Any suggestions about TV shows set in the uk which i could watch; tired of watching american stuff. looking for everyday stuff rather than fantasy type stuff. something like Morse, Capital, Killing Eve.
Going way back - Chancer. It is just brilliant. Cusp of 80s/90s Britain, a gorgeous young Clive Owen, brilliant cameo from Michael kitchen in 2nd series
It's French but "The Bureau" is I think the best thing I've ever watched. Spy drama, clever. Not too much in the way of gore, ridiculous car chases etc.
"Us" is a British three part series, I think BBC, should still be available I think. Warm and funny.
the original BBC Tinker Tailor Spy (apart from that fact it's great drama, well-written and paced in a way that couldn't be done now, and all the things that have changed (smoking in offices, flares, payphones etc), you get to play "he's been 'Allo 'Allo, he's been in Last of the Summer Wine").
I also liked Buried. Early 2000s drama set in prison with Lennie James in it. (However, I used to really like that Jonny Vaughan comedy “orrible”. So I may not be the best judge of good tv)
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Spooks is good if you havent seen it.
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George and Mildred
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What's that one set in Northern Ireland with Scully from the X Files in it?
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Lewis is good but that tvvat Fox is in it
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Killing Eve is a total fantasy!
I recommend the box set of the Camomile Lawn on All 4.
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I enjoyed the first series of broadchurch
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Endeavour
Hinterland
End of the F**king World
Misfits (earlier series)
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Wot Cockpit said.
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Outnumbered
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Pinkus that is good was it called the fall?
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The Night Manager is great if you have not seen that.
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Going way way back, try Ultraviolet. 1998ish? THe bloke from This Life chasing down vampires. And a great cameo from the forboding Herbies building.
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Going way back - Chancer. It is just brilliant. Cusp of 80s/90s Britain, a gorgeous young Clive Owen, brilliant cameo from Michael kitchen in 2nd series
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Fleabag
Wallander (the one with Kenneth Branagh)
Any Human Heart
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Bit niche but "This is England" was great on a recent re-watch. I have a girl crush on Vicky McLure, which helped.
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The Bay. Second series just starting
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+1 for the English Utopia
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Rentaghost
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It's French but "The Bureau" is I think the best thing I've ever watched. Spy drama, clever. Not too much in the way of gore, ridiculous car chases etc.
"Us" is a British three part series, I think BBC, should still be available I think. Warm and funny.
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House of Cards (UK version).
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very different vibe but The Detectorists is top notch.
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Lovejoy
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Plus 1 for Lovejoy
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oh and Jonathan Creek, apart from the last series where he is married.
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Silent Witness
Shetland
Unforgotten
Going back a bit, Taggart
Derry Girls for something more light hearted
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First 2 series of Coupling
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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
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Inside No.9
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+1 for Rentaghost
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+1 for the first couple of series of Coupling
mmmm, Sarah Alexander
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Green Wing
Assume you've seen Fleabag but if not, Fleabag
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Utopia yes. Spiral.
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Linda I agree with you about chancer but rewatched it a few years ago and it’s a bit weird in that nothing really happens...
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Capital city ;)
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Spooks
line of duty
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Happy Valley for some crime stuff
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The Sweeney and The Professionals are always good entertainment if you ignore the obviously fake fight scenes.
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Ivor the Engine.
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+2 for Rentaghost
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Is The Bureau on any streaming services?
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Detectorists
The Thick of It
The Office
The Bridge (scandi, I know, but excellent)
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+3 for Rentaghost! Lollers.
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Line of Duty
The Nest
Baptiste
Trial of Christine Keeler
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the original BBC Tinker Tailor Spy (apart from that fact it's great drama, well-written and paced in a way that couldn't be done now, and all the things that have changed (smoking in offices, flares, payphones etc), you get to play "he's been 'Allo 'Allo, he's been in Last of the Summer Wine").
The original Brideshead series
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Jelly - Le Bureau is on Prime. And I agree with Clove. It's the best thing I've ever watched.
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+1 for Brideshead
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Bureau is on yet another subscription service embedded in prime.
I'm paying for Prime, Disney+ and Netflix 4k, so CBA signing up for another £6/month service.
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The most underrated British sitcom of all time: Ever Decreasing Circles.
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Royle Family
Ladhood
Shameless
Inbetweeners
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The Fall
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Anything except Mrs Brown's Boys 😬
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Monkeydust but I think due to soundtrack copyright issues some of the episodes are only on dailymotion or youtube
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I loved coupling at the time but wonder how much it might have dated. Will rewatch when I've refinished the wire!
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Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister
Threads (post nuclear Beeb film from the '80s) if you're brave enough
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Line of Beauty with a young Dan Stevens in it pre-Downton
Motherland which I think is all on Netflix
Louis Theroux Meets ...
Teachers from the 90s
i enjoyed The Pembrokeshire Murders that was just on ITV with Luke Evans
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The first series of the fall was ace.
I also liked Buried. Early 2000s drama set in prison with Lennie James in it. (However, I used to really like that Jonny Vaughan comedy “orrible”. So I may not be the best judge of good tv)
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War games the film
the war game. Only on YouTube.
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