Good British TV

[Sugar Ape]

 

It was actually the only thing I watched regularly until the 'coalition'' date=' when it became pretty shit.[/quote']

 

I'm pretty much the same, I haven't watched it for about a year because it just makes me angry.

 

Watching the first episode of Luther now.

[Section_31]

Is Luther still overturning furnature in an effort to convey the fact he is edgy and doesn't play by the rules?

[DPW]

It was actually the only thing I watched regularly until the 'coalition', when it became pretty shit.

 

I cant give up my weekly fix of Dimbles time.

[Whelan]

Not sure if anyone else has caught it but Misfits has to be one of the funniest shows on TV, it is really good - Heroes mashed with Shameless.

 

Dead Meat, Being Human are also very good.

 

And of course Midsummer Murders - which is like a really shit, cheap wine and is strangely addictive.

[The Golden Eel]

Cracker, Accused, Prime Suspect

[Remmie]

Definitely agree with This Life and Cracker, remember staying up well past my bedtime watching those.

[Whelan]

Top Boy was brilliant as well, close to the style of the Wire, Blackout and the recent Fear was good (although still haven't watched the last two).

[VladimirIlyich]

Top Boy was brilliant as well' date=' close to the style of the Wire, Blackout and the recent Fear was good (although still haven't watched the last two).[/quote']

 

Was Top Boy the Lennie James prison inmate one? If so,yeah,very good drama.

[Whelan]

Was Top Boy the Lennie James prison inmate one? If so,yeah,very good drama.

 

No - this one.

 

Top Boy - 4oD - Channel 4

 

Oh, and the lad was in Inside Man which was also brilliant.

[Paul]

Can't think of anything out there now' date=' seems to be mostly soaps. In the last year I'd say only Good Cop was alright, but I think the problem is I watch too much American tv. When you've just finished watching season seven of The Shield and then put a British cop show like Scott and Bailey on it's just such a massive decline in quality that you can't even be arsed.[/quote']

 

I think Scott and Bailey is ace and very English too. The female perspective is good.

[Whelan]

I read an interview with Dominic West on the Wire and he was saying that it is difficult to replicate what they do in the US because they have a team of writers, whereas we are pretty much dependant upon one or two per show. And still - we only get the good stuff.

 

If Friends got stale - you brought in another team of writers, there was a programme on the Simpsons and they showed the team rehearsing around a massive table with about 20 odd people - most of whom where the writers!

[RedinSweden]

Peep Show is fantastic.

State of Play (from about 10 years ago), 6 part thriller. was ace.

[sh#t waffle]

Definitely watch Limmy's Show.

 

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[stevebaby]

The quality of British tv is something that you can be very proud of. It is without equal in the English speaking world.

I wouldn't watch tv at all if it wasn't for the superb drama, documentaries and comedies from Britain.

Brits...take a bow.

[Baresi]

Spooks.

[Bernard Diomede]

There was a BBC drama last year called the shadow line which was absolutely superb. Had Christopher Ecclestone and Rafe Spall in it. And a cool, scary motherfucker called Gatehouse if I remember right.

[lifetime fan]

Also see if u can find that sky 1 drama, the runaway from a martina cole book. Fucking boss

 

 

Not bad actually. A bit cliched in places but it was enjoyable.

 

The wife has all the Martina Cole books and was given a few of the DVDs for Christmas. Think we're watching The Take tonight.

[Guest Slim(fast)Shady]

Thought Ashes To Ashes was better than Life on Mars myself..

 

however Silk is really good for court room drama

[setreal]

Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett is fantastic.

Poirot with David Suchet is also quite good at times.

I really liked Mayo (<-click), but it seems hardly anyone else did.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Martina cole is weird I seen a series she done on female murderers and she talks and acts like phil Mitchell.

[VladimirIlyich]

Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett is fantastic.

Poirot with David Suchet is also quite good at times.

I really liked Mayo (

 

Holmes was brilliant and i loved John Thaw's Inspector Morse.

[lifetime fan]

Not bad actually. A bit cliched in places but it was enjoyable.

 

The wife has all the Martina Cole books and was given a few of the DVDs for Christmas. Think we're watching The Take tonight.

 

 

Predictable and quite boring.

[Colonol]

I really liked The Take although it's probably over 5 years since I watched it. I thought it was better than the runaway.

 

Anyone ever watch nighty night? I used to love that. Peep show and the thick of it are brilliant imo.

[Thomo123]

First couple of seasons of crackers were immense.

[redheart]

Thought Ashes To Ashes was better than Life on Mars myself..

 

however Silk is really good for court room drama

 

That is crazy talk. Life on Mars was superb television (series 1 better than series 2). However, Ashes was turd. It was poorly written, acted and directed. Absolute shit