folk (1999-2000)

Coupling (2000-04)

Pop Idol (2001-2003)

The Office (2001)

Strictly Come Dancing (2004-present)

Blackpool (2004)

Shameless (2004-present)

Being Human (2010)

Skins (2007-present)

American remake

All in the Family (1971-79)

Sanford and Son (1972-77)

Beacon Hill (1975)

Three’s Company (1977-84)

Too Close For Comfort (1980-86)

Amanda’s (1983) with Bea Arthur

Trading Spaces (2000-2008)

Queer as Folk (2000-05)

Coupling (2003)

American Idol (2003-present)

The Office (2005-present) with Steve Carell

Dancing With the Stars (2005-present)

Viva Laughlin! (2007)

Shameless (2011-present)

Being Human (2011)

Skins (2011)