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There must be a gritty TV series with realistic characters that I haven’t seen yet!!!

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TheChristmasElf · 07/01/2023 20:29

DH is away with work, the children are all plugged into devices, my wine is poured but I have absolutely nothing to watch!!

I love gritty, atmospheric crime dramas with realistic characters that pull you in, I dislike fantasy, dystopian, period or Sci-fi plots or anything where the characters are more placed to look pretty than to pull you in…

Some things I’ve enjoyed over the last few years…

Happy Valley
Craith/Hidden
Sharp Objects
Man Hunt
The light in the Hall
The Fall
Dublin Murders
True Detective
The Red Riding Trilogy
Snow Angels
Hinterland

Help a lady out with great TV with similar plots as the above.

OP posts:
Aspergirl77 · 07/01/2023 21:58

Mindhunter
The Fall
Broadchurch

and some true crime dramas
Des
White House Farm

All great!

NelliesNemesis · 07/01/2023 21:59

Same here OP!

Currently watching No Offence on All4. Really enjoying it and can’t believe I missed it when it was on.

MaudGone · 07/01/2023 22:09

Love/Hate, Irish crime drama on ITV website. The ITV site has ridiculous amounts of adverts during the shows, but they stopped playing for me after I watched a few episodes.

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Cas112 · 07/01/2023 22:17

Bad sisters

HermioneWeasley · 07/01/2023 22:18

Chernobyl
the bridge (Scandi version)
line of duty

MyWillyBrokeTheDogBowl · 07/01/2023 22:19

Blood lands on bbc iplayer

Tinytigertail · 07/01/2023 22:22

An oldie but brilliant is Bodies, on Netflix.

elizzza · 07/01/2023 22:23

No comment on some of these suggestion, but Save Me is actually a gritty crime drama with realistic characters.

Tinytigertail · 07/01/2023 22:24

stopbeeping · 07/01/2023 20:30

Shantaram

I just watched it in a week on holiday
It was so good

I loved the book, is it the whole story? I heard S2 was cancelled and didn't want to only watch half the book!

TwoMonthsOff · 07/01/2023 22:26

Longmire and Southland both on Freevee

DeathMetalMum · 07/01/2023 22:27

The Americans
Defending Jacob - apple tv
Traces - with Martin Compston

Beautifulsunflowers · 07/01/2023 22:28

Riptide was on ch4/ or 5 recently and that was good.

Aworldofmyown · 07/01/2023 22:28

Ozark

7upandup · 07/01/2023 22:29

Little fires everywhere

Sluj · 07/01/2023 22:31

No offence is a secret, hidden gem

Netty909 · 07/01/2023 22:33

Its quite old but I really liked State of Play - the tv series not the film. It starred John Simm and lots of good actors.

tiggergoesbounce · 07/01/2023 22:34

Yellowstone is really good. It didn't look like something i would get into, but it's really good.
It has some beautiful unexpected moments mixed in with a bit of violence and family fued.

midsomermurderess · 07/01/2023 22:36

stopbeeping · 07/01/2023 21:53

Oh! I thought it was a true story?
Isn't the series to be continued? I loved it 🤐

Show quote history

The writer rather embellished events.

darisdet · 07/01/2023 22:40

Would also recommend The Bridge. Subtitled version.

florrierainbow · 07/01/2023 22:42

The Tourist with Jamie Dorman or The Serpent (true story) both on BBC i player I think

BarrelOfOtters · 07/01/2023 22:42

Bloodlands v goodThe wire

and I’m pushing Tim Minchin in Upright on Sky.

Sprintfinish · 07/01/2023 22:46

Succession
Bosch
Goliath
Morning Show

WinterFoxes · 07/01/2023 23:06

caoraich · 07/01/2023 21:25

I'm really enjoying Karen Pirie. Only 3 episodes but they're each 90min long

Karen Pirie is great. She's such a good actress.

WhoWants2Know · 07/01/2023 23:14

Unforgotten

PAFMO · 07/01/2023 23:15

Money Heist is the best thing I've ever seen.

Currently rewatching Spooks.