Recommend a British TV drama

[Carvalho Diablo]

The 70's BBC series, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and it's follow up Smiley's People / The Quest For Karla are stoically grim and fantastic. Alec Guinness nails it.

[Champ]

Appropriate Adult is being repeated on ITV Encore HD.

[littletedwest]

Appropriate Adult is being repeated on ITV Encore HD.

that was very good. never knew Dominic West was English either after seeing him in the wire

[littletedwest]

Appropriate Adult is being repeated on ITV Encore HD.

that was very good. never knew Dominic West was English either after seeing him in the wire

[Champ]

that was very good. never knew Dominic West was English either after seeing him in the wire

I've not watched it yet but always regretted not seeing it after hearing others speak about it

[Champ]

Appropriate Adult is being repeated on ITV Encore HD.

 

I've only watched the first episode so far but was drawn in. I swerved it first time round because I tend to avoid anything work related on the tv but found myself hooked. I am an Appropriate Adult myself so was a bit tormented by the way the role was presented as I couldnt work out whether it was a different role in England or whether the programme makers were playing fast and loose with factual details, which is usually the case.

Anyway, well worth checking out and I've got the second episode lined up for tomorrow (when Mr 'what are you watching this for' Champ's out.)

[Kevin D]

I watched "A very British Coup" earlier and very much enjoyed it.

[thegreatelephant]

chinese detective

[Paul]

Both series of Happy Valley.

[Champ]

Both series of Happy Valley.

I was doubtful about a second series but it won me over. Sarah Lancashire is superb

[Champ]

Hoping for a substitute in Line of Duty

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Almost 7 years later and the gap between British TV shows and US has widened dramatically.

[RedKnight]

Line of Duty series three next week. Can't wait for that. Can only repeat just how good Happy Valley is, one of the best shows on TV in years - series one especially.

[Tony Moanero]

The Monocled Mutineer.

[razor]

that was very good. never knew Dominic West was English either after seeing him in the wire

 

that was very good. never knew Dominic West was English either after seeing him in the wire

 

I enjoyed the repeat.

[Paul]

I was doubtful about a second series but it won me over. Sarah Lancashire is superb

She's amazingly good. It blows my mind a little bit how convincing she is and also how much she can do.

 

One of my closest mates works for the company that produced it and she's apparently the stereotypically highly-strung actor type. However, as he says, when she's that good, who cares?

[Paul]

Line of Duty series three next week. Can't wait for that. Can only repeat just how good Happy Valley is, one of the best shows on TV in years - series one especially.

Agreed on Line of Duty. I really liked series one, but I thought it stepped up significantly for the follow up. I'm hoping that pattern continues.

[Paul]

This Life.

 

If you missed it because you're too young or it passed you by for some reason then you need to investigate it. Rather good stuff.

It's interesting reading back over this thread. I loved This Life at the time but I think it's aged really badly. It was very much of its time. I also think Andrew Lincoln is almost unwatchable as Egg now he's so firmly fixed in my mind as Rick Grimes.

[Paul]

Hamish Macbeth.

Great shout.

[Paul]

Our Friends in the North was brilliant

I watched that at the time and thought it was fine but I've always felt it never quite matched the hype. It was self-consciously "important television", for me.

 

Has anyone watched the new Le Carré adaptation on BBC 1? We've plussed it but not got going with it yet. It's been getting boss reviews but I can't help thinking it's probably a little bit dull.

[VladimirIlyich]

chinese detective

Charlie Chan?

[Paulie Dangerously]

You Me and Apocalypse

[Josef Svejk]

It doesn't get better than Juliet Bravo.

[Champ]

She's amazingly good. It blows my mind a little bit how convincing she is and also how much she can do.

One of my closest mates works for the company that produced it and she's apparently the stereotypically highly-strung actor type. However, as he says, when she's that good, who cares?

I have to confess having been about sniffy about her in the past and had no real expectations about the first series but was drawn in by the trailer and then was blown away by her performances, in particular the relationship with her sister.

 

Special mention to Sally Wainwright's writing though.

 

There was clearly a third series being lined up at the end there as her gaze fixed on Ryan.

 

And, like you, we have recorded Night Manager but not got to it yet. I've heard nothing but good things about it though. I've got Easter off so maybe there's an opportunity there...

[Tony Moanero]

One Summer.