I haven't watched any of the "big" series -

[Bemyclementine]

Like Breaking bad etc

Which would you recommend?

We absolutely loved how to get away with murder on Netflix

I agree with breaking bad, bcs, mad men

Also Narcos

@Tomorrowisalatterday

'I found the Sopranos incomprehensible because of the accents'

Did you mean The Wire? The Baltimore accent is hard to decipher hence we watched it with subtitles, which I think added to the enjoyment as we had to concentrate more. The Wire is really excellent.

The Sopranos is just New Jersey accents and not hard to understand.

I loved both of them and feel due a rewatch soon!

Bridgerton
Ozark

Absolutely The Americans.

Would definitely fulfil the gritty criteria. It's set in the 80s in America at the height of the cold war. An on the surface perfect American couple, but who are deep undercover Soviet spies. Even their teenaged children are initially unaware.

Lots of espionage and murder. But it's also deeply emotional, lots of relationship issues. Characters are amazing and so believable, the script is fantastic and it has probably the best ending of a series I've seen.

I also love The Handmaid's Tale (but also Buffy.. You should give it a chance! So much more than vampires 😉)

Sopranos.

Downton Abbey.

Call The Midwife.

Breaking bad
orange is the new black
GOT
The fall

Orange is the new black

If you like gritty:
Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul
Succession
The Thick of It
Sopranos
House of Cards

Best ever series for me - The West Wing
closely followed by - The Americans, Breaking Bad, The Sporanos.

Peaky Blinders
Sons of Anarchy
Happy Valley
Vikings

Tinker Tailor (and Smiley's People) (mentioned above) are on Brit Box. Is the Thick of It gritty?

Happy valley final series coming soon!

More Happy Valley?

Oh my! It’s never left me. Sometimes find myself standing at the kitchen sink recalling bits.

Taboo was really good. Hopefully there will be a third series.

The Last Kingdom.

Simply the best television series ever made.

Impatiently waiting for the last instalment, a film, Seven Kings Must Die to be released on Netflix.

Until then I content myself with watching S1-5 over and over again.

@sandgrown I have seen both happy Valley and This uis us and loved them both.

Greys anatomy. I came late to this, but I’m on season 16 now and love it.

Ted lasso. Not a big one but you should definitely watch it

If you have Disney+, The Old Man, with Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow, only one season as yet but it’s been very watchable.
One of my fave series from recent years was Timeless, a scifi/historical hybrid,
I absolutely loved it.

House of the Dragon if you can’t bring yourself to watch all of GOT.

I’m quite enjoying the reimagining of The Equalizer with Queen Latifah ( bit of a change from Edward Woodward!) .

The Handmaids tale
The Fall
Killing Eve
Ozark
Stranger Things
Homeland
Game of thrones

If you like gritty and you're happy with subtitles, then Spiral. French police drama set in Paris. Brilliant.

You've watched this is us and happy valley and handmaids tale etc etc. 🤣

Your op says you haven't watched any big series. If you tell us what you liked you'll get more relevant replies

Another vote for better call saul!

Start with Breaking Bad. It's fantastic!