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What films tv programmes do you find relaxing

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GingerKittenTail · 14/10/2022 19:12

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MadAndGlad · 14/10/2022 22:24

Heartbeat. Watch it again and again. I do have adhd tho' and feel comforted by the easy feel and great 60's music.

junebirthdaygirl · 14/10/2022 22:24

Portrait Artist of the Year..love that
Any gardening programme

Cocolapew · 14/10/2022 22:28

The Detectorists
The Office (US) I watch 2 every evening
GBBO and Pottery Throwdown

Slimjimtobe · 14/10/2022 22:29

Downtown Abbey (love this so much)
Homes under the Hammer
Doctors (though don’t get to see much due to work)
call the Midwife
cooking and gardening eg. garden rescue with charlie

LadyLothbrook · 14/10/2022 22:37

Gardeners World
A Touch of Frost
Morse
Midsummer Murders (bit of a theme)
Moomins
Bottom
Only fools

Ivalueloyaltyaboveallelse · 14/10/2022 22:38

Modern Family
The Office USA
Chesapeake shores
Ghost
Motherland
Brooklyn 99
This Country
Heart of Dixie
Virgin River
Anything Hallmark or on Movies 24
Anything David Attenborough
Friday Night Dinner
GBBO
Four in a bed
Simpsons
Taskmaster

DoNutSweatTheSmallStuff · 14/10/2022 22:39

Antiques Roadshow

Anything narrated by David Attenborough

A few years ago I would have said GBBO but it's not quite as relaxing now it's on C4 with Noel & Matt unfortunately

The Repair Shop

TeaMeBasil · 14/10/2022 22:41

For cosy comfort tv:

Golden girls
Firefly
The Orville
Ted Lasso
Bobs Burgers

Top two get broken out in case of emergency for Awful Days.

TeaMeBasil · 14/10/2022 22:44

To be fair, Downton does also have that Sunday night comfort factor as well as being good tv.

The others are just more soothing.

Oh and Jam and Jerusalem if you could find it anywhere!!

Trinity65 · 14/10/2022 22:50

Call the Midwife
Doc Martin

Long Lost Family
DNA Journey

Wheredoallthepensgo · 14/10/2022 22:53

Repair Shop is brilliant, just brilliant.

Dinner Ladies - Victoria Wood - always funny and has a slight melancholic/wistful air sometimes that's very comforting in an odd way.

Richard Osman's House of Games signals that work is done and it's time to sit down for tea so that's relaxing in itself.

I also like watching the reruns of Top of the Pops from the 80s and 90s as the music brings back great memories of my younger wilder days.

asdadult · 14/10/2022 22:58

Marple with Joan Hickson
Poirot
All the Morses and the spin offfs
Great railway journeys with Michael portillo
Murder she wrote
The Harry Potter movies

justasking111 · 14/10/2022 23:05

When calls the heart
Garage sale murders
Aurora teagarden mysteries
Virgin river
Chesapeake shores
Murder She Wrote

Middle America old fashioned gentle programmes and movies.

1982mommaof4 · 14/10/2022 23:50

Wheredoallthepensgo · 14/10/2022 22:53

Repair Shop is brilliant, just brilliant.

Dinner Ladies - Victoria Wood - always funny and has a slight melancholic/wistful air sometimes that's very comforting in an odd way.

Richard Osman's House of Games signals that work is done and it's time to sit down for tea so that's relaxing in itself.

I also like watching the reruns of Top of the Pops from the 80s and 90s as the music brings back great memories of my younger wilder days.

Yes dinner ladies

paisley256 · 14/10/2022 23:56

Old black and white films with Bette Davis etc

Judy Garland in Meet me at St Louis

RedRec · 14/10/2022 23:57

Doc Martin

bringarosie · 15/10/2022 00:12

Great Canal Journeys.

Love watching Prunella and Timothy

GlassDeli · 15/10/2022 00:18

All Creatures Great and Small
Hotel Inspector
First Dates
Poirot
Anything by David Attenborough

ofwarren · 15/10/2022 00:28

All Creatures Great and Small (the new one)
Countryfile
Great Railway Journeys
The Canal one with Prunella Scales

orangebag · 15/10/2022 00:30

Detectorists

Panauchocolat25 · 15/10/2022 00:41

Friends - I've seen it so many times it's so nostalgic I find it so relaxing and reminds me of when I was a teenager with no worries in the world. I always watch it when ill or stressed.
Or something historical with people talking like time team! There's so many episodes that are exactly the same, the repetition is familiar and comforting.

UltimateIrritant · 15/10/2022 02:35

All Creatures Great and Small - new
version on Channel 5
Repair Shop
Doc Martin
Gardeners World

Smallonesaremorejuicy · 15/10/2022 02:42

Doc Martin for me .

LeMoo · 15/10/2022 02:43

IntentionalError · 14/10/2022 19:23

In the Night Garden.

I love watching it when I’m stoned.

That must be an experience!!

SeatonCarew · 15/10/2022 03:32

The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge with Sandi Toksvig on Channel 4.

Life affirming!