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

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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?

I found my people 😁 , I'm currently living aboard (originally from the UK) and BBC First (on local TV) has got me though some long days.

Love watching Death in Paradise, Rosemary & Thyme, Shakespeare and Hathaway, Agatha Raisin etc Even my 7yr old daughter will sit and watch Death in Paradise. They are currently showing All Creatures Great and Small (2020) which is good and easy to watch.

Oh yes, definitely Marvellous Mrs Maisel.

Is Mallorca files only on bbc?

Thanks for the suggestions, it's a shame some of them are tucked away on other networks etc - there are so many!

If anyone fancies some audio Wimsey, BBC Sounds have got episode 1 of The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club on today, I presume it's being serialised all week.

I preferred Edward Petherbridge as Wimsey, and yes, Harriet Walter was perfect!

Ooh, please watch 800 Words on BBC iPlayer. Total comfort telly, it was my fave on mat leave when I couldn't cope with anything too harrowing and needed a spot of soothing.

It's about a journalist who's wife dies suddenly and he moves his two teenagers from Sydney to the little New Zealand seaside town where he spent his childhood holidays. It's got a Doc Martin vibe, lots of quirky local characters, intriguing love lives and plot twists, plus gorgeous scenery.

Definitely The Broken wood Mysteries

If you have Netflix, I highly recommend White Collar. It’s about a con artist who an FBI agent has been chasing for years. He finally catches up with the guy, guy goes to prison but escapes! FBI agent catches up with him and gets him to work with the FBI solving cases instead of his prison sentence. It’s funny, witty and set in New York. The man who plays the con artist is bloody gorgeous too!

Thanks - love the name @ThePontiacBandit I actually tried to change my name to that but it was already taken!

@TheThermalStair sorry I disappeared. The Brokenwood mysteries are a team of 3 detectives living and working in small town New Zealand. A lot of the plots are similar to Midsomer murders, but there’s a thread of humour in the some of the characters. So you have the busybody old lady who pops up most episodes, or the bar manager who is in several. They might be witnesses or friends but you get to know the characters. Some of the plots are a bit far fetched but definitely easy watching.

My go-to comfort tv is always Gilmore Girls or DiP!
I’d also recommend:
The Marvellous Mrs Maisel (Netflix)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV)
The heart Guy (on Drama in the U.K. aka Doctor Doctor in its native Australia, I think)
Everwood (Amazon prime)
Sex Education (Netflix)

I'd agree with lots of these. Heartbeat, maybe Wild at Heart if you can find it.

Maybe not quite as gentle, but similar to White Collar (except it's mostly murders), is The Mentalist. There's one point it goes a bit miserable, but the first couple of series are good.

We've been re-watching the Andrew Lloyd Webber singing competitions recently.

Ha ha I was going to suggest Brooklyn Nine-Nine but I guess you’ve seen it then? There’s a poster called Jimmyjabs too

Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes is my comfort watch, never get tired of them!

Schitts creek- it's the best thing I've watched in ages. Or Ginny and georgia on Netflix

White Collar on Netflix was a good watch. Art thief/FBI gentle drama with some good comic lines too.

Virgin River, Netflix too

Yeah I so I 100% know how bad it is but Midsomer Murders is my top tip

Several people recommending Brokenwood, I've tried it twice and gave up, I'll give it another go!

Chesapeake Shores

The Good Witch

Another thing I can’t remember the name of about a midwife moving to a small town

Superstore! On Netflix, smart but cute

Montalbano. and Young Montalbano.

Yay. Loads of my favourites. I like gentle TV. Mallorca Files so similar to DIP. I love Shakespeare and Hathaway. What about Strike on BBC? Not even remotely similar but I also love Better Things on iPlayer too.

I think the midwife/small town one is Riverdale or whatever it’s called? I tried to enjoy it but it was a bit like Gilmore Girls but without any jokes. I Love GG sadly too soon to rewatch it!

It’s Virgin River...Riverdale is the one about teens who live in a remote town. I watched it. I thought it was okay but not great.

Lucifer on Netflix is perfect low stakes silliness. It’s about the devil solving crimes, and there’s enough of it (3 series on prime, 2 on Netflix) to do a proper binge on if you like.