OH NO nearly finished Death in Paradise, what should my next comfort trash be?

[TheThermalStair]

I’ve “enjoyed” Death in Paradise as a bit of a relaxing watch that my family have no interest in watching with me, before that I watched Shakespeare and Hathaway which had a similar comic mystery vibe. What should I cue up next?

@startrek90 I love the books too, they're super easy to pick up and there are LOADS of them. I'd love to live in Carsley.
The casting for the series is quite different, with Ashley Jensen's Agatha being younger, blonde and erm.. Scottish. It's great fun though.

Mallorca files. Miss Fisher, the coroner

I find Silent Witness silly but enjoyable!

Another vote for Father Brown, also The Good Place. OP Now is Sky's version of Netflix so you download the app and you can pick and choose which channel bundles you subscribe too. Much cheaper than actual Sky and you can switch the subscription on and off whenever you like. Also if you threaten to leave via the website they usually do you a deal on the next few months without having to spend hours wrangling on the phone .

Ooh I loved the Good Place, nice and soothing like a hug.

My mum couldn't stand to watch it with me, said it was too dull. No graphic violence, no sexual assault, no psychological torture for the viewer.

Father Brown has sustained me for over a year.
I second Miss Fisher's Murder mysteries (1920s Australia), (I love all Australian drama).
There is a spin off called Miss Fisher's Modern Mysteries.
Very similar is the Frankie Drake mysteries (1920s Toronto)
Agatha Raisin on Sky
The Coroner (the British one - quirky seaside crime, not the American which is quite different)
Doc Martin has the scenery.
I have watched some of the Mallorca files but they don't quite do it for me.

Death in Paradise is such great comfort viewing, isn’t it?
Blue Bloods is good, too, as was Murdoch Mysteries. I find Murdoch got a bit silly, though, as Murdoch invented everything that was ever invented!

Aw thank you all! Glad I too have found my people. If anyone hasn’t watched Shakespeare and Hathaway I really recommend it too (think I got mixed up with Rosemary and Thyme and put off watching it for ages!)

Agatha Raisin, Father Brown and Foyles war are my gotos for gentle afternoon feet up time.

@TheThermalStair

Aw thank you all! Glad I too have found my people. If anyone hasn’t watched Shakespeare and Hathaway I really recommend it too (think I got mixed up with Rosemary and Thyme and put off watching it for ages!)

Was about to recommend S and H. New series being filmed soon.

Hustle (mentioned upthread) is superb also.

Definitely Jonathan Creek. What about life on Mars or ashes to ashes?

Death in a paradise got me through my morning (all day) sickness with DS!
Comfort viewing for me is:
Parks and Recreation, Community, Superstore (Netflix), Schitt’s Creek, The Good Place, Brooklyn 99.

If you have Disney+ they have lots of documentaries on there. One in particular about Howard Ashman (I think it’s just called Howard) was fantastic. He wrote the songs for Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid and Aladdin which were my childhood films. Absolutely amazing film that stuck with me months later.

Second or third Father Brown & Jonathan Creek. Lewis might still work if you can get over Laurence Fox being a total bellend in RL.

I’ve nothing original, but second Mallorca Files and Miss Fisher, Miss Marple (but only the Joan Hickson ones), Poirot, and Midsomer Murders.

Hamish MacBeth is also quite good fun. (And has Robert Carlyle in it, which is always a bonus!)

Another vote for Miss Fisher. Also Father Brown. We enjoyed Hamish Macbeth, Poirot, Miss Marple (Joan Hickson) and Peter Wimsey

To add to my pp.
Grantchester, Endeavor, Foyle's War.
I did try to re-watch Hamish Macbeth last year which I loved first time round but the appeal had gone for me.

Not a crime series but A Place to Call Home (Prime) is fabulous.

@hels71

Another vote for Miss Fisher. Also Father Brown. We enjoyed Hamish Macbeth, Poirot, Miss Marple (Joan Hickson) and Peter Wimsey

Oooh Peter Wimsey... they must be ripe for a remake? I saw one of the old TV films and the actor playing him seemed quite old for the part. Wonder who would make a good Wimsey now.

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Second or third Father Brown & Jonathan Creek. Lewis might still work if you can get over Laurence Fox being a total bellend in RL.

uuuuurrrghhh yeah not sure I can!!

I have the BBC dramatization of Peter Wimsey and listen to them so often mum parents have asked if I'm trading to memorize them word for word.

I can't get past watching Laurence what a complete beep Fox.

Both Ian Carmichael and Edward Petherbridge seemed a bit old for the part, though the latter was (iirc) very good and Harriet Walter was perfect as Vane. I'd like to see those again.

Inspector George Gently
Endeavour
All Creatures Great and Small on Channel 5

Oh, cheers for the tip about The Mallorca Files! Just what I felt like.

The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
Agatha Raisin
The Coroner

All excellent easy watches.

Yes. Endeavour.

I’m just getting to the end of Lewis. It hasn’t been as bad as I thought. I reckon I only think about what a twat LF is about twice a week when watching it now.